Experimental Clean Up and Close Out

Chemicals, Hazardous and Radioactive Materials

Removal of Chemicals & Hazardous Materials

• Check your Safety Approval Form for notations by the Experimental Review Coordinator. 
• Refer to the PRM on Hazardous Waste Management for specific instructions.
• Remove any chemicals you own from the NSLS or label/barcode them and store properly. 
• Take any hazardous wastes to the Hazardous Waste Collection Area and complete any required paperwork. 
• If you are leaving permanently, contact the Chemical Management personnel to transfer all your barcoded chemicals to another individual.

Shipping of Hazardous and Radioactive Materials Offsite

BNL has established requirements for the Transportation of Hazardous and Radioactive Materials. All Staff and Users must adhere to the requirements detailed at the above link when making plans to transport materials either by a commercial carrier or in rented or personal vehicles.

Non-BNL Property

• Tag and label property owned by you or your institution that you plan to remove and ship to an off-site location. 
• NSLS Shipping Procedures must be followed for all items leaving the BNL site. 

Housekeeping 

• Check that all assigned lab space is clean and safe.
• Remove all equipment, compressed gas cyclinders and liquid nitrogen dewars from the lab and place them in the proper storage area.
• Dispose of all garbage, shipping containers and packing materials properly.

Close-Out

• Notify an Operations Coordinator to close out your experiment. He/she will remove your Safety Approval Form and the Statement of Responsibility and will lock out the beamline.

Users' Reference Guide