Screening Tool for Chemicals / Processes Requiring SOPs

This screening tool is to assist in identifying operations which require Standard

Operating Procedures (SOP). This list is NOT all inclusive. Please contact EH&S for
assistance.
(Indicate all hazards as appropriate on the SOP form. Include the setup and decommissioning
phases of the experiment, as well as routine operations and any foreseeable out-of-normal
conditions.)

PHYSICAL HAZARDS (check all that apply)  None

 Cryogens  Oxygen deficient atmosphere  Noise >85 dBA
 Fall Hazards (work more than 6 feet above floor level)
 Material handling equipment (lifting, moving more than 80 kg)
 Electrical hazards (ANY VOLTAGE > 50Vac & < 440v AC which poses a shock hazard and
ALL VOLTAGES ≥ 440V AC
 Confined Space  Experiments operating in extreme
temperature range (<-40oC or > 250oC)
 Other (specify):
PRESSURE OR VACUUM SYSTEMS (check all that apply)  None
 Compressed gases (toxic, corrosive, pyrophoric)
 Pressurized vessels or systems (> 15 psig)
 Vacuum chambers (walk-in)
 Other (specify):
FIRE HAZARDS (check all that apply)  None
 Open flames or hot work (other than Bunsen  Pyrophorics
Burners
 Flammable gases (cascade system or “six  Other spark producing activity
packs” requires EH&S notification) /liquids (>
1 gallon) /solids
 Other (specify)
CHEMICAL HAZARDS (check all that apply)  None
 Carcinogens,  Highly acute toxins,  Reproductive toxins  Corrosivesa
Mutagens, Sensitizers, cytotoxic agents,
poisons
 Antineoplastic drugs, Experimental drugs  Scale-up or pilot operations such as
with incomplete health and safety information chemical vapor deposition furnaces, annealing
operations
 Bulk chemical storage / supply systems  Peroxide forming chemicals

 Explosives  Strong Oxidizers  Pyrophoric materials  PCBs

(e.g., conc. Nitric,
perchlorates)
 Asbestos  Pesticides/herbicides  Metals processing  Nanomaterials
(Beryllium, Cadmium,

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 Highly reactive materials, propellants, water
reactives, organic peroxides (e.g., MEKP)
 Beryllium containing materials
 Air or water reactive chemicals
 Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation
Contact Rick Mannix, rcmannix@uci.edu
Chromium, Lead)
 Azides, Boranes, Hydrides
 Toxic Metals (e.g. As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Hg,
Se)b
 Any reaction container/vessel ≥ 1 L (for other
than water or dilute aqueous solutions)
 Biological Materials & Controlled
substances : Contact ibc@uci.edu

a
This includes acids, bases, and other chemicals with corrosive health effects.
b
Work with these elements in buffers is excluded. Work with the metals in any other form
may be included. Contact EH&S for guidance.

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