Chemistry
  Recommended Safety Links

General chemical safety information:

 

Safety Information on the Internet

 

 

NIOSH safety and Health Topics

 

OSHA

 

 

NIEHS-NIH Safety Notes

 

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Practicing Safe Science

 

 

American Chemical Society publication entitled "Safety in the Academic Chemistry Laboratories"

Hazard Analysis:

 

Job Hazard Analysis

 

 
Handling Chemicals:

 

National Toxicology Program

 

 

Laboratory Safety Orientation

 

HHMI Laboratory Safety

 

National Research Council's Prudent Practices in the Laboratory:Laboratory Handling and Disposal of Chemicals

Transportation of Chemicals:

 

Welcome to the Hazmat Safety Homepage at U.S. Department of Transportation

 

Spill Response:

 

Chemical Spill Response At Princeton University

 

 

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

Emergency Response: what to do in the event of an emergency:

 

HHMI Lab Safety Emergency Response Guide General Instructions

 

 

Labelling, Storage, And Disposal

Types of Chemicals: Major laboratory chemical suppliers can provide information on many types of chemicals:

 

Sigma-Aldrich Home Page

 

Mallinkrodt / J. T. Baker - Lab Chemicals Home Page

 

 

SIS Chemical Information at the National Library of Medicine

 

Flammables:

 

National Fire Protection Association Home Page

 

 

Hazardous Chemicals and Flammable Solvents

 

How Do I Work Safely with Flammable and Combustible Liquids

 

 

Methylene Chloride

Lab Safety Checklists/Audits:

 

Environmental Health and Safety Audit Form at Princeton University

 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

 

How Workplace Chemicals Enter the Body

 

 

Best Glove

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS):

 

Where to find MSDS on the Internet

 

 

Chemical Safety At University of Missouri Columbia

Disposal of Chemicals:

 

OSHA Fact Sheet- Hazardous Waste Operations

 

 

RCRA Definitions of Solid and Hazardous Waste at DOE

 

Laboratory Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention at Battelle National Laboratory

 

 

National Academy of Sciences Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals

Hazard Communication  

 

Hazard Communication Standard--OSHA 29 CFR

 

 
Compressed Gas and Crogenic Liquid Safety on the WEB

 

Gas Cylinder Storage and Handling

 

 

How Do I Work Safely with Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids

 

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety

 

 

Cryogenic Liquids

 

Compressed Gas Association

 

 

Fume Hood Safety

 

Kewaunee Fume Hoods Safety

 

 

Fume Hoods & Biological Safety Cabinets at Oklahoma State University

 

Helpful Hints on Effective Use of Fume Hoodsat University of Michigan

 

Fume Removal - Engiering Controls for Reducing Employee Chemical Exposure at Lab Safety

 

CHEMICAL INCIDENT REPORT CENTER

website for recent incidents involvong chemicals