The Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee

The Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee (CLSC) is appointed by the President of the University of Georgia. The committee is comprised of:

• A minimum of 11 Faculty members and Laboratory Directors from the Athens campus of UGA who are knowledgeable and active users of chemicals and laboratories and represent the diverse disciplines that use chemicals and laboratories.
• Representatives from the following off-campus facilities: Coastal Plain Station, Marine Extension Service, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations, and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
• The Associate Vice President of Environmental Safety Division.
• The University Manager of Chemical and Lab Safety.
• The University Director of Research Services.
• The University Hazardous Waste Coordinator.

The CLSC has been in existence for greater than 25 years and has been responsible for reviewing and approving all laboratory safety policies, procedures, and safety audit forms. The policies set forth by the committee are to keep the University in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations regarding laboratory safety, the purchase, transportation, use, handling, storage, and disposal of all chemicals. In addition, the CLSC makes recommendations and approves training programs on laboratory safety practices that will result in faculty, staff, and students having a continuing conscientious awareness of and for safe laboratory practices, chemical storage, chemical use, and chemical disposal.

Laboratory Safety Committee Members List (PDF)