Chemical Risk Management Protocol: Standard, Guidelines, Safe Methods of Use (SMOUs)

Chemical Risk Management Protocol

The protocol applies to all staff members, visitors, co-locators, contractors and students at the University who direct or participate in the use of chemicals, including but not limited to laboratories and workshops.
 
Its purpose is:
  • 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

Chemical Lab Users' Quick Reference Guide

Safe Methods Of Use (SMOUs) For Hazardous Chemical Use and Management

Please note these SMOUs have been updated in June 2024

Safe Methods Of Use for Classes of Chemicals

Safe Methods of Use for Specific Highly Hazardous Chemicals

Safe Methods of Use for Management of Problematic Chemicals and Hazardous Reactions

The following resources, available to staff only, are to assist in creating a risk assessment for the transport and storage of dry ice.

Carbon dioxide production from dry ice calculator

Example risk assessment for dry ice use, transport and storage

 

Safe Methods of Use for Disposal and Decontamination

Erionite Safety Protocol is available at this website:

https://erionite.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/health-safety/

More reading on hydrofluoric acid

Local Operational Guidance

Click here to view the School of Chemicals Sciences' training resources.

Document Control
Version: 1.5
Last Updated: Apr 2025
Next Review: Apr 2028
Owner: hsw@auckland.ac.nz
Approver: Associate Director, Health Safety & Wellbeing

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