• Eye Protection
• Lab Coat Cleaning
• Sharps Disposal


• Empty Chemical Bottle Disposal

Eye Protection

• Must meet ANSI Standard 87.1-2003
• Certification will be marked on glasses
• Chemical Goggles are Recommended
• Safety Glasses with Side Protection
• May been used if chemical splashes are not a hazard.
• Wear eye protection whenever you are in the lab.
• When using a designated desk/office area in a lab it is recommended that you wear safety glasses.

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Lab Coat Cleaning

• Obvious Contamination
• Arrange specialized laundry service, contact the EHS Lab Safety Coordinator for more information.
• No Overt Contamination
• Carry the lab coat home in secondary bag.
• Wash the coat by itself and according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Disposable Lab Coats
• Use if contamination is routine and you do not have a laundry service.

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Sharps Disposal

Non Contaminated Sharps Disposal

• Collect sharps in a puncture proof container with a lid.
• Plastic recommended, ex. Paint containers
• When container is full:
• Seal the container,
• Label the container "Sharps" or "Broken Glass,"
• Dispose of the entire container in the building dumpster

Contaminated Sharps Disposal

• Collect sharps in a puncture proof container with a lid.
• Plastic recommended for overt chemical contamination.
• Biosafety Sharps container for infectious waste contamination
• When container is full:
• Seal the container
• Label the container "Sharps" or "Broken Glass"
• Dispose of the entire container with the hazardous chemical waste or the infectious waste.

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Empty Chemical Bottle Disposal

• When possible, use empty bottles to collect compatible chemical waste.
• If chemical residue can be rinsed out and poured down the drain:
• Check MSDS & EHS website to be sure the chemical residue can go down the drain,
• Triple rinse the bottle, then let it dry,
• Completely mark-out the chemical name on the label and write "triple rinsed,"
• Dispose in regular trash or recycling if the bottle is unbroken or in sharps waste if it is broken.
• If chemical residue can be safely rinsed out, but not disposed in the drain:
• Triple rinse the bottle and collect the rinsate,
• Dispose of the rinsate with the appropriate hazardous waste,
• Mark out the bottle label, write "triple rinsed" and dispose of the bottle in the trash or sharps.
• If the chemical residue cannot be rinsed out, dispose of the entire bottle as hazardous chemical waste.

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