Hi MSE Faculty and Researchers, We currently are hearing two conflicting procedures from REM on what our SOPs need to look like. I would recommend waiting to start this process until we have more information from the head of REM in a couple days. I apologize for the confusion, Jenni Fifer Safety & Mechanical Testing Lab Technician Materials Science & Engineering Purdue University Phone: 765-494-9718 Email: fiferj@purdue.edu From: Jennifer Louise Fifer Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 2:32 PM To: msefaculty-list@ecn.purdue.edu; msegradstudent-list@ecn.purdue.edu; msepostdoc-list@ecn.purdue.edu Cc: MSE Safety <mse-safety@purdue.edu> Subject: Chemical SOP Changes Hi MSE Faculty, REM has identified that the MSE chemical SOPs we currently have are too generalized (they are lab specific instead of process specific) and are not PI specific. In order to ensure better safety of our researchers and that REM will continue to pick up our waste, we will need to update all of our chemical SOPs. These SOPs MUST be in REM's specific format with the protocol section filled in with step by step procedures for your specific process. The chemical SOPs must also be signed by the faculty member overseeing the research project for each. To assist with this, I created a box folder for MSE faculty/students to place SOPs. That way if one group is wanting to use a similar/same chemical procedure used by different group, they will not have to start from scratch. I have also attached REM's nitric acid template (the protocol section would need to be filled out) as a reference. Chemical SOP Box Link: https://app.box.com/s/1q68ofjnngpzgn2i4it6qbbi3xnx4k1l Other Available REM SOP Templates: https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/laboratory/HazMat/sops.html Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone! Jenni Fifer Safety & Mechanical Testing Lab Technician Materials Science & Engineering Purdue University Phone: 765-494-9718 Email: fiferj@purdue.edu<mailto:fiferj@purdue.edu>