TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Laboratory Safety at Princeton University Introduction OSHA Laboratory Standard Princeton University Policies Roles and Responsibilities 2. Departmental Chemical Hygiene Plans 3. Emergency Procedures Fire Medical Emergencies Chemical Exposure Emergency Information Posters Reporting Accidents and Injuries 4. Chemical and Hazard Identification Labels Material Safety Data Sheets On-Line Chemical Information Resources Other Chemical Information Resources 5. Health Hazards of Chemicals Introduction Basic Toxicology How Chemicals Enter Your Body Effects of Chemical Exposure Determining Chemical Exposure 6. Controlling Chemical Exposures General Principles Fume Hoods and Laboratory Ventilation Personal Protective Equipment 7. Safe Work Practices and Procedures General Flammable Materials Peroxide Forming Compounds and Reactives Corrosive Materials Compressed Gases Cryogenics Electrical Safety Pressure and Vacuum Systems Laboratory Equipment Particularly Hazardous Substances 8. Chemical Spills 9. Laboratory Waste Disposal 10. Chemical-Specific Issues This section contains chemical safety information for several specific chemicals 11. Anecdotes Improper Shelving Fires Chemical Burns Glass Vessel Ruptures Incidents Involving Reactive Materials Electrical Shock Compressed Gas Cylinders Appendix A: Particularly Hazardous Substances Appendix B: Reproductive Toxins Appendix C: Materials with High Acute Toxicity Appendix D: Health and Safety Design Considerations for Laboratories Appendix E: Best Practices in Laboratory Safety Management
Introduction OSHA Laboratory Standard Princeton University Policies Roles and Responsibilities
Introduction
OSHA Laboratory Standard
Princeton University Policies
Roles and Responsibilities
Fire Medical Emergencies Chemical Exposure Emergency Information Posters Reporting Accidents and Injuries
Fire
Medical Emergencies
Chemical Exposure
Emergency Information Posters
Reporting Accidents and Injuries
Labels Material Safety Data Sheets On-Line Chemical Information Resources Other Chemical Information Resources
Labels
Material Safety Data Sheets
On-Line Chemical Information Resources
Other Chemical Information Resources
Introduction Basic Toxicology How Chemicals Enter Your Body Effects of Chemical Exposure Determining Chemical Exposure
Basic Toxicology
How Chemicals Enter Your Body
Effects of Chemical Exposure
Determining Chemical Exposure
General Principles Fume Hoods and Laboratory Ventilation Personal Protective Equipment
General Principles
Fume Hoods and Laboratory Ventilation
Personal Protective Equipment
7. Safe Work Practices and Procedures
General Flammable Materials Peroxide Forming Compounds and Reactives Corrosive Materials Compressed Gases Cryogenics Electrical Safety Pressure and Vacuum Systems Laboratory Equipment Particularly Hazardous Substances
General
Flammable Materials
Peroxide Forming Compounds and Reactives
Corrosive Materials
Compressed Gases
Cryogenics
Electrical Safety
Pressure and Vacuum Systems
Laboratory Equipment
Particularly Hazardous Substances
8. Chemical Spills
9. Laboratory Waste Disposal
Improper Shelving Fires Chemical Burns Glass Vessel Ruptures Incidents Involving Reactive Materials Electrical Shock Compressed Gas Cylinders
Improper Shelving
Fires
Chemical Burns
Glass Vessel Ruptures
Incidents Involving Reactive Materials
Electrical Shock
Compressed Gas Cylinders
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