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Safety Training at Stanford University

Safetytrain is a collection of programs to help the SU community live and work safely while promoting a sustainable environment. Some of the Safetytrain programs are mandated by state and federal regulations. Safetytrain includes support for safe procedures in labs and other work areas, active maintenance of hazardous materials, and emergency planning for events such as earthquakes or pandemics. Safetytrain courses are available in convenient formats: from online options to scheduled courses presented quarterly. EH&S also provides custom on-site training programs on request, to meet unique needs of departments and supervisors.

Free Online Training Videos

The goal with the Dow Lab Safety Academy is to enhance awareness of safety practices in academic research laboratories and to promote a safety mindset in the future workforce of the chemical community. Developed in consultation with several major research universities, this site includes freely available videos on these topics:

Safety Orientation & Training: Office Ergonomics; Laboratory Ergonomics; Fall, Slip & Trip Prevention; PPE Basics; Waste Handling; Secondary Containment; Housekeeping; Basic Electrical Safety; Fire Extinguisher Basics; and Lone Worker.
Specialized Topics: Fume Hood Basics, Gas Cylinder User, Glassware Handling, Mechanical Integrity, Vacuum Equipment, Biological Hazards, Nanoparticle Safety, Cryogenics, and Pyrophorics.
Plan, Evaluate & Execute: Lab Hazard/Management of Change, Lab Hazard Assessment/Trigger Grid, Safe Operation Card, Reactive Chemicals, Energy Calculations, Interpreting Material Safety Data Sheets, Chemical Labeling, Sample Transportation & Shipping, and Line of Fire.
Sustainable Safety Culture: Making Safety Personal, Inspections, Interventions, Recognition, Mentoring, Neaer Miss Reporting, Learning Experiences, Effective Safety Communications, Sustainability, and Leadership Engagement.

Library workshop

Sample searches

Reagent - Triphosgene

Overview

Search Strategy for Finding Lab Safety Information for a Reagent

Find Chemical Substance Identification Information

Find MSDS and Physical Properties

Find References and Reactions

Lab Safety Demo - SciFinder : Substance and References (Part 1: Substance ID, Properties, and Literature References)
Lab Safety Demo - SciFinder : Reactions (Part 2: Triphosgene as Reagent in Reaction Searches)
Lab Safety Demo - SciFinder : Reactions - Product (Part 3: Reaction search for a product that may include Triphosgene as a reactant or reagent)

Please note: until permission is granted from information providers, access to "Lab Safety Demo" searches are limited to Stanford users.

Safety culture

Key publications

"The University Committee on Health and Safety’s Task Force for Advancing the Culture of Laboratory Safety at Stanford University is pleased to announce the availability of the Advancing Safety Culture in the University Laboratory Report. A robust and positive laboratory safety culture is critical to maintaining, supporting and advancing the research excellence at Stanford. This report is the culmination of a year’s worth of discovery and evaluation of Stanford’s research laboratory safety culture. The Task Force solicited information and input regarding laboratory safety culture elements from the various stakeholders and personnel involved in the academic research laboratory environment.This report provides findings and recommendations the Task Force believes will contribute to further development and advancement of a strong, positive laboratory culture at Stanford University.

While the report is focused on laboratory safety, it is envisioned as the first step in what will be an intensive – and ongoing – effort to further develop a positive culture of health and safety throughout the entire Stanford campus and community."

"Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional societies, industries, and universities themselves to examine the culture of safety in research laboratories. These incidents have triggered a broader discussion of how serious incidents can be prevented in the future and how best to train researchers and emergency personnel to respond appropriately when incidents do occur. As the priority placed on safety increases, many institutions have expressed a desire to go beyond simple compliance with regulations to work toward fostering a strong, positive safety culture: affirming a constant commitment to safety throughout their institutions, while integrating safety as an essential element in the daily work of laboratory researchers." (publisher's description) Available in print and online.

Learn more

"The committee has released the final report on creating safety cultures. The report provides guidance, suggestions, examples, and recommendations that will help strengthen the safety culture in two- and four-year undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral programs. It identifies: The best elements and best practices of a good safety culture, Specific recommendations that could be used by universities and colleges, Tools and resources that will help strengthen the safety culture"--ACS Committee on Chemical Safety news site.

Good safety and security procedures can lead to greater productivity, efficiency, savings, and most importantly, greater sophistication and cooperation. Improving safety and security is mistakenly seen as inhibitory, because of lack of understanding of safety and security procedures, cultural barriers, lack of skills, and financial constraints. This online book and accompanying toolkit will assist chemists in developing countries to overcome the barriers they face and increase the level of safety and security in their labs through improved chemicals management and following the best laboratory practices possible.

