Resources Useful links to assist in maintaining a safe laboratory

OSHA Laboratory Standard [29 CFR 1910.1450]: Federal regulations which stipulate requirements for laboratory use of hazardous chemicals.
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards: From the National Academies of Science, this work is considered the gold standard for chemical laboratory safety
A Guide to Developing Standard Operating Procedures (2016) National Academies o…: From the National Academies of Science "Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security" Toolkit
ACS Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories, 8th Edition: Best practices for first and second year university students
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety: The ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety provides authoritative technical resources in chemical health and safety
NIH PubChem: Look up a specific chemical for a comprehensive summary of its known properties and associated information
NIH Chemical Safety Guide, 5th Edition
Pistoia Alliance Chemical Safety Library: A crowd-sourced database of hazardous chemical reactions
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: The NPG provides key data to help users recognize and control chemical hazards

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Laboratory Waste Guidelines (poster) (for a free laminated 11" x 17" copy of this poster, email labsafety@uky.edu)
Eyewash Log (for eye wash hoses installed on the sink)
Unattended Experiments Signage (for when experiments are left running with no personnel in the lab)
Chemical Abbreviations List (post near research chemicals to define acronyms)
Mold Poster (post on cold room doors)
PHS Warning Sign (posted when there is ongoing work with Particularly Hazardous Substances)