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Laboratory Safety Manual

Laboratory Safety Manual


Safety Training Courses

Laboratory Safety: Basic Fundamentals
First Aid
Fire Safety
Biochemistry Hazards
Inorganic Chemical Hazards
Organic Chemical Hazards
Experimental Hazards
Laser Safety
Radiation Safety
Respirator Use

For additional training information please see the Environmental, Health & Safety website at EHS Training Schedule


Training Documents

Key Request Form
Hazard Assessment & PPE
Lab Safety Inspection Form
Category A Chemical Inspection Form
SOP - Procedures for Safe Use of Pyrophoric Liquid Reagents
SOP - Procedures for Safe Use of Pyrophoric Solids
SOP - Procedures for Safe Use of Stench Chemicals
Organolithium Safety

Training Powerpoint Presentations

PPE for Research Laboratories

SOP - Procedures for Safe Use of Vacuum Lines


Classes of Hazardous Compounds

Acute Toxins
Reproductive Toxins
Regulated Carcinogens
Select Carcinogens
Explosives
Pyrophorics


Chemical Safety Officer

Michael Wheatley
(310) 206-3661
1217 Young Hall


Campus Health and Safety Resources

UCLA Office of Environment Health and Safety
EHS Office Main Line (310) 825-5689
James Gibson, Director, (310) 206-6544

Material Safety Data Sheets:

Material Safety Data Sheets Resources from University of California

Or

In Google or any other search engine, type "MSDS" and the name of the chemical.

Biological Chemistry Safety Website

UCLA Biological Chemistry Safety Resources


General Health and Safety Resources

The Safety Ethic - Presentation by the Office of Health and Safety, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hazard Communications - Online Training from OSHA


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