Chemical Hygiene Plan

The information provided in the UC Davis Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) (formerly known as the Laboratory Safety Manual) has been compiled from a variety of sources. These include people and organizations within the University of California, as well as external sources. The CHP should be read in conjunction with these references, which provide expanded coverage and more specific applications of health and safety concepts that are treated generally here. Many of the supporting sources are referenced electronically, and as such electronic interaction with the CHP is preferred.

The CHP describes the foundational elements of chemical safety for research laboratory environments.  Please direct any questions you have on this material to chem-safety@ucdavis.edu. 

View the Chemical Hygiene Plan - v2.0, updated April 2024

For training purposes, any recent changes to the Chemical Hygiene Plan are tracked in Appendix G. A full list of revisions starting from version 1.0 is available by request from chem-safety@ucdavis.edu.