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MSE On-line Lab Safety Manual
I. Preface & Introduction
II. Emergencies
A. Medical Emergencies
B. Fire
C. Tornado Warning
D. Earthquake
III. Safety Rules
A. General Laboratory Practice
B. Chemical Safety
C. Glassware
D. Gas Cylinders
E. Equipment
F. Electrical Safety
G. Fire Safety: Precautionary Procedures
H. Cryogenic Safety
I. Radiation Safety
IV. Safety Procedures
A. Chemical Spills
B. Equipment Disposal
C. Electrical Fires
D. Classes of Fires and Methods of Extinguishing
Appendix A Floor Plans
Appendix B Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
References
The Merck Index, Merck Pharmaceutical Company.
Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 4th ed., N. Irving Sax, ed., Van Nostrand Pub. Co., New York, 1978.
Toxic and Hazardous Industrial Chemicals Safety Manual, International Technical Information Institute, 1978.
Prudent Practices for Handling of Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1981.
Prudent Practices for Disposal of Hazardous Chemicals from Laboratories, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1983.
Occupational Health Guidelines for Chemical Hazards, NIOSH-OSHA, Jan., 1981.
Materials Safety Data Sheets published by chemical manufacturers are available on-line through the Environmental Health and Safety Office.
Safety in Academic Laboratories, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th St. N.W., Washington D.C., 1979.
