Chemical & Laboratory Safety

Chemical Safety

• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Hazard Communication Standard
  • What Pictograms Mean 
  • Recognize Chemical Hazards
• Chemical Exposure Monitoring
• Hazard Identification Program Signs
• Chemical Compatibility Chart
• Chemical Spill Guidelines
• Newly Synthesized Chemical Hazard Information

Chemical Management

• Chemical Inventory Management (access BioRAFT ChemTracker through Safety Hub)
• Managing Chemical Retention and Storage
  • Managing Particularly Hazardous Substances
  • Peroxide Forming Chemicals
• Managing Compressed Gases

Chemical Waste

• Chemical Waste Collection Request Form
• Hazardous Chemical Waste Accumulation Area Sign
• Laboratory Guide for Managing Chemical Waste (all individual Hazardous Waste Fact Sheets combined)
• Broken Glass Waste

Lab Safety

• OSHA Laboratory Standard
  • Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Laboratory Move Fact Sheets
  • Lab Activation and Set-up
  • Moving Hazardous Chemicals to Another Lab
  • Preparing to Vacate Your Laboratory
  • Guidelines for Moving Radioactive Material
• Lab Equipment Disposal
• Laboratory Safe Practices: Food Handling and Storage
• Laboratory Close-Out Procedures
• Guide to Laboratory Sink/Sewer Disposal of Wastes
• Laboratory Safety Supply Vendors
• Fume Hood Safety
  • Fume Hood Safety Inspections
  • Fume Hood Work Practices Factsheet
• Research Lab Eye Wash Log
• Laboratory Compliance Assistance Program
  • Laboratory Compliance Assistance Inspection Program
• Laboratory Safety for Non-Lab Employees

See Also

• Laser Safety
• Department of Defense/US Army Grant Application Assistance
• Chemical Safety Links
• Chemical Safety Databases
• Laboratory Safety Links

Staff and Oversight

• Laboratory Safety Staff
• Chemical Waste Program Staff