The Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology is committed to providing a safe environment and maintaining a culture that promotes health and safety. Safety is the responsibility of all stakeholders, and we must actively work together to ensure a safe working environment for everyone in the department. The following tools and information are offered to help deliver on this commitment.
For any questions, please contact Terry Chu or any member of the department’s Health and Safety committee.
Members of the department on the Faculty of Science’s Joint Health and Safety Committee are:
Members of the department’s Health and Safety committee are:
Meeting agenda and notes from the most recent departmental Health and Safety committee meeting can be found here.
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on campus
Hazardous chemical waste is picked up every Tuesday by RPR Environmental. Submit a Chemical Waste Disposal Record form to waste@mcmaster.ca by 9AM on Friday to ensure pick up the following Tuesday. Collection containers and labels are available at Lab Stores (ABB-133).
For more information, visit the links below.
Waste at McMaster University Hazardous waste pick up General guidelines for spill clean up Disposal of empty chemical bottles
Biohazardous waste must be segregated and disposed of appropriately.
General biohazard waste information from McMaster Biosafety Office Guidelines for clean up of biohazard waste Biomedical waste procedures
The UC Center for Laboratory Safety The Safety Net
McMaster Biosafety Office Pathogen Safety Data Sheets ePATHogen – Risk Group Database
Designated Substance Report must be completed if designated substances are in the laboratory Lab Door Information template