Approvals

The Principal Investigator will institute a review mechanism and approve the following items:

• For operations left unattended.
• For new operations involving pressurized or very exothermic reactions.
• Working after normal office hours [Normal office hours: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm].
• Significant deviation, as defined by the principal investigator, from approved protocol.

Approval of whether to continue or proceed will be obtained from the appropriate designee:

• When equipment fails, especially safety control measures such as fume hoods, clamp apparatus, or temperature control.
• When the procedure produces unexpected, potentially hazardous results.