SAFETY

Laboratory Safety

Safety Program Manual - Manual with sections devoted to laboratory safety, chemical safety, spill procedures, waste disposal, etc.; edited by Health, Safety and Environment, University of British Columbia (1995).
McGill Laboratory Safety Manual - Contains sections on chemical storage, incompatible, unstable and explosive chemicals, waste disposal, spills, etc. (McGill University, 1994)
Laboratory Safety - (Cornell University)
Fire Safety and Fire Extinguishers in a Chemistry Laboratory - Discusses basic types of fire extinguishers, which to use, and how to use it (University of Kentucky).
Hazardous Material Classification - NFPA hazard identification coding system (Dr. Yue-Ling Wong).
Incompatible Chemicals - List of incompatible Chemicals (Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky).
Standard for Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids in Laboratories - Standard based on NFPA 45 "Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals" (University of Kentucky).
Carcinogenic Compounds - Substances or groups of substances, and medical treatments that are known to be carcinogenic; Substances or groups of substances, and medical treatments which may reasonably be anticipated to be carcinogenic (Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky).
The OSHA homepage - Information from the U. S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Vermont SIRI Web Site - Contains occupational and environmental safety and health information including EPA Regulations, text file library (over 100 documents on safety issues with keyword index) and safety graphics.
Radiation Safety - Radiation Safety Manual; Laser Safety Fact Sheet (Radiation Safety Office, University of Kentucky).
Chemical Waste Disposal - How to store and label chemical waste for disposal (Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky).
Hazardous Materials Management Links to Hazardous Materials Documents and Internet Resources--manuals, handout, guides (University of Kentucky).

Material Data Safety Sheets

Material Safety Data Sheets and where to find them on the Internet - What is a MSDS? Where can I find MSDS? Includes an extenstive list of MSDS sites with links and brief descriptions (University of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry).
Material Safety Data Sheets-MSDS gopher site at the University of Utah. To access the MSDS information for a particular chemical compound, click on the first letter of the compound name. A list of chemicals beginning with the letter selected will appear. Clicking on the name of the chemical compound will produce the MSDS sheet for that compound.
The Fisher Scientific Internet Catalog-A searchable MSDS database. Type in the compound name to get various links. Clicking on the small white crystals provides purchase information and clicking on the Safety Information button at the bottom of the page provides MSDS information.
An MSDS site in England-A gopher listing of chemicals similar to the one at the University of Utah site.
Material Safety Data Sheet Retrieval-This site has a search form for chemical MSDS information at the University of Missouri. It will search Sigma and Aldrich catalogs.
MSDS Resource from Sunybroome-An MSDS page with links to both the University of Utah and Fisher.
University of Minnesota MSDS Site -List of links to Material Safety Data Sheet sites.
Oxford MSDS database-An MSDS gopher site at Oxford. accessible by WWW or Lynx. MANY chemicals; same generic MSDS as the University of Utah site.
The Vermont SIRI (Safety Information Resources on the Internet) MSDS Collection - Searchable database (company or product name); links to MSDS Software, Manufacturer's MSDS Data, Other Internet MSDS and Hazardous Chemical Archives.
University of Utah MSDS database - University of Utah gopher; MSDS sheets stored alphabetically in folders.
University of Virgina MSDS database - Gopher menu with individual file for each chemical.
Enviro-net Material Safety Data Sheet Index - Searchable MSDS database; mirror of University of Utah MSDS database.
ECDIN ( Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network) MSDS database - Can search by ECDIN Number, Names-Synonym, CAS Number or Molecular Formula.
University of British Columbia MSDS database - Searchable MSDS database.
Northwest Fisheries Science Center - Material Safety Data Sheet Searches with form linked to servers at University of Utah and Oregon State University; includes links to other MSDS databases.
Chemfinder - Can search for compounds by Name, Formula, MW, CAS RN and/or Structure.
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries - text and html versions for various compounds available from HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Laboratory Safety; searchable database.