LOSS PREVENTION RESOURCE PORTAL: CHEMICAL SAFETY
ARTICLES & INFORMATION
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
EXTOXNET
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries
MSDS Search
MSDS Provider
Chemical Compatibility/Reactivity Database
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Web Elements
MSDSs for Pyrotechnic Chemicals
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:
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)
- Acid/Base Concept (CANUTEC)
- Aids for Chemical Accident Responders and Planners (links from NOAA)
- Assessing Hazards: The Importance of Vapour Pressure (CANUTEC)
- 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 Hazards (NIOSH's Pocket Guide)
- Chemical Safety (NIOSH database)
- Chemical Waste - Less is Better (American Chemical Society)
- Compressed Gas Cylinders
- Controlling Exposure to Hazardous Drugs (OSHA Tech. Manual)
- Cytotoxic (Antineoplastic) Drugs, Guidelines for (NIOSH)
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Multi-gas Detectors (CANUTEC)
- Examples of Chemical Storage Situations: What NOT to Do! (Texas A&M)
- Exposure Limits for Air Contaminants (Grainger)
- Federal Biennial Waste Reporting Requirements (EPA)
- Formaldehyde
- Glove Selection and Use for the Laboratory Worker (Princeton)
- Graphic Arts Media: Safety Guide (OSU EHS)
- Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (OSHA)
- Hazardous Waste Page (OSHA's SLC Technical Site)
- Incompatible Chemicals (Univ. Kentucky)
- Interpretation of Chemical Labels (Texas A&M)
- Isocyanates (CANUTEC)
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Mercury
- NFPA Rating System (TAMU)
- Occupation Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (OSHA)
- Oxidizing Materials (Texas A&M)
- Picric Acid and Picrate Salts (CANUTEC)
- Recognizing Flammability Hazards in the Laboratory (TAMU)
- Refrigerant Cylinder Safety (Bacharach, Inc.)
- Refrigerant Safety (EPA)
- 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)
- OSHA Laboratory Safety Topics (OSHA)
- Biosafety
- Chemical and Other Safety Information (Physical & Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University)
- Compressed Gas Cylinders
- Contact Lenses in the Laboratory (CDC, NIOSH))
- Design Guide for Energy-Efficient Research Laboratories (Berkeley Lab)
- Emergency Eye/Face Wash/ Shower Requirements (Grainger)
- Examples of Chemical Storage Situations: What NOT to Do! (Texas A&M)
- Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher in a Chemistry Laboratory (Interactive Learning)
- General Laboratory Safety Manual (CDC, NIOSH)
- Glove Chemical Resistance Guide (Univ. Maryland, Baltimore)
- Glove Chemical Resistance Guide (Best Manufacturing)
- Glove Chemical Resistance and Barrier Guide (Kimberly-Clark)
- Glove Selection and Use for the Laboratory Worker (Princeton)
- Hazard Communication
- Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines (OLS/CEPR Canada)
- Lab Inspection Form (Stanford)
- Laboratory Audit Form (Univ of Toledo)
- Laboratory Ergonomics (NIH)
- Laboratory Safety Checklist (Texas A&M)
- Laboratory Safety Checklist (Univ Memphis)
- Lab Safety Information (Creighton)
- Latex Allergy (MedicineNet)
- Occupation Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (OSHA)
- Recognizing Flammability Hazards in the Laboratory (TAMU)
- Recognizing Reactivity Hazards in the Laboratory (Texas A&M)
- Safe Storage of Laboratory Chemicals (Texas A&M)
- Safety in the Laboratory (Great collection from Texas A&M)
- Steam Autoclave Safety (AIHA)
- Waste Minimization in Laboratories (American Chemical Society)
WWWDirectory of Chemical Companies
American Chemical Society
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Genium's Chemical Container Label Database
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Collection of Laboratory Safety Videos
Periodic Table of Elements (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Chemicool Periodic Table