To ensure compliance with UHS Policy SAM 08.A.03 on Gift Acceptance and to establish proper safety procedures for accepting donated chemicals from external organization, all requests for chemical donations from external organizations must be directed to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) for review and approval. This process upholds safety standards and promotes responsible management of chemical resources at University of Houston.

With limited exceptions, University of Houston will not accept chemical donations that meet any of the following criteria:

• Containers that have clear and apparent issues with content quality or container integrity;
• Original labels not intact;
• Expired* or within six months of expiration date;
• Chemicals that are in highly hazardous classes such as reactive & explosive**, highly toxic, radioactive and peroxide forming;
• Compressed gas cylinders including lecture bottles.

For chemicals not intended for research purposes, to initiate the donation process, contact EHS by emailing the completed Chemical Donation Receipt Request Evaluation Form to ehs@uh.edu. EHS will review the request and provide a decision accordingly.

For chemicals transfers intended for research purposes, the process must follow the alternative route of a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA). This ensures that all legal and compliance aspects are properly addressed.

*: If expiration date is not indicated on the chemical container, a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) for the lot/batch should be attached to the request evaluation form to indicate the manufacture/test date of the chemical.

**: Reactive &explosive chemicals include the following GHS and UN classification: Pyrophoric liquid or solid, Category 1; Pyrophoric gas; Explosives, Unstable or Divisions 1.1 - 1.3; Explosive when dry, or Explosive with or without air contact; Self-reactive or Organic peroxides, Type A or B; Self-heating, Category 1. Consult EHS if uncertain.