Policies
Emergency Protocol
Chemicals, Cryogens, and Outreach
NMR TUBE CARRIERS Policy – 2016
Safety Policies – MEMO 2008 – Eye Protection, Accident Reporting, and Lecture Bottles
Safety Posters
Chemical Fume Hoods, Certified
Testing for Hazardous Peroxides in our Reagents
Chemicals / Materials
TRANSPORTING & STORING
Chemical Transportation from the Stockroom
NMR TUBE CARRIERS Policy – 2016
Spill Trays — Secondary Containment for inside cabinets and on shelves
Transporting Chemicals and Biological Material – 2014
Gas Cylinder Safety
Compatible Chemical Storage Pattern — Pitt EH&S
DISPOSING
Bio Waste Bags & Boxes – Biological Waste
Broken Glass — Glass Waste Boxes
Chemical Waste Information (Labeling)
(TBA) Disposal of Chemical Reagent Containers — Empty Bottles
Disposal of Glass Waste Boxes
Recycling Materials – Ink, Toner, K-C GLoves
Sharps Disposal
Disposing of Freezers and Refrigerators
Why do we have a Special Reactives Waste Collection day? — a narrative
Radiation Safety
Green Chemistry Evaluation System — Sigma-Aldrich DOZN(TM) system
Working in a Lab
Avoid Working Alone:
“Generally, it is prudent to avoid working alone at the bench in a laboratory building. Experiments known to be hazardous should not be undertaken by a worker who is alone in the laboratory.”
Chemical hygiene policy section 2.4:
“Do not work alone in the laboratory if you are working with chemicals.”
Controlling Cryogenic Safety Hazards
Safe Operating Cards – SOCs
Working with HYDROFLUORIC ACID
Personal Protective Equipment – PPE
Eye Protection
Flame Resistant Laboratory Coat – Information — FR Lab Coats
Flame-Resistant Laboratory Coat — Undergraduate Teaching Lab Information
Glove Safety
Information on Health Effects of Nanoparticles — IRSST Nano Toxicity Report
Nanomaterials Reporting Program Just Scratches Surface of Industry Use — Occupational Health & Safety
The latest guidelines for preventing exposure to bloodborne pathogens
PIAB – Air Driven Vacuum Pumps
Using and Maintaining Your PIAB Vacuum Pump System – hosted on You(Tube)
Four States of Mind that Cause Accidents
Rushing — working safety is the first priority, even if it means finishing the job later,
Frustration — not all situations can be managed and controlled, but employees can control their emotions JUST WALK AWAY and TAKE A BREAK,
Fatigue — employees should not work overly long hours, and TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES to get ADEQUATE REST;
Complacency — the first step to an accident involves the false belief that experience makes you invulnerable.
Accident Prevention
Understanding how accidents can happen — The Swiss Cheese Model (Duke University School of Medicine)
The Swiss Cheese model of safety incidents: are there holes in the metaphor?
Airlines and the Swiss Cheese Model of Accident Prevention via You(Tube)
Safety Self-audits
Avoiding UV Light Hazards in the Lab — Lab Manager (external Link)
Hazard Prevention
BRETHERICK’S HANDBOOK of REACTIVE CHEMICAL HAZARDS
Flame Resistant Laboratory Coat – Information
Fundamentals of Hazard Assessment – ACS – 2016
Gas Cylinder Safety
Plastic Syringes
PREVENTING ODORS FROM DRY SINK TRAPS
Radiation Safety
Risk Control in Research – 2014
Fundamentals of Safety Inspections in Academia Summary – 2003
Safety Guidelines for CHEMICAL DEMONSTRATIONS – ACS Chem Edu Group – 2016
The Dangers of Peroxide Forming Chemicals – 2017
Safety Links
Biological Safety for Chemists Overview – 2014
Flame Resistant Laboratory Coat – Information
Fundamentals of Productive Safety Inspections in Academia – Executive Summary 2003
Latex Allergy Information, 98-113 –
Safety Notices from Manufacturers
Risk Control in Research – 2014
Health Effects of Nanoparticles — IRSST Nano Toxicity Report – 2009
Link to OH&S Nanomaterials Reporting Program – 2009
Please send suggestions for additions and corrections regarding the safety webpages via email to jcjst22@pitt.edu.