Laboratory and Equipment Decommissioning Information

Yale University is committed to the health and safety of its students, faculty, staff and visitors as well as the surrounding community and environment in which Yale personnel conduct their studies, scholarship, and work. Following the Laboratory Closure and Decommissioning Policy ensures safe and compliant transitions in laboratory occupancy. More specifically, in order to protect others when an investigator vacates laboratory space, this Policy requires that none of the investigator's research materials be left behind in the laboratory. Further, the Policy requires that the investigator assure that proper laboratory decommissioning has been conducted, e.g., that all laboratory equipment, fixtures, furniture and space are properly cleaned and decontaminated. Principal Investigators, Departments and Project Managers are equally responsible for complying with advanced notification and other requirements. These overlapping requirements are necessary because-depending on the situation-only one of these entities will have the ability to comply with this Policy. To review the policy in its entirety please refer to the following link: http://www.yale.edu/ehs/Documents/lab/deconpolicy.pdf.