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If you are leaving behind (including giving them to another worker) any containers of chemicals, biologicals, or similar materials which are not in original manufacturers' containers, give/leave ONLY what your thesis advisor insists upon, and they must be labeled properly.  This refers to samples of your research work, samples obtained from colleagues, as well as stock solutions of reagents, buffers, washes... anything at your bench or hood or in a storage room.  It includes all non-hazardous as well as hazardous items, and it includes them even if someone else is assuming responsibility.
  
ALL (haz and nonhaz) container contents must be identified in such a way to ensure (for years, decades) proper waste disposal and proper health and safety precautions by people who are not necessarily familiar with the abbreviations and acronyms of your field of study.  To cause this to be the case, you must make one of the following be true:
  1. Container label must bear a complete chemical name or mixture description with percentage totalling 100%.  No formulae, acronyms, or abbreviations.

    OR

  1. Container label must bear identifying marks which can be used with the list you will provide below to identify the contents.  A "unique ID code" approach may be used for small thesis samples and other homegrown chemicals.   Construct a code such as las991116001 (initials, date, number), or tamVII-62 (initials, notebook-page).   The full name of the material must be given in the list below.  See example list.
  Labels (either case 1. or case 2.) must be indelible ink on paper or standard label stickers, and must be able to remain legible for years.
   
List all containers not labeled with exact names/composition.
Chemical name or mixture composition (show all components; percentages must total 100%) Container
label
marking

number of
containers
of this
material

quantity
in each
container

storage
location
(precisely)

hazar-
dous?
Y or N
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

*To answer "hazardous? Y or N," use the OSHA definitions of hazardous chemicals
Attach this list or a facsimile to the Chemistry work area checkout questions sheet.