"Health and safety management is an ongoing concern in today's workplace. This book provides today's safety professionals with an excellent resource for protecting their organizations' most important resource-their employees. The author, a seasoned health and safety professional, provides a blueprint for installing a system that's been proven to reduce illness and injury on any job, in any industry, with a simple, logical approach that compares safety management to production and quality control-issues today's managers readily understand. The system uses a team approach to get every level of an organization involved in the process of managing safety issues, with the ultimate goal being the development of a safety culture in which every employee has a personal interest in protecting their lives, their property, and their environment." - (Publisher's description).

"Redefines organizational safety as an activity that both leads other performance areas and in turn must be led. This book defines the practices, tools, and systems essential to creating an injury-free workplace, including the role of employees at each level, special considerations for coaching the senior executive leader, and the two crucial aspects of human performance that every leader needs to know. Ending with inspiring real-world examples or organizations that have put these tools into practice." - (Publishers' description).

"Based on courses held in 2002 and 2005 by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and HHMI, this book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators. The second edition contains three new chapters on laboratory leadership, project management, and teaching and course design." - (Publisher's description). Also see: Training Scientists to Make the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Developing Programs In Scientific Management. Research Triangle Park, N.C.: Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2006.

"This book covers subjects that must be mastered by anyone seeking to attain professional status in the practice of safety. It provides a solid foundation for the study of the practice of safety in degree programs. Additionally, it serves as a basis for self-analysis by those safety professionals who seek to improve their performance, gain recognition from management for providing value, and achieve professional status. Each chapter is a self-contained unit that offers comprehensive coverage of a particular topic. All of the chapters in the Third Edition reflect the increasing professional incidence of safety, occupational health, and environmental affairs falling under a common management, and address each issue accordingly." - (Publisher's description).

"For more than a decade, this handbook has been a trusted compendium of strategies and guidance for effectively conveying risk information. Now in its Fourth Edition, it has been updated with expanded coverage of laws, approaches, messages, and technology-based applications such as social media, as well as all-new information on international risk communication. Combining in-depth scientific underpinnings and the greatest breadth of information available, this book makes the topic of risk communication accessible to those who need it most. It is intended as an introduction to the field as well as a refresher and reference book for those communicating environmental, safety, and health risks in government, industry, and academia." - (Publisher's description).

"This book teaches methods for improving a company's safety culture and allows readers to effectively assess, transform, sustain, and integrate behavioral safety precepts as part of their company's continuous improvement efforts. The methods described in this book produce rapid results that can be built upon, expanded, and sustained in the real world. Proven steps give readers a concrete process they can apply to implement change, overcome internal resistance, and measure results. Special attention is paid to multinational sites, and the nuances different countries present in developing a unified plan." - (Publisher's description).

Prudent practices

"A best seller since 1966, "Purification of Laboratory Chemicals" keeps engineers, scientists, chemists, biochemists and students up to date with the purification of the chemical reagents with which they work, the processes for their purification, and guides readers on critical safety and hazards for the safe handling of chemicals and processes. The Seventh Edition is fully updated and provides expanded coverage of the latest commercially available chemical products and processing techniques, safety and hazards: over 200 pages of coverage of new commercially available chemicals since the previous edition." - (Publisher's description).

* Personal protection

Provides the reader with the latest information on Selection, Care and Use of Chemical Protective garments and gloves. The key feature of the book is the color-coded selection recommendations. The red, yellow or green indications are highly appreciated by the users. This sixth edition has been updated, to include approximately 1,000 chemicals/chemical brands or mixture of chemicals. The performance of 9 generic materials and 32 proprietary barriers are compared against the 21 standard test chemicals listed in ASTM F1001.

Includes a number of "Consumer Reports" style tables comparing PPE. "Provide emergency first responders with information to aid them in the selection of personal protection equipment or PPE, both percutaneous (skin) protection and respiratory protection. PPE providing percutaneous protection addressed in this guide includes protective ensembles, footwear, and gloves. PPE providing respiratory protection from CBRN threats addressed in this guide includes these types of respirators: air-purifying, powered air-purifying, self-contained atmosphere supplying, and escape. The guide is intended to be more practical than technical and provides information on a variety of factors that should be considered when purchasing and using PPE." - (Publisher's description).

"Chemical protective clothing is an essential part of any personnel protection program for workplace health and safety. This practical guide provides a reliable source for making informed decisions in this area. The new edition replaces all of the obsolete data from the 1989 edition, and expands the range of data covered in terms of materials and their ability to protect human health and safety. Topics covered include test materials, thickness, permeation rates, breakthrough times, and permeation index numbers." (source: Nielsen Book Data)

"The three most important things to evaluate when selecting Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) are: evidence of degradation of the garment exposed to a chemical; breakthrough time; and permeation rate. Because proper CPC selection must be based on permeation and degradation tests performed upon specific manufacturer products, an information source that enables you to access test results quickly and easily is needed. "Chemical Protective Clothing Permeation and Degradation Compendium" aims to be that source." - (Publisher's description).

