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Standard Operating Procedure Examples and Resources

Written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are essential components of your Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP). Various reference guides and examples are available to assist your effort. Please be advised that no example SOP should be inserted into your CHP without specific modification to accommodate your laboratory's operation and procedures. If you have any questions or need additional information, please consult the UM Chemical Hygiene Officer.

Examples:

Links to SOP Development Resources on the Internet

University of Maryland
     Standard Operating Procedures Template

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
     Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures Development Information & Directions:

Florida Atlantic University
     Chemical Hygiene Plan - Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures:

Dickinson College
     Standard Operating Procedures - General Description:

American Chemical Society
     Chemical Health & Safety article on preparing SOPs:

Michigan State University
     Laboratory Specific Standard Operating Procedures
     Blank SOP template

Links to SOPs on the Internet

University of Maryland:
     MEMS Sensors and Actuators Lab
     Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing
     Baltimore PM Supersite (several)
     Polymer Reaction Engineering Laboratory

Stanford:
     Use of Nitric Oxide:

Vanderbilt University:
     Flammable and Combustible Liquids
     Corrosives (Caustics, Mineral Acids and Organic Acids)
     Oxidizers
     Reactive Chemicals
     Pyrophoric Chemicals (Air-Reactive)
     Heat Sensitive Chemicals (Requires Refrigeration)
     Unstable Chemicals (Shock-Sensitive, Explosive)
     Highly Toxic Chemicals
     Carcinogens
     Hazardous Gases
     Reproductive Hazards
     Animal Inhalation Anesthetics

American Chemical Society:
     Quenching Solvent Drying Still Bottoms

Michigan State University:
     Acids
     Acrylamide
     Benzene
     Ethidium Bromide
     Formaldehyde
     Hydrogen Peroxide
     Osmium Tetroxide
     Phenol
     Toxic Gases
     Ultraviolet

Boston University:
     General Lab SOP

University of California at Riverside:
     Compressed Gases
     Cryogenic Materials
     Peroxidizable Materials
     Perchloric Acid
     Electrical Equipment
     Working Alone
     Unattended Operations
     Glassware
     Laboratory (Fume) Hood Usage

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