Safety Video:  "To be (Safe) or not to be"

The Chemistry Department is a dynamic, growing department with a strong commitment to provide a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors. We believe that safety education is an integral part of "learning" chemistry.

Emergency Procedures

• Spill response (pdf format)
• Personnel injury (pdf format)
• Facility emergency (pdf format)
• Emergency egress (pdf format)

CWU Safety Training

"Experimenting with Danger."
- A U.S. Chemical Safety Board video (from Youtube)

Resources

• Chemistry SOP template
• How to read an MSDS
• NIOSH pocket guide
  to chemical hazards
• CUNY lab safety tutorial
• Compilation of lab safety incidences (from AIHA)
• Resources for P.I.s (UC Center for Laboratory Safety)
• Guide to glove selection
  (Ansell "Chemical Resistance Guide")
• The proper way to remove disposable gloves (pdf format)

Safety Videos

• A Day in the Lab (UCSD video on YouTube)
• Fire Safety in the Lab (UCLA YouTube video)
• Flash Chromatography 101 (YouTube video)
• Hazardous Waste Management (YouTube video)
• Pipette Safety and Ergonomics (YouTube video)
• Splash Zone (YouTube video)
• To be (safe) or not to be...I highly recommend this to RAs (YouTube video)

Additional safety links

• MSDS sites
• Government agencies
• Good university safety sites