Labs and Experiments

» Environmental Health and Safety Index
   A set of links to lab safety resources. Topics include government and nongovernment agencies, ergonomics, radiation issues, and biohazards.
   http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/EHSLINKS/

» MSDS Quiz
   A seven part on-line tutorial and quiz that introduces the reader to Material Safety Data Sheets.
   http://www.ilpi.com/msds/quiz/

» Allaboutcircuits.com - Electrical Safety Guide
   Offers users information regarding electrical safety.

   
   http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/index.html

» Bioethics Resources on the Web
   A catalogue of bioethics resources within the National Institutes of Health and on the web.

   
   http://bioethics.od.nih.gov/

» Biosafety Resources
   Biosafety resources on the internet, from the American Biological Safety Association.

   
   http://www.absa.org/resinternet.html

» Chemistry Safety Quiz
   A short quiz that may prove surprising to you.

   
   http://daphne.palomar.edu/safetyquiz/

» Flinn Scientific - Overcrowding in the Science Laboratory
   This article is intended to provide guidelines on how to help solve the problem of overcrowding in the science laboratory.

   
   http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/Safety/generalSafety/overcrouwding.asp

» Flinn Scientific Safety
   Fifteen articles ranging from 'goggle safety' to 'where and why science accidents occur.'

   
   http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/Safety/safety.asp

» Hazardous Products and Compounds in the Home
   Alphabetical listing of many household products and the hazardous compounds which make up these products. Many of these materials are used in labs, experiments and even art projects.

   
   http://www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/housewaste/house/products.htm

» Incompatible Chemicals
   A wide variety of chemicals react dangerously when mixed with certain other materials. Some of the more widely-used incompatible chemicals are listed here, but the absence of a chemical from this list should not be taken to indicate that it is safe to mix

   
   http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/incompatibles.html

» Laboratory Fire Safety
   From U of Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety

   
   http://www.ou.edu/oupd/labfire.htm

» Laboratory Safety
   Information is provided courtesy of the Department of Health, Safety and Environment at the University of British Columbia.

   
   http://ohs.uvic.ca/labsafety/

» Laboratory Safety Information
   University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's laboratory safety program.

   
   http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/LAB/

» Liquid Nitrogen Safety
   Safety notes and concerns for liquid nitrogen demonstrations. Liquid nitrogen is a dangerous material.

   
   http://webs.wichita.edu/facsme/nitro/safe.htm

» Minimal Risk Levels for Hazardous Substances (MRLs)
   Data for nearly 300 hazardous substances.

   
   http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls.html

» NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Chemical Safety
   NIOSH databases and other resources.

   
   http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/chemical-safety/

» New Chemistry Lab Guide
   Dr. Cal's good laboratory practices and WWW chemistry information for students. Topics include lab safety, lab report writing, preparing for lab, and organic lab tips.

   
   http://www.uic.edu/~magyar/Lab_Help/lghome.html

» Online Safety Manuals
   Safety manuals of all types on the web.

   
   http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/manuals.htm

» Risk Management Internet Services - Biosafety Programs
   Offering paid subscribers texts of biosafety, chemical safety, respiratory protection and hazardous wastes programs from around the world.

   
   http://www.rmis.com/db/progchem.htm

» Risk Management Internet Services - Chemistry Safety
   Providing paid subscribers with online access to chemical databases on hazaradous properties, carcinogenicity, toxicity and biomedical effects and chemical safety sheets.

   
   http://www.rmis.com/cd/mcche.htm

» Safety Info.Com
   Over 1000 pages of free safety information.

   
   http://www.safetyinfo.com/

» Safety in the Laboratory
   General rules which apply to any laboratory situation.

   
   http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/lab/safety_rules.html

» ScienceAware
   Downloadable safety checklists, quizzes, and other handouts, as well as access to other free lab-safety materials developed especially for high school science teachers and students.

   
   http://www.scienceaware.com/

» The High School Safety Web Pages
   A simple set of pages covering all aspects of high school lab safety, including photos.

   
   http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslabcon.html

» The Laboratory Safety Workshop
   A non-profit national center for health, safety and environmental affairs. The workshop's mission is to make health and safety an integral and important part of science education, work, and life in general.

   
   http://www.labsafety.org/

» UIUC Chemical Waste and Safety Fact Sheets
   The complete collection of advice and warnings offered to those working at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, all in HTML and pdf formats. Includes "101 Ways to Reduce Hazardous Waste in the Laboratory" and "Pollution Prevention

   
   http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/css/factsheets/

» UVA/OEHS Laboratory Survival Manual
   Covers safety practices, equipment use, first aid, properties of hazardous materials, MSDS, collection of waste products, and a glossary with additional references.

   
   http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/lsm/

» Yale University OEHS
   Office of environmental health and safety. Has many downloadable (pdf format) safety newsletters, manuals, and regulations.

   
   http://www.yale.edu/oehs/