(One page summaries of key lab safety issues.)

Chemicals

Arsenic
Azides, Handling Organic
Benzene
Cadmium
Carcinogens
Dichloromethane
Ethidium Bromide
Formaldehyde
Hydrogen Fluoride
Perchloric Acid
Picric Acid
Pyrophoric Organolithium Reagents
Water Reactive and Pyrophoric Materials

Chemical Safety

Chemical Storage
Chlorinated Solvents
Corrosives
Cryogens
Housekeeping Guide for labs
Nanomaterials
Peroxides
Power Failures Guide
Quenching Solvent Drying-Still Bottoms
Guidelines for Receiving Hazardous Materials Shipments in Non-Lab Areas
Seismic Hazard Reduction
Sigma-Aldrich Technical Bulletins: Pyrophoric Reagents
TA Guide
Time Sensitive Chemicals

Lab Equipment

Autoclaves
Liquid Waste Collection in a Biosafety Cabinet
OSHA Factsheet
Centrifuge
Electrophoresis
Environmental Rooms
Compressed Gas Cylinders
Refrigerator & Freezers in Lab
     Before purchasing a new refrigerator or freezer please review the campus guidelines:
     Campus Guidelines for Refrigerators in Chemical-using Laboratories
Walk-in-Temperature Controlled Room Life Safety Procedures

Hazardous Waste

Biological Waste Disposal
Chemical Waste

Fact Sheets From Other Universities:

UC Davis: SafetyNets
UC Berkeley: Fact Sheets
UCI (SOPs, guidelines and fact sheets): Lab Safety Plan