Lab Safety Manual
Table of Contents
1. Laboratory Safety ay Baylor University
- Fire
- Medical Emergencies
- Chemical Exposure
- Emergency Information Posters
- Reporting Accidents and Industries
4. Chemical and Hazard Identification
5. Health Hazards of Chemicals
- Introduction
- Basic Toxicology
- How Chemicals Enter Your Body
- Effects of Chemical Exposure
- Determining Chemical Exposure
6. Controlling Chemical Exposures
6.B Fume Hoods and Laboratory Ventilation
6.C Personal Protective Equipment
7. Safe Work Practices and Procedures
- 7.A General Work Practices
- 7.B Flammable Materials
- 7.C Peroxide Forming Compounds and Reactives
- 7.D Corrosives
- 7.E. Compressed Gases
- 7.F Cryogenics
- 7.G Electrical Safety
- 7.H Pressure and Vacuum Systems
- 7.I Laboratory Equipment
- 7.J Particularly Hazardous Materials
- 7.K Pyrophorics
- 7.L Nanomaterials
10. Chemical Specific Issues *This Section contains chemical safety information for several specific chemicals
- Acetylene
- Anhydrous Aluminum Chloride
- Anhydrous Ammonia
- Aqua Regia
- Arsenic Pentafluoride
- Arsine
- Boron Trifluoride
- Chlorine
- Diazomethane
- Diborane
- Ethylene Oxide
- Fluorine
- Germane
- Hydrofluoric Acid
- Hydrogen Cyanide
- Lithium Aluminum Hydride
- Oxygen
- Phenol
- Phosgene
- Phosphine
- Phosphorus
- Phosphorus Trichloride
- Piranha Solutions
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Sodium Amide
- Silane
11. Fire Extinguishers and Fire Safety
Appendix A: Particularly Hazardous Substances
Appendix B: Reproductive Toxins
Appendix C: Materials with High Acute Toxicity
With thanks to Princeton University for the use of their Lab Safety Guide that has been modified to meet the needs of Baylor University