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Fact Sheets

 

One Page Summaries of Key Lab Safety Issues.

Chemicals

 

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  • 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

 

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  • Chemical Storage
  • Chlorinated Solvents
  • Corrosives
  • Cryogens
  • Housekeeping Guide for labs
  • Hydrogen Fluoride Best Practices
  • 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

 

NanoLab PPE Worker​

 

 

 

  • 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

 

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  • Chemical Waste

Fact Sheets From Other Universities

 

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UC Davis: SafetyNets
UC Berkeley: Fact Sheets
 

Environmental Health & Safety
Design, Facilities & Safety Services
Santa Barbara, California 93106-5132
(805) 893-7534

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Department Safety Representatives

UCSB Injury and Illness Prevention Written Plan

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

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OSHA Form 300A: Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses

Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

60 Day Fire Log

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