Chemical Risk Management Protocol: Standard, Guidelines, Safe Methods of Use (SMOUs)
Chemical Risk Management Protocol
- Protect the environment, and the health and safety of people and communities, by preventing or managing the adverse effects of hazardous chemicals
- Ensure that any adverse effect caused by an act or omission concerning hazardous chemicals on any person or the environment is avoided, remedied, or mitigated

Here you can find links to all the relevant documents that are part of the protocol
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy
Chemical Risk Management Standard
Chemical Risk Management Guidelines
Safe Methods Of Use (SMOUs) for classes of chemicals
Please note the SMOUs have recently been reviewed and these will be updated on this page once complete.
Safe methods of use for classes of chemicals
Safe methods of use for problematic chemicals
Safe methods of use for spills and clean-up
Safe methods of use for highly hazardous compounds
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2. Hydroflouric acid. Size: 322.8 kB.
Document Description: Please read this and the additional reading for hydroflouric acid under this section.
More reading on hydrofluoric acid
Safe methods of use for protective barriers
The following safe methods of use are to be followed when using protective barriers (blast shields or fume hoods) for potentially explosive reactions.
See SMOU 24 in the Safe Methods of Use for Spills and Clean-up section, above.
Local Operational Guidance
Safety at the School of Chemical Sciences
The following downloadable documents contain information that is specific to the School of Chemical Sciences.
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Document Description: Offers local rules and advice for operating safely within SCS research spaces.
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Document Description: Annual attendance at this seminar is a requirement for students wishing to access SCS research spaces.
Document Control
Version: 1.3
Last Updated: Aug 2023
Next Review: Aug 2026
Owner: hsw@auckland.ac.nz
Approver: Associate Director, Health Safety & Wellbeing