Chemical Safety Practices & Recommendations

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PUBLICATIONS

White Papers and Policy Statements

• Improving EPA Regulations Comments, 2011
• Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Comments, 2007
• New EPA Laboratory Hazardous Waste Rule Comments, 2006
• Scope of new Laboratory RCRA rule, 2004
• Regulation of Laboratory Waste
• ACS Comments on EPA Proposed Hazardous Waste Management System, 2001

Workplace Safety

• Chemical Safety Manual for Small Businesses
• Safety Audit/Inspection Manual

Laboratory Safety

• Less Is Better
• Living with the Laboratory Standard
• Guide for Chemical Spill Response Planning in Laboratories
• Laboratory Waste Management: A Guidebook
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General Safety Reference

• Handbook of Chemical Health and Safety
• Read the Label
• Security Vulnerability Checklist for Academic and Small Chemical Laboratory Facilities

Classroom Safety

OTHER

• Chemical Storage Resources
  Resources for establishing a storage program.
• The Safety Zone
  A blog covering chemical safety issues in academic and industrial research labs and in manufacturing. Lead writers are C&EN associate editor Jyllian Kemsley and senior correspondent Jeff Johnson.
• Nanotechnology Safety Practices & Resources
  Low-solubility ultrafine particles are more toxic than larger particles on a mass-for-mass basis. Nanomaterials present new challenges in understanding, predicting, and managing potential health risks. Find safety guidelines and learn about associated risks.
• C&EN Safety Letters

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Facility Design & Construction

• Project Kaleidoscope
• Handbook of Chemical Health and Safety
• Laboratory Design, Construction, and Renovation: Participants, Process and Product
• OSHA Process Safety Alliance

Reproductive Health

• The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Female Reproductive Health
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Specific Populations
  Department of Heath and Human Services
• The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male Reproductive Health
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Electric and Magnetic Fields Associated with the Use of Electric Power EMF
  National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Research on Power-Frequency Fields Completed Under the Energy Policy Act of 1992
  National Academies of Science

Miscellaneous

• American Biological Safety Association
• American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers Safety and Health Division
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• Department of Energy - Office of Environment, Safety & Health Operating Experience Summary Database
• ChemFinder Web Center
• Chemical & Engineering News Safety Letters
• Chemical Safety Concerns (US Department of Energy)
• Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, United States
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Hazardous Technical Information Services HTIS
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Registry of Certified Chemists (Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer Information)
• National Toxicology Program
• NIOSH School Chemistry Laboratory Safety Guide
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Reactive Chemicals Alliance (OSHA)
• "The Safety Song" at Sound of Science
• Society for Chemical Hazard Communication
• The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Goggle Cleaning Recommendations
• Cut-Resistant Gloves
• Latex Allergy Information
• Security Vulnerability Checklist for Academic and Small Chemical Laboratory Facilities
• The Use of Alternative Solvent Purification Techniques
• Look over Those Lab Photos
• Letter to NIOSH from CCS regarding contact lens policy
• Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security: A Guide to Prudent Chemical Management
• Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals
• Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals, Revised 2011 EditionSchool Chemistry Laboratory Safety Guide