American Glovebox Society books at SU

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Protective clothing - more items on this topic

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Personnel protection and safety equipment for the oil and gas industries

Alireza Bahadori. 2015
Protective clothing : managing thermal stress

edited by Faming Wang and Chuansi Gao.. 2014
Quick selection guide to chemical protective clothing

Krister Forsberg, [and three others].. 2014

* Electrical safety

"Safety in any workplace is extremely important. In the case of the electrical industry, safety is critical and the codes and regulations which determine safe practices are both diverse and complicated. Employers, electricians, electrical system designers, inspectors, engineers and architects must comply with safety standards listed in the National Electrical Code, OSHA and NFPA 70E. Unfortunately, the publications which list these safety requirements are written in very technically advanced terms and the average person has an extremely difficult time understanding exactly what they need to do to ensure safe installations and working environments. This book will tie together the various regulations and practices for electrical safety and translate these complicated standards into easy to understand terms."

"A basic understanding of instrumentation and electrical theory would be of benefit to the reader, but no previous knowledge of hazardous area installation is required. It is an engineer's guide to the hazards and best practice for using electrical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres. It is fully in line with the newly adopted international standards, the IEC79 series. Clear explanations of terminology and background information make this the most accessible book on this subject.

Batteries

"A one-stop resource for both researchers and development engineers, this comprehensive handbook serves as a daily reference, replacing heaps of individual papers. The authors, from such leading institutions as the US National Labs and from companies such as Panasonic and Sanyo, present a balanced view on battery research and large-scale applications. They follow a distinctly materials-oriented route through the entire field of battery research, thus allowing readers to quickly find the information on the particular materials system relevant to their research."

Electric batteries

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Advances in battery technologies for electric vehicles

edited by Bruno Scrosati, Jürgen Garche and Werner Tillmetz. 2015
Electric vehicle batteries : moving from research towards innovation : reports of the PPP European Green Vehicles Initiative

Emma Briec, Beate Müller, editors. 2015
Electrochemical Energy Storage

Jean-Marie Tarascon, Patrice Simon. 2015
Electrochemical power sources : batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors

Vladimir S. Bagotsky, Alexander M. Skundin, Yurij V. Volfkovich. 2015
Electrodes for li-ion batteries. Volume 2, Materials, mechanisms and peformance

Laure Monconduit, Laurence Croguennec, Rémi Dedryvére.. 2015

* Laser safety

Laser Safety

For Stanford information, please see: Stanford EH&S > Laser Safety Program

"There is no more challenging setting for laser use than a research environment. In almost every other setting the laser controls count on engineering controls, and human exposure is kept to a minimum. In research, however, the user often manipulates the optical layout and thereby places him or herself in peril, but this does not mean that accidents and injury are unavoidable. On the contrary, laser accidents can be avoided by following a number of simple approaches. Laser Safety in the Lab provides the laser user and laser safety officer with practical guidelines from housekeeping to eyewear to on-the-job training." - (Publisher's description).

"An effective laser safety program can improve the quality of your research program, your organization's reputation, and improve your bottom line. This book provides practical tools for successfully implementing a laser safety program in any environment. It defines the three elements of laser safety: users, the laser safety officer, and incidental personnel. It covers the types of laser injuries, standard operating procedures to ensure safety, tips and tools to avoid pitfalls, training, control measures, and personal protection equipment. The author explores the laser safety officer position and delineates the required elements of effective SOPs. He also discusses non-beam hazards, includes practical control examples and sample forms, and covers U.S. and European regulations and standards. Taking a pedagogical approach, the book covers not only how to avoid accidents, but how to investigate them if they do occur. It includes a sample safety program designed to evaluate your current safety plan and act as a roadmap for where you need to be and how to get there. Filled with common sense solutions for laser safety issues, the book makes setting up a safety program practically painless." - (Publisher's description).

"This text provides background information relating to lasers and laser safety, and examines the components of laser work and laser safety from a different perspective. Written by a working laser safety officer, the book considers ways to keep users, as well as those around them, safe. The author encourages readers to think beyond protective eyewear. As it relates to safety, he determines that if eyewear is required, then the laser system is not ideal. This book factors in optics, the vibration elements of the optical table, the power meter, and user training, elements that are not commonly considered in the context of laser safety. It presents ways for users to evaluate the hazards of any laser procedure and ensure that they are following documented laser safety standards. The material serves as a fundamental means or road map for laser users seeking to utilize the safest system possible." - (Publisher's description).

