Roles and Responsibilities Related to Chemical Hygiene

Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) Roles and Responsibilities

Assist emergency response coordinator.
Provide general training, and provide consultation for safe work practices for hazardous chemicals.
Provide safe working guidelines for laboratory workers.
Inspect fume hoods annually.
Develop and maintain the Laboratory Safety Manual.
Conduct exposure monitoring as needed.
Audit the departmental program periodically.
Review the chemical hygiene plan at least annually.
Conduct laboratory safety inspections.
[See chart below for more details]

Professor and Laboratory Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities

Ensure laboratory workers attend general lab safety training given by the CHO.
Ensure laboratory workers understand how to work with chemicals safely. Provide chemical and procedure-specific training, as needed.
Provide laboratory workers with appropriate engineering controls and personal protective equipment needed to work safely with hazardous materials and ensure such equipment is used correctly.
Ensure laboratory workers complete and submit Particularly Hazardous Substance Use Approval forms and submit them for approval before using any particularly hazardous substance.
Review and approve work with particularly hazardous substances.

Laboratory Worker Roles and Responsibilities

Attend laboratory safety training.
Review the chemical hygiene plan.
Follow procedures and laboratory practices outlined in the chemical hygiene plan and the laboratory safety manual.
Adhere to all university and departmental safety policies and procedures and comply with safety directives issued by supervisors and the CHO.
Use engineering controls and personal protective equipment as appropriate.
Report all incidents, accidents and potential chemical exposures to the CHO and the professor.
Document specific operating procedures for work with particularly hazardous substances, including carcinogens, reproductive toxins and chemicals with high acute toxicity.

Chemical Hygiene Officer - Duties and Responsibilities

Code	Description
0	Professional Development Activities - Culture (Mission, Diversity & Inclusion, Competency Training, Strategic Plan Training, Cross-divisional Awareness, Continuous Improvement) Skills (E-mail management, Computer Training, Cross Training, Safety Training, Job Related Training, Classroom Management) Growth (Leadership, Professional Society Meetings, Coaching, Presentation, Conflict Resolution, Mentoring); policy review, online courses, training, St. Norbert Safety in the Workplace Committee
0a	Khan Academy - free online
0b	OpenStax - Modern States - Online Courses - CHEM and BIOL - free online
1	Review, revise and implement the Natural Science Division Chemical Hygiene Plan - Electronic, word and pdf versions, CHO web site, new online smart phone format WIX EHS site (June 2017), update as needed, annual review of items in plan
2	Ensure regulatory compliance within the Natural Science division as mandated by local, state, and federal laws - required by EPA, WDNR, and/or OSHA regulations, follow-up projects from audits, safety research, Chemical Hygiene Officer web site
2a	Recordkeeping and documentation - maintain daily log to record and track inspections, events, and occurrences, meetings, training records, other electronic recordkeeping (email), planning, scheduling, review documents in storage, office organizing, cleaning and filing
3	Ensure proper operation of all safety equipment within Natural Science division - Fume Hood usage and safety, weekly testing of eyewash stations, monthly testing of emergency showers, fire extinguisher access, empty sharps containers for reuse
4	Conduct routine and follow-up chemical safety and hazard inspections of divisional facilities - Daily, weekly inspections of laboratories during classes, ensure compliance, incident reports
5	Purchase, stocks, and conduct inventories of chemicals and supplies, maintains chemical storerooms - room inventories of supplies and chemicals, chemical orders must be reviewed and authorized, how to use Quartzy online database, label containers used in experiments, drawer inventories, container reuse - label removal
5a	Lab preps and cleanups- review prep guides, prepare solutions, clean containers and glassware for reuse, notes, pictures
5b	Lab preps for research- review prep guides, prepare solutions, clean containers and glassware for reuse, notes, pictures
6	Manage the hazardous chemical waste program - submit annual Hazardous Waste Reports, use provided waste containers, write contents on label, use label makers, transfer waste from satellite storage areas to GMS 1077 Hazardous Waste Storage Area, follow-up on requests for assistance if unsure of proper disposal method
6a	Monitor weekly and monthly waste generation by course - broken glass, check on items being discarded, save some items for reuse (glass, plastic), use information to verify generator status
6b	Universal Waste - Collection, sorting, and disposal of batteries, ballasts, separate rechargeable batteries from other batteries, test voltage, package for disposal, Brown County Hazardous Material Recovery Facility
7	Supervises Student Employee, Instruct faculty, teaching assistants, and technicians on safety procedures and precautions: Develop training information, quizzes, factsheets, and resources, Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories- 8th Edition 76 pages, Flinn 2020 Chemistry Catalog Reference Manual, Safety Research, Online Reading, LabManager articles,
7a	Chemical use and label management - Safety Data Sheet management, label containers used in experiments, triple rinse and relabel empty containers, prep containers for labs, create GHS labels
7b	Presentations of Laboratory and work place safety - general laboratory safety, items from Chemical Hygiene Plan, Fume Hood usage and safety, eyewash/drench hose use, accident reporting
7c	Observe Class - observe experiment work flows, instructions, lab preps, research presentations
8	Maintenance of common use analytical equipment and supplies - microscopes, balances, hotplates, gas tubing, compressed gas cylinders, autoclave, hot water baths, pipets, refrigerators, ovens, sinks, scales, cabinets, refrigerators, cooling Incubators, dissection trays, computer laptops, other
8a	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrophotometer (3038 NMR)- weekly refill of Liquid Nitrogen, Helium refill, monitor cylinder levels
8b	Infrared Spectrophotometer (3039 Jasco FT/IR 4600)
8c	Ultraviolet-visible Spectrophotometer (3037 Cary 100 UV Vis, Cary 300 Bio UV Vis, new Genesys 150 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer)
8d	Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrophotometer
8e	L083 - Water treatment room (DI Water) - Monitor system readings - weekly check, reset system after power outages, vacuum pump system
8f	Freezers - -80, check temperatures, maintenance of freezers, removal of ice buildup