Environmental Health & Safety Documents
Biological Safety
Fire Safety
Certificate of Fitness Forms:
Hazardous Materials
Laboratory/Research Safety
- Autoclave/Automated Equipment Washer (AEW) Checklists
- Certificate of Environmental Safety Compliance for Grant Applications
- Chemical Inventory Template
- Darkroom Usage Log Sheet
- Columbia University Accident Report Form
- Individual Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene Plan Form
- Laboratory Assessment Tool and Chemical Hygiene Plan (LATCH)
- Laboratory Clearance Request
- Laboratory Inspection Form
- Laboratory Standard Operating Procedure Template
- Mercury Registration Form
- Radioactive Materials Monthly Wipe Report Form
- Radiation Personnel Change Checklist
- Refrigerator/Freezer Application Form
- Vacating Lab Procedures Form
Occupational Safety
- Facilities Hazard Assessment Form
- Fit Test Appointment Form
- Idle-Free Campaign
- Laboratory Hazard Assessment Form
- Laser Registration Form
- Laser System Inspection Form
Radiation Safety
Animal Use:
Dosimetry:
- ALARA 2
- Employee Changes/Cancellations Form
- Pregnancy Declaration
- Previous Radiation Exposure Release
Lab Use of Radioactive Materials (RAM):
- Extramural Transfer of RAM
- Incident Report
- Internal Transfer of RAM
- Iodination Bioassay Report
- Iodine Fume Hood Permit Application
- Lab Radiation Personnel Change Checklist
- Monthly Area & Wipe Report
- Radiation Incident Report
- Record of RAM
- Request field use of X-ray Producing Equipment (LDEO)
- Research Radiation Safety Handbook
- Safe Use of RAM
Meters:
Misadministration:
Waste:
Laboratory Signage (by Campus):
- Sign
- Laboratory Door Sign Generator
- Medical Center
- Laboratory Door Sign Generator (MC)
- Morningside
- Laboratory Door Sign Generator (MS)
- Manhattanville
- N/A
- NYSPI
- Laboratory Door Sign Generator (NYSPI)
- Sign
- Environmental Room Sign
- Medical Center
- Environmental (Cold/Warm) Room Door Sign (MC)
- Morningside
- Environmental (Cold/Warm) Room Door Sign (MS)
- Manhattanville
- Environmental (Cold/Warm) Room Door Sign (MV)
- NYSPI
A
Academic Machine Shop Safety
Application to Use Radioactive Materials
Approval of Physicians to Use or Prescribe Radioactive Materials for Diagnosis and/or Therapy
Autoclave and Automated Equipment Washer Safety Awareness
B
Ballasts: Handling, Storage and Disposal
Battery: Collection, Storage and Shipping
Bioassay for Intake of Radioactive Materials
Biological Materials Shipping Manual
Biological Spills
Biosafety Cabinets
Biosafety Levels and Risk Assessment
Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
BSL-3 Regulated Medical Waste Autoclaving
C
Chemical Fume Hood Maintenance, Repair and Certification
Chemical Fume Hood Use in Laboratories
Chemical Hygiene Plan
Compressed Gas Safety
Computers and Electronic Equipment, Collection and Storage
Controlled Substances in Research
Cyanide Safe Use
D
Disposing Expired and Partially Used Pharmaceutical Wastes of Non-DEA Controlled Substances
Disposal of Specific Articles Containing Radioactive Material (RAM)
Dosimetry
Drain Disposal
E
Electronic Waste Disposal
Equipment Clearance (Laboratory)
Ethidium Bromide Disposal, Decontamination and Destruction
Extramural Shipment of RAM from/to Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Eyewash/Emergency Shower (Provision, Use and Maintenance)
F
Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS)
Formaldehyde Exposure Control Plan
Fume Hood Certification
G
H
Hazard Communication
Hydrofluoric Acid
I
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Isoflurane, Use in Animal Protocols
K
L
Laboratory Glassware Collection and Disposal
Laboratory Surveys when Working with Radioactive Materials
Lamps, Collection and Storage
Laboratory Disposal Guide (Medical Center)
Laboratory Disposal Guide (Morningside)
Loan and Transfer of Radioactive Materials
M
Mail Handling Procedures for Suspicious Packages
Management of Used Aerosols
Mixed Waste
N
Nanoparticles
Nitrous Oxide Exposure Monitoring
O
Oils, Collection and Storage
Osmium Tetroxide Handling
Oxygen Deficiency Response
P
Paint and Paint Related Waste, Collection, Storage and Disposal
Perchloric Acid
Personal Protective Equipment
Pyrophoric Materials
Q
R
Radiation Spill Response Guide
RDRC Guidelines
Recombinant DNA
Regulated Medical Waste
Respiratory Protection
S
Select Agent
Silver Management for Wet Chemistry Photo Processing
Spill Control Kit
Sterno Fuel Use Guidelines
T
Toxins; Biological
Training – Laboratory Safety
U
Ultraviolet Radiation Safety
Unattended Laboratory Operations
Unescorted Access Guidelines
Universal Waste Management
Unknown Chemicals
V
Vacating a Laboratory
Visitors, Volunteers and Trainees (Short-Term)
W
XYZ
- Newsletters (SafetyMatters) - Check-out our quarterly newsletter for safety articles, tips, and EH&S updates.
- FDN(wh)Y Me? - Real-life, monthly FDNY inspection scenarios to assist laboratories in maintaining inspection-ready safety and compliance conditions.
- Close Encounters of the Lab Kind: The Santayana Report: Incident report series from Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) written about recent occurrences at the University and elsewhere. The information presented is intended to provide awareness and help readers plan against a similar situation in their laboratory or work area.
- Brochures (Pamphlets) - Program-specific pamphlets, developed to provide an overview of individual safety programs.