The following video captures 3 University accidents that involved the mismanagement of chemicals with dire consequences. This is a good learning opportunity to understand what can go wrong and what ...

Since 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has required "employers engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals" to have a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP). The Purdue ...

EHS needs your help in keeping the chemical inventory up-to-date. At the bottom of this page are articles that can provide assistance in helping you get started. If you have any questions, please call ...

In order to accomplish this, RIT has developed a Laboratory and Chemical Hygiene Safety Program that includes guidelines to ensure safe work practices and training to keep faculty, staff and students ...

Under this standard, a laboratory is required to produce a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP ... and training programs. To ensure the use of chemical fume hoods, safety eyewashes and showers and use of ...

However, safety glasses do not provide adequate protection against chemical splashes, aerosols or dusts/powders. They do not seal to the face, resulting in gaps at the top, bottom and sides, where ...

Please see the EHS webpage focusing on signage for more information. If your lab has compressed gases, please make sure to review the Compressed Gas Chemical Safety Fact sheet for important safety ...

Before embarking on their first experiments, new lab hires almost invariably undergo safety training in radiation, chemical and biological hazards. But there is only so much that such seminars can do.

Some of the experiments do use chemicals that are hazardous (flammability, toxicity, etc.), and special precautions are required. As part of the pre-lab for each experiment, you are expected to review ...

Understanding the limitations, the appropriate maintenance techniques, and overall design of the fume hood will ensure your safety while using hazardous materials. The purpose of a chemical fume hood ...

CCS also works with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute to promote safe and responsible chemical use: Safety in the Chemistry Enterprise Regulation of Laboratory Waste CCS supports the Division of ...

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released an update into the investigation of the chemical reaction ...