NC State University

Ethyl Alcohol

REG 04.20.2

Health, Safety and Welfare
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Authority: Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business

History: First Issued: October 10, 2001.

Contact Info: Assistant Director of Central Stores (919-515-2198)


1. Purpose

To dispense ethyl alcohol for use by campus personnel.

2. Intent:

To maintain documentation and control as required by the Industrial Alcohol User Permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

3. Ethyl Alcohol

Central Stores is the only department on campus authorized to dispense ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is a controlled substance with strict storage, dispensing and reporting requirements. The university is required, as an Industrial Alcohol User Permit holder to account for all ethyl alcohol used on campus.

Secure storage, accountability, and reporting rest with Central Stores. Therefore, all users are required to purchase ethyl alcohol through Central Stores. Certain documentation must be furnished at the time of the purchase. See the Central Stores Web Site for details.