Chemical Risk Management Protocol: Standard, Guidelines, Safe Methods of Use (SMOUs)
Chemical Risk Management Protocol
- Protect the environment, and the health and safety of people and communities, by preventing or managing the adverse effects of hazardous chemicals
- Ensure that any adverse effect caused by an act or omission concerning hazardous chemicals on any person or the environment is avoided, remedied, or mitigated
Here you can find links to all the relevant documents that are part of the protocol
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Chemical Risk Management Standard
Chemical Risk Management Guidelines
Chemical Lab Users' Quick Reference Guide
Safe Methods Of Use (SMOUs) For Hazardous Chemical Use and Management
Please note these SMOUs have been updated in June 2024
Safe Methods Of Use for Classes of Chemicals
Safe Methods of Use for Specific Highly Hazardous Chemicals
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SMOU Hydrofluoric Acid. Size: 120.2 kB.
Document Description: Please read this and the additional reading for hydrofluoric acid below.
Safe Methods of Use for Management of Problematic Chemicals and Hazardous Reactions
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SMOU Cryogenic Liquids and Dry Ice. Size: 243.9 kB.
Document Description: Includes safe storage calculations for liquid nitrogen.
The following resources, available to staff only, are to assist in creating a risk assessment for the transport and storage of dry ice.
Carbon dioxide production from dry ice calculator
Example risk assessment for dry ice use, transport and storage
Safe Methods of Use for Disposal and Decontamination
Erionite Safety Protocol is available at this website:
More reading on hydrofluoric acid
Local Operational Guidance
Safety at the School of Chemical Sciences
The following downloadable documents contain information that is specific to the School of Chemical Sciences.
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Document Description: Offers local rules and advice for operating safely within SCS research spaces.
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Document Description: Annual attendance at this seminar is a requirement for students wishing to access SCS research spaces.
Document Control
Version: 1.4
Last Updated: Aug 2024
Next Review: Aug 2027
Owner: hsw@auckland.ac.nz
Approver: Associate Director, Health Safety & Wellbeing