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MSE Laboratory Safety
Numbers and Contacts | MSDS | Lab Safety Manual & Safety Exam | First Aid | Misc.
Numbers and Contacts
Emergencies: dial 9 1 1
Campus Police, non-emergency: (29)2-2121
2041 College Rd. 105 W. Woodruff Ave. 116 W. 19th Ave. 140 W. 19th Ave. |
Building Supervisor:
- Ken Kushner (29)2-7128, 069A MacQuigg Labs
MSE Safety Officer:
- Steve Bright (68)8-3021, 244 MacQuigg Labs
Contact Steve Bright (68)8-3021 for the following:
- Gas cylinders
- Equipment inventory
- Hard trash pickup
- Surplus material pickup
MSE Lab and Facilities Committee, 2007-08
- Sheikh Akbar (chair)
- John Lannutti
- William Clark
- Charles Drummond
OSU department contacts:
Link to Office of Environmental Health and Safety, OSU
1314 Kinnear Rd.
Columbus, OH 43212
Phone: 614-292-1284
Fax: 614-292-6404
Radiation Safety: Fax: 614-292-7002,
RS Emergency Response Pager: 614-240-0705
The Office of Environmental Health and Safety assists the university community in providing and maintaining safe, healthful work environments. EH&S is one of the best resources on campus for issues pertaining to safety.
Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Materials Safety Data Sheets--hardcopies available in 177 Watts Hall
- Link to MSDS Search, OEHS at OS
- What information does an MSDS contain?
- Link to MSDS Glossary of terms
- Link to Chemical Management Guidebook This PDF book helps the user to comply with the various environmental regulations relating to infectious waste, defining a hazardous waste, laboratory safety guidelines, spill cleanup procedures, waste minimization and chemical redistribution, collecting, packaging and manifesting waste, and dealing with waste requiring special handling or disposal procedures. (page provides links to PDF chapters of this guidebook)
- Chemical Hygiene Plan --Please see your advisor for chemical hygiene and handling procedures specific to your research group.
MSE Lab Safety Manual and Safety Exam
Go to MSE Lab Safety Manual, on-line version
To download a PDF version of this manual (new window)--3.4MB
Go to Hazard Communication Plan--(Word documents, PC viewers only) Information found in this plan details many of the safety practices, procedures, and chemicals used in the MSE labs. A hard copy of this document is maintained in 177 Watts Hall. This information is also available by viewing the MSDS sheets and the MSE Lab Safety Manual.
First aid
Link to Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals.
Link to First Aid & Emergency Care, Mayo Clinic
Link to First Aid Course, US Dept. of the Navy
Misc. links
Link to Lab Standard Training--This training is offered by the EHS Office on a regular basis and is required of all OSU employees (including GRA's) who work in a laboratory setting, per OSHA regulations. Please contact EHS at (29)2-1284 to register for training.
Link to OSU Campus Status (www.osu.edu/news/) This site provides to up-to-date information on the status of the university in light of weather emergencies and regional/national crises.
Link to Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
Link to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Link to Safety Resources & Hotlines This list gives you fast access to several government, private, and non-profit organizations dealing with a variety of environmental and safety issues (from LabSafety.com).
Link to Fire Safety and Fire Extinguishers in a Chemical Laboratory
Link to EZ Facts Safety Newsletters Fast, accurate safety information to help you choose the right safety gear, conduct in-house training, or plan for compliance (from LabSafety.com).
Link to National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA)
Link to "What can happen when you don't follow follow safety rules" With aftermath photos as well as common sense tips for lab safety (from Interactive Learning Paradigms Incorporated site).
