Relevant Contacts

For hazardous chemicals and potentially infectious materials:

Environmental Health and Safety
safety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-9999

For radioactive materials:

Radiation Safety Office
radsafety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6299

For biological materials:

Office of Biological Safety
biologicalsafety.uchicago.edu
(773) 834-2707

FAQ Pages:

See the Emergency Response Plan for Hazardous Materials page for the following information:

• Detailed response procedure in the event that a hazardous material is spilled
• Parties responsible for different aspects of the hazard plan
• Pre-Emergency planning
• Police and Fire department contacts

 See the Potentially Infectious Waste page for the following information:

• Spill procedures and contact information – jump or scroll down to the Infectious Agent Spill Response section

 See the Radioactive Incident Response PDF for the following information:

• When to clean up a spill and when to seek help
• Characterizations of major and minor spills
• Incident notification procedures and contacts
• What to do if the incident involves unexpected exposure or overexposure
• What to do if the incident involves loss, theft, or damage to radioactive materials

See the Spill Protocols from the Office of Biological Safety PDF for the following information:

• When not to clean up a spill
• Cleanup procedures for human blood and other potentially infectious human materials
• Cleanup procedures for biohazardous spills inside of a biological safety cabinet
• Cleanup procedures for small biohazardous spills outside of a biological safety cabinet
• Cleanup procedures for large biohazardous spills outside of a biological safety cabinet
• Cleanup procedures for spills on small laboratory equipment
• Cleanup procedures for spills on large laboratory equipment
• Incident notification
• Site control

Useful Documents

UCAIR Incident Reporting Flow Sheet

Relevant Contacts

For hazardous chemicals and potentially infectious materials:

Environmental Health and Safety
safety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-9999

For radioactive materials:

Radiation Safety Office
radsafety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6299

For biological materials:

Office of Biological Safety
biologicalsafety.uchicago.edu
(773) 834-2707

For chemicals:

Office of Chemical Safety
chemsafety.uchicago.edu
(773) 834-2707

FAQ Pages:

See the Radiation Safety FAQ page for the following information:

• Authorization and approval procedures
• Submitting orders for radioactive materials
• Radioactive material physical inventories
• Borrowing and lending radioactive materials
• Shipping radioactive materials
• Radiation motoring badges (requesting, cancelling, dispensing, etc.)
• Radiation surveys (procedures, frequencies, requirements, etc.)

Useful Documents

Manual – Radiation Safety Manual: Policies and Guidelines

See this page for more useful forms

Relevant Contacts

For general inquiries:

Environmental Health and Safety
safety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-9999

For specific inquiries:

Radiation Safety Office
radsafety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6299

FAQ Pages:

See the Laser Safety Guidelines and Regulations page for the following information:

• Parties responsible for different aspects of laser safety
• Purchasing and reporting procedures
• Laser glasses
• Training requirements
• Laser alterations
• Control measures
• Medical surveillance
• Exposure limits
• Required documentation

See the Laser Eyewear Inspection Program page for the following information:

• Policies and procedures for the Laser Eye-wear Audit and Inventory
• Cleaning and storage of protective eye-wear

See the MPE and NHZ Calculation Guide page for the following information:

• Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) definition and calculation
• Nominal Hazard Zone (NHZ) definition and calculation

Useful Documents

See this page for useful forms

Relevant Contacts

For Laser Safety:

Office of Radiation Safety
radsafety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6299

For general inquiries:

Environmental Health and Safety
safety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-9999

FAQ Pages:

See the Machine Guarding page for the following information:

• Parties responsible for different aspects of machine maintenance and inspection
• Blade exposure
• Safeguarding requirements
• Mechanical hazards
• Non-mechanical hazards
• Appropriate PPE

See the Hearing Conservation page for the following information:

• Policies and control measures related to machine-generated loud noises

Useful Documents

Guide – Chemical Fume Hoods
Guide – Machine Guarding
Guide – Hearing Conservation Policy

Relevant Contacts

For machining inspection and reporting:

Environmental Health and Safety
safety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-9999

For hoods:

Office of Chemical Safety
chemsafety.uchicago.edu
(773) 834-2707

FAQ Pages:

See the Fire Emergency Plan page for the following information:

• Parties responsible for different aspects of the fire emergency plan
• Fire response procedures and contact information
• Policy regarding storage in corridors
• Emergency evacuation procedures for persons with disabilities
• Training

See the Fire Safety page for the following information:

• Reporting procedures
• When to pull a fire alarm
• Types of detectors
• Evacuation routes
• Disabilities and rescue assistance
• Fire extinguishers (when to use, how to use, how often to replace, spent extinguishers, etc.)
• When and when not to fight a fire
• Sensitivity of sprinkler heads

See the Portable Fire Extinguishers page for the following information:

• Parties responsible for various aspects of fire extinguisher use and maintenance
• Monthly fire extinguisher inspection guidelines
• Classes of fire extinguishers
• Fire Loading
• Types of fire extinguishers
• Extinguisher labels
• Distribution of extinguishers
• Mounting of extinguishers

See the Fire Safety Programs page for the following information:

• Policies and procedures for fire safety

See the Fire Detection Systems page for the following information:

• Parties responsible for various aspects of maintaining and operating detection systems
• Components of a detection system
• Where fire detection is required
• Alarm sounding devices
• Monthly inspection and testing
• Annual testing
• Fire detection impairment policy
• Alarm deactivation and reactivation procedures

Useful Documents

Alarm Maintenance Procedures
Alarm Deactivation and Reactivation Procedures

Relevant Contacts

For general inquiries:

Environmental Health and Safety
safety@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-9999

 For alarm maintenance:

Facilities Services
fssupport@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-1700