Department of Chemistry Safety Committee

The Department of Chemistry Safety Committee includes Faculty as well as Georgetown Environmental Health & Safety. This committee provides guidance and administrative oversight of environmental health and safety issues associated with research activities.  Through consideration of laboratory safety issues provided by the Joint Safety Team and researchers throughout campus, the Committee develops policies to reduce risks that are associated with laboratory
operations.

Committee Issues

• Toxicological and Physical Hazards and control methods
• Laboratory closeout
• Laboratory safety training
• Hazardous materials procurement and inventory
• Laboratory safety assessments Coming soon.

Major Regulatory Drivers

• OSHA
  • Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
• NFPA 45 and DC 2013 Fire Code
  • Laboratory Safety and Safe Storage of Flammable Materials

Demographics

• Number of Faculty Members: 5
• Number of EH&S personnel: 1
• Meeting Frequency: Twice each Fall and Spring Semester