The Wayne State University (WSU) Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) has established this set of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) templates to facilitate the creation and sharing of SOPs within the WSU community. Principal Investigators (PIs) are responsible for finalizing lab specific SOPs, ensuring their accuracy, and training their staff on the contents.

OEHS maintains this site to enhance campus safety information sharing. This is a service that is continually under development. We will make every effort to keep this site current and to correct errors brought to our attention.

Please contact OEHS if you have any questions: 313-577-1200

Lab Specific SOP Templates

These templates are designed for PIs to develop SOPs that reflect the safety practices required when working with a specific chemical or a procedure involving hazardous chemicals. Sections that require laboratory specific information contain grey text with guidance on the type of information that must be added. Sections with black text contain information that is relevant to the majority of the WSU Campus. Please read all sections thoroughly when preparing your SOP to ensure that the information presented is accurate for your research location. Once completed, all relevant staff must be trained on the SOP, and a signed, hard copy maintained in the laboratory. For help in completing a lab specific SOP, see the WSU Step by Step Guide on SOPs and AHAF II Requirement for Chemicals Used in Research.

• Lab Specific SOP Template - general use
• Lab Specific SOP Template - for Cyanides
• Lab Specific SOP Template - for Hydrofluoric Acid
• Lab Specific SOP Template - for dilute Sodium Azide solutions
• Lab Specific SOP Template - for 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)

SOPs for specific chemicals or chemical specific properties (as classified by GHS)

The following documents are designed for PI's to educate research personnel on specific high hazard chemicals or groups of chemicals, as classified under the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). Alternatively, these SOPs can be used for guidance when developing your own lab/chemical specific SOPs using the templates above. Principal Investigators are responsible for finalizing the SOPs, ensuring their accuracy, and training their staff on the contents. All relevant staff must be trained on the SOP, and a signed, hard copy maintained in the laboratory.

• Acutely Toxic Chemicals SOP
• Acutely Toxic Gases SOP
• Carcinogens SOP
• Compressed Gases SOP
• Corrosive Chemicals SOP
• Cyanides SOP
• Explosive Chemicals SOP
• Flammable Liquids SOP
• Flammable Solid Chemicals SOP
• Hydrofluoric Acid SOP
• Hydrofluoric Acid warning sign
• Hydrofluoric acid neutralizer use for small spills
• Hydrogen Gas
• Irritants SOP
• 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)
• Oxidizing Chemicals SOP
• Pyrophoric Chemicals SOP
• Reproductive Hazards SOP
• Self-reactive & Self-heating Chemicals SOP
• Sensitizers SOP
• Sodium Azide Solutions (Dilute) SOP
• Streptozotocin (STZ)
• Streptozotocin (STZ) for Metabolic Animal Cages
• Target Organ Toxicity
• Water Reactive Chemicals SOP

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All procedures should be validated and approved for use based on the unique characteristics of each individual application. OEHS does not the guarantee the accuracy or completeness of information submitted to the system by the PI.