"Covering both underlying theory and practical applications, this book provides a unique and readily-understandable review of current laser safety. This resource explains in detail the biological effects of laser radiation, particularly on the eye, and the provisions and requirements of the international laser safety standard IEC 60825-1, including a full description of the recently revised system of laser classification. It elucidates the rationale for the often-complex laser emission and exposure limits given in the standard, and provides detailed guidance for using the standard to carry out quantitative laser assessments. The authors also discuss practical issues of risk assessment, safety controls, eye protection, and laser safety management." - (Publisher's description).

* Lab design

The first comprehensive guide to modern laboratory planning in ten years to address both construction and operating aspects. Covers the entire lifecycle of a laboratory facility, starting with the site layout and the planning of the building, followed by the planning of such areas as housing for laboratory animals, clean rooms and production facilities. The next section of the book deals with the installation of laboratory equipment, including storage and emergency facilities, while the final parts address safety and sustainability standards applicable to laboratories, as well as facility management and optimization during normal laboratory operation.

"Laboratory facilities are complex, technically sophisticated, and mechanically intensive structures that are expensive to build and to maintain. Hundreds of decisions must be made before and during new construction or renovation that will determine how successfully the facility will function when completed and how successfully it can be maintained once put into service. This book provides guidance on effective approaches for building laboratory facilities in the chemical and biochemical sciences. It contains both basic and laboratory-specific information addressed to the user community - the scientists and administrators who contract with design and construction experts. The book will also be important to the design and construction communities - the architects, laboratory designers, and engineers who will design the facility and the construction personnel who will build it-to help them communicate with the scientific community for whom they build laboratory facilities." (publisher's description)

Laboratories design and construction

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How to set up a laser lab

Ken Barat. 2015
The sustainable laboratory handbook : design, equipment, operation

edited by Egbert Dittrich. 2015
Building for 21st century science : Mitchell

Giurgola Architects / Hilary Lewis, Paul Nurse. 2013
Guidelines for laboratory design : health, safety, and environmental considerations

Louis J. DiBerardinis, Janet S. Baum, Melvin W. First, Gari T. Gatwood, Anand K. Seth. 2013
Facilities, buildings and equipment [electronic resource]

Hedwig Beernaert. 2012

Laboratories safety measures

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Academia and industrial pilot plant operations and safety

Mary K. Moore, editor, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tennessee ; Elmer B. Ledesma, editor, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas ; sponsored by the ACS Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 2014
Safe science : promoting a culture of safety in academic chemical research

Committee on Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratory Research, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; National Research Council of the National Academies. 2014
Working in biosafety level 3 and 4 laboratories : a practical introduction

edited by Manfred Weidmann, Nigel Silmann, Patrick Butaye, Mandy Elschner. 2014
Criticality safety at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Guidelines for laboratory design : health, safety, and environmental considerations

Louis J. DiBerardinis, Janet S. Baum, Melvin W. First, Gari T. Gatwood, Anand K. Seth. 2013

Handling & storage

Handling, Labelling, and Storing Chemicals

"This book aims to be the most useful "go to" volume for the working engineer, scientist, or chemist who needs quick answers to daily questions about materials or chemicals. Covering only the most commonly used chemicals in the most important processes in industry, this book includes industrial chemicals, such as gases, fuels, and water, which are not incorporated in most "comprehensive" books on materials and chemical properties. Safety plans and procedures that can be implemented by any engineer or plant manager by following the easy, step-by-step instructions in the book are also provided" - Publisher's description.

"This bookprovides a tool for the management of a range of chemical substances commonly used, handled, stored, transported, and disposed of as wastes. Includes, but is not limited to, industrial solvents, pesticides, metals, air pollutants, toxic gases, pharmaceuticals, persistent organic chemicals (POCs), and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). An important reference on exposure to different categories of chemical substances, the book stresses the importance of preparedness in any safety program. Taking a broad and interdisciplinary approach to chemicals and workplace safety, it provides guidance on the judicious management of chemical substances" - Publisher's description.

"A best seller since 1966, "Purification of Laboratory Chemicals" keeps engineers, scientists, chemists, biochemists and students up to date with the purification of the chemical reagents with which they work, the processes for their purification, and guides readers on critical safety and hazards for the safe handling of chemicals and processes. The Seventh Edition is fully updated and provides expanded coverage of the latest commercially available chemical products and processing techniques, safety and hazards: over 200 pages of coverage of new commercially available chemicals since the previous edition." - (Publisher's description).

"With new and growing interest in dealing with the hazards of reactive chemicals, this book offers guidelines that can significantly reduce the risk or mitigate the severity of accidents associated with storing and handling reactive materials. Necessary