SOURCES OF CHEMICAL SAFETY INFORMATION

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SOURCES OF CHEMICAL SAFETY INFORMATION

• FOR TULANE LABORATORY EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO FIND
  INFORMATION ON CHEMICALS THEY MAY ENCOUNTER AND
  HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
• January, 2005

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Objectives

• To become familiar with some useful resources
  (online websites, books, regulatory agencies)
  where one can find information on chemical and
  laboratory safety related topics

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Office of Environmental Health SafetyWebsite

• OEHS has put together a website which is a great
  resource tool and a wealth of safety information
• www.som.tulane.edu/oehs

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OEHS Website TopicsThese are some of the topics
and links that can be found on the OEHS website

• Biological Safety
• Radiation Safety
• Laser Safety
• Ergonomics
• General Safety
• OEHS Policies Procedures Manual

• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Chemical Safety
• Hazardous Materials Waste
• Fire Safety
• Departmental Safety Representatives

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OEHS Website Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Link

• Material Safety Data Sheets are available on the
  OEHS website under the MSDS link
• See the OEHS PowerPoint presentation on the OSHA
  Hazard Communication Standard for information
  regarding MSDSs
• MSDSs are documents provided by the manufacturer
  of a chemical that tell you about that chemical
  and how to protect yourself

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OEHS Website - Chemical Safety LinkThis is some
of the information available under the Chemical
Safety link of the OEHS website

• Chemical Inventory Form
• Incompatible Chemical List
• Lab Hoods
• Lab Door Labels
• Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Ethyl Ether

• Annual Lab Safety Documentation Forms
• OSHA Formaldehyde Standard Guide
• OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Guide
• OSHA Lab Standard/Chemical Hygiene Plan Guide

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Howard Hughes Medical InstituteThe Howard Hughes
Medical Institute has put together an online
course on lab safety available to all. If you
decide to review it, please send training
documentation to OEHS. OEHS also has videos from
HHMI on various lab related topics. Call OEHS if
you would like to borrow one.

• www.practicingsafescience.org
• (Online Lab Safety Course)

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Prudent Practices in the Laboratory

• National Research Council
• This is an excellent, highly recommended
  reference of laboratory safety information- now
  available online at www.nap.edu/catalog/4911.html

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Safety in Academic Chemistry LaboratoriesLess
is Better Laboratory Chemical Management for
Waste Reduction

• Publications from the American Chemical Society -
  
• Available online at http//membership.acs.org/c/cc
  s/pubs/SACL_faculty.pdf
• http//membership.acs.org/c/ccs/pubs/less_is_bette
  r.pdf

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Chemical Health Safety

• Journal Publication of the American Chemical
  Society -
• Division of Chemical Health Safety
• (See Divisions website http//membership.acs.org
  /c/chas )

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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsThe
National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health has produced this useful guide on
chemicals and their hazards

• Available online at www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npg.html
  

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Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical
LaboratoriesThis is an especially useful source
of lab safety information for microbiological and
biomedical laboratories

• U.S. Dept. of Health Human Services
• Centers for Disease Control Prevention
• National Institutes of Health
• (Available online - See the Biological Safety
  link of OEHS website)

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Hawleys Condensed Chemical DictionaryThe Merck
IndexChemical AbstractsThese are additional
sources of chemical safety information.
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Household Products DatabaseThis extensive
database is a consumers guide providing easy to
understand information on the potential health
effects of more than 4,000 common household
products

• The National Library of Medicine
• Available online at householdproducts.nlm.nih.
  gov

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Essential Practices for Managing Chemical
Reactive HazardsThis is a useful resource on
reactive hazards

• Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
• Available online at www.aiche.org/ccps/resource
  s.htm

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Emergency Response GuidebookThis is a useful
resource for first responders during the initial
phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials
incident

• Guidebook developed by Transport Canada, the US
  Dept of Transportation, and the Secretariat of
  Transport Communications of Mexico for use by
  fire fighters, police, and other emergency
  service personnel

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Regulatory WebsitesThese sites contain safety
information and references to regulations. Some,
like OSHA, even provide online training on
various topics.

• www.osha.gov Occupational Safety and Health
  Administration website
• www.epa.gov Environmental Protection Agency
  website
• www.bt.cdc.gov bioterrorism site of Centers for
  Disease Control
• www.cdc.gov/niosh - Centers for Disease Control/
  NIOSH website
• www.dot.gov Department of Transportation
  website

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Summary

• There are many sources where one can find
  information about chemicals or products they may
  encounter
• Material Safety Data Sheets are not the only
  source available to learn about a chemicals
  hazards
• Many regulatory agencies provide websites where
  one can learn about regulations some even
  provide online training at their websites

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