Chemical Management

Hazardous chemicals are managed by the UMKC Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS). EHS maintains the university barcoding system to inventory and track hazardous materials at UMKC. EHS works with every lab and conducts audits of each lab. In addition, EHS provides emergency response efforts for chemical spills.

Dr. Xiangping Chu is the School of Medicine (SoM) representative for the UMKC Chemical Safety Committee.

Assistance With Chemical Resources

School of Medicine researchers should contact the Office of Research Administration at somresearch@umkc.edu or (816)-235-6247 when:

  • New chemicals are received
  • Hazardous chemicals need to be removed
  • Assistance with the new inventory system and management of chemical inventories in labs is needed

Research Administration will contact Miyako Rauls in the Biomedical Sciences Department as Miyako Rauls is the point of contact as of March 1, 2023, for all chemical management in the SoM.