B. Initial Storage and Distribution

1. When hazardous chemicals arrive in the Campus Center Mail Room, they are to be placed into the holding area by the transporter/carrier.
2. Mail Room personnel are to notify the receiver of the arrival of a hazardous chemical. The receiver may designate another Science Center staff member to pick up the package (Laboratory Coordinator or Office Coordinator) and specify where it is to be placed. Nonhazardous chemicals may be delivered by the mail personnel.
3. The requisitioner whose name is on the transport document is ultimately responsible for moving hazardous chemicals from the mail room to the Science Center Chemical Storeroom or other approved storage area. 

C. Chemical StorageStorage in laboratories will be performed as follows:

1. Incompatible chemicals are to be separated from each other. For ease of location organics are separated from inorganics and oxidizers are separated from both.  Appendix E, Chemical Compatibility Guide, contains guidance on chemical compatibility.
2. Flammable chemicals are stored in the Room 35C or in locked flammable cabinets in the laboratories.
3. Acids are stored in marked plastic-lined acid cabinets.
4. Refrigerators used for storage of flammable liquids must be explosion proof.
5. Total quantities of flammable and combustible liquids allowed in a laboratory must not exceed 60 liters.
6. Cylinders of compressed gases must be securely chained to a wall.  The use of clamps and straps is NOT permitted.
7. Cylinders are to be capped when not in use. Ensure that the suppliers provides caps for the gas cylinders when they are delivered.
8. All cylinders and chemical containers are to be stored away from heat sources and direct sunlight.
9. A list of the chemicals in the Chemistry Store Room (Room 35) may be found on the table outside of Room 35 along with the associated Safety Data Sheets.  An electronic version of the current list is also accessible to EMU personnel on a shared Google drive.
10. Mark containers of peroxide formers with the date received and the date the container is opened. Dispose of unopened containers after one year and opened containers after 6 months.