Lab Supply Resources
Hazardous Waste
Disposal Request
For free waste disposal of solvents, chemicals, sharps or biohazardous materials, please use the online pickup request form. Labels must be picked up from Science Stores.
Waste Disposal pick up days on the Burnaby campus are Tuesday and Friday mornings. The cut-off time for requesting disposal is 12:00 pm Monday for Tuesday pick up and 12:00 pm Thursday for Friday pick up. Surrey campus pickups are every second Thursday, and Vancouver campus pickups are as needed.
If you purchase lecture size toxic gas cylinders, please refer to the section on Gas cylinders for important information.
Please direct questions to EHS (labsafe@sfu.ca)
Delivery of Hazardous Chemicals
For free delivery of hazardous chemicals complete the eRequisition form.
Delivery dates are Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Shipping Dangerous Goods
Click here for general information about shipping dangerous goods.
Please note that Science Receiving will receive Dangerous Goods for the Faculty of Science, and can offer assistance in shipping.
Safety Data Sheets
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) can be accessed through the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Academic Support.
Ethyl Alcohol Usage Tracking
Download the Laboratory Ethyl Alcohol (ethanol) Record Sheet or pick one up in Science Stores.
Tracking of ethyl alcohol use is required under the Excise Act, 2001
SFU receives a 99% remission of excise tax on the purchases of ethyl alcohol for scientific research and/or teaching purposes. As a registered user, SFU pays only a special duty rate of $0.12 per litre of ethyl alcohol. If discrepancies occur that cannot be accounted for, a penalty could be assessed at the full excise duty rate of $11.696 per litre.
It is the responsibility of each staff member or researcher that purchases ethyl alcohol to ensure that accurate records are returned to Science Stores to meet audit requirements for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Staff and researchers must follow the guidelines outlined below when purchasing, receiving and using ethyl alcohol.
- Complete the Science Stores Ethyl Alcohol Record Sheet at the Science Stores front counter when purchasing ethyl alcohol.
- Take a Laboratory Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol) Record Sheet for each 4 L bottle of ethanol purchased.
- Complete the log of ethanol usage in the laboratory, and when a 4 L container is completely used, return the Record Sheet to Science Stores.
- Science Stores will maintain the records of usage on file for current plus six years.
Ordering Life Science Products
Cintas Lab Coats
Coats are available in a variety of materials and colours to suit your needs.
Users that are in the rental program will be able to draw from a float, or pool of lab coats, so that users can simply exchange their coat for another when they drop off their coat to stores to launder their current one.
Coats that are lab owned, specialty coats, i.e. (coloured poly blend, Nomex, etc), can be dropped at Science Stores for washing, and then picked up after they have been washed and returned back by Cintas, usually the following week (no swapping is available as with the rentals because we cannot sustain a float supply).
For lab coat pricing, email David Lee (davidl@sfu.ca)