Reference, Education, K through 12, School Safety, Labs and Experiments

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- A very large, comprehensive set of links to lab safety resources. Topics include government and nongovernment agencies, ergonomics, radiation issues, and biohazards.

- A seven part on-line tutorial and quiz that introduces the reader to Material Safety Data Sheets.

- Explicit guidelines which are reasonable for all chemistry labs. Easily adaptable into a safety contract.
- 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.
- 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
- Offering paid subscribers texts of biosafety, chemical safety, respiratory protection and hazardous wastes programs from around the world.
- This website provides a comprehensive catalogue of bioethics resources within the National Institutes of Health and on the web.
- Concise, critical discussions of the toxicity, flammability, reactivity, and explosibility of 88 chemicals commonly used in scientific research laboratories. Directions for handling, storage, and disposal and special instructions for first aid and emergen
- Biosafety resources on the internet, from the American Biological Safety Association.
- 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.
- Guidelines for responsible use of animals for educational purposes.
- A simple set of pages covering all aspects of high school lab safety, including photos.
- Information is provided courtesy of the Department of Health, Safety & Environment at the University of British Columbia.
- A short quiz that may prove surprising to you.
- From U of Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety
- Safety manuals of all types on the web.
- Fifteen articles ranging from 'goggle safety' to 'where and why science accidents occur.' Worthwhile reading for any science teacher.
- 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
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's laboratory safety program.
- Safety notes and concerns for liquid nitrogen demonstrations. Liquid nitrogen is a dangerous material.
- 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.
- Over 1000 pages of free safety information.
- Data for nearly 300 hazardous substances.
- Providing paid subscribers with online access to chemical databases on hazaradous properties, carcinogenicity, toxicity and biomedical effects and chemical safety sheets.
- Covers all aspects of high school safety in a lab. Seems to be most appropriate for chemistry situations, but there is much which applies to biology or physics.
- General rules which apply to any laboratory situation.
- Office of environmental health and safety. Has many downloadable (pdf format) safety newsletters, manuals, and regulations.
- Offers users information regarding electrical safety.
- NIOSH databases and other resources.
- 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.

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