Chemical and Laboratory Safety

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Articles & Information

Chemical

Looking for information on a particular chemical? Try these:

OSHA's Chemical Sampling Info
OSHA's Index of Sampling and Analytical Methods
ATSDR Fact Sheets
ChemFinder
ChemExper
EPA's Chemical Reference List
EXTOXNET
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries
MSDS Search
MSDS Provider
Chemical Reactivity Worksheet (database of reactivity info for 4,000+ chemicals)
Chemical Compatibility/Reactivity Database
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Web Elements
MSDSs and EPA Datasheets for Pyrotechnic Chemicals
MSDSs for Pyrotechnic Chemicals
Material Safety Data Sheet Links (OSU EHS)
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration
Instant Chemical Hazards and Safety Data
Genium's Chemical Container Label Database
2000 North American Emergency Response Guidebook

Chemical Permeation / Personal Protective Equipment:

OSU's Chemical Guide and Permeation Tables
Recommendations for Chemical Protective Clothing (NIOSH)
Glove Chemical Resistance Guide (Univ. Maryland, Baltimore)
Glove Chemical Resistance Guide (Best Manufacturing)
Glove Chemical Resistance Guide(Kimberly-Clark)

Articles and Information

• OSHA's List of Highly Toxic Chemicals (OSHA)
• Acid/Base Concept (CANUTEC)
• Aids for Chemical Accident Responders and Planners (links from NOAA)
• Arts & Crafts: Use of Solvents (HealthCanada)
• Assessing Hazards: The Importance of Vapour Pressure (CANUTEC)
• Biological Safety Cabinets: Selection, Installation, and Use (CDC)
• Carcinogenic Compounds (NIH)
• Carcinogens and Reproductive Hazards (List from California EPA)
• Chemical Agent Information (CDC/NIOSH)
• Chemical and Biological Protective Equipment (NIOSH)
• Chemical and Fire Safety (Royal Society of Chemistryl)
• Chemical Guide and Permeation Tables (OSU EHS)
• Chemical Hazards (NIOSH's Pocket Guide)
• Chemical Hygiene Plan: How to Comply (OSU EHS)
• Chemical Reactivity Worksheet (download program from NOAA, 4,000+ chemicals listed)
• Chemical Safety (NIOSH database)
• Chemical Waste - Less is Better (American Chemical Society)
• Chemicals in Your Community (EPA)
• CFCs: Training Fact Sheet (UMinn)
• Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety (OSU EHS)
• Controlling Exposure to Hazardous Drugs (OSHA Tech. Manual)
• Cytotoxic (Antineoplastic) Drugs, Guidelines for (NIOSH)
• Darkroom Hazards (Apogee Photo)
• Emergency Response to Chemical Spills and Leaks (OSU EHS)
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Multi-gas Detectors (CANUTEC)
• Examples of Chemical Storage Situations: What NOT to Do! (Texas A&M)
• EPA Citizen Information Fact Sheets (Collection from the EPA)
• Exposure Limits for Air Contaminants (Grainger)
• Federal Biennial Waste Reporting Requirements (EPA)
• Formaldehyde
• Fume Hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets
• Glove Selection and Use for the Laboratory Worker (Princeton)
• Graphic Arts Media: Safety Guide (OSU EHS)
• Hazardous Chemicals (Rice Univ)
• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (OSHA)
• Hazardous Waste Page (OSHA's SLC Technical Site)
• Hazards of Cleaning Products (OSU EHS)
• Hydrofluoric Acid Safety (UWM)
• Incompatibility of Common Laboratory Chemicals (George Washington Univ. Medical Center)
• Incompatible Chemicals (Univ. Kentucky)
• Interpretation of Chemical Labels (Texas A&M)
• Isocyanates (CANUTEC)
• Key to the NFPA Diamond (OSU EHS)
• Lab Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSU EHS)
• Laboratory Safety Incidents (AIHA)
• Lab Safety: Compressed Gas Cylinders (OSU EHS)
• Lab Safety Manual (OSU EHS)
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Mercury
• Mixing of Incompatible Chemicals (DOE, HSS)
• NFPA Rating System (TAMU)
• Occupation Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (OSHA)
• Oxidizing Materials (Texas A&M)
• PCBs (OSU EHS)
• Personal Protective Equipment (OSU EHS)
• Pesticides (OSU EHS)
• Photo Lab Health & Safety (Kodak)
• Picric Acid and Picrate Salts (CANUTEC)
• Proper Storage of Chemicals / Chemical Compatibility(OSU EHS)
• Radon (OSU EHS)
• Recognizing Flammability Hazards in the Laboratory (TAMU)
• Refrigerant Cylinder Safety (Bacharach, Inc.)
• Refrigerant Safety  (EPA)
• Safe Chemical Storage (DOE, HSS)
• Safe Storage of Laboratory Chemicals (Texas A&M)
• Solvents Worsen Hearing Ability (Hear-It)
• Swimming Pool Chemicals (CANUTEC)
• Toxic and Carcinogenic Chemicals (Texas A&M)
• Toxic Waste (Texas A&M)
• Transportation of Hazardous Materials: DOT Placards (Texas A&M)
• Waste Anesthetic Gases (OSHA)
• Waste Management and Disposal for Artists and Schools (Education Resources Information Center)
• Waste Minimization in Laboratories (American Chemical Society)
• Working Safely with Corrosives (CCOHS)