LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL

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Lab Safety Manual
1st Page

Chapter 1
Emergency Response

Chapter 2
General Safety

Chapter 3
Chemical Hygiene Plan

Chapter 4
Radiological Safety

Chapter 5
Biological Hygiene Plan

Chapter 6
Laser Safety

Chapter 7
Administrative Concerns

Chapter 8
Standard & Special Operating Procedures

Chapter 9
Facility Data

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Appendicies

Bibliography

Glossary

Index

On-Campus Contact Information

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1st Rule of Lab Safety

Haz-Waste No-No

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Updated January 2003

Bibliography

Portions of this Manual were adapted with permission from
Young, J.A.; Kingsley, W.K.; Wahl, Jr., G.H.
Developing a Chemical Hygiene Plan;
American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1990; pp10-30.
Copyright 1990 American Chemical Society.

Informing Workers of Chemical Hazards,
American Chemical Society, Washington, DC (1985)

Chemical Safety Manual for Small Business,
American Chemical Society, Washington, DC (1989)

1990 Emergency Response Guidebook,
U.S. Department of Transportation, (1990)

Prudent Practices for Handling Hazardous Chemicals
National Academy Press, Washington, DC (1980)

Additional Sources of Information

Armour, M.A.,L.M. Browne, and GlL. Weir.
Hazardous Chemicals: Information and Disposal Guide,
3rd ed. Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta, 1987. 463 pp. 

Armour, M.A., et al. Potentially Carcinogenic Chemicals: Information and Disposal Guide.
Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta, 1990(?). 147 pp. 

Flinn Scientific, Chemical Catalog/Reference Manual, annual.

Safety in the Chemical Laboratory, vols 2, 3, and 4. Journal of Chemical Education.

Sax, N. Irving and Richard J. Lewis, Sr. Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference, 2nd ed.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. 1100 pp. 

The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals.
Rahwey, NJ: Merck and Co., 1989. 

National Fire Protection Association, National Fire Codes
11 vols with index. 1991

Sax, Irving N., Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials,
6th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1984 (3164 pp). 

Weiss, G., ed. Hazardous Chemicals Data Book. Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Data Corp., 1986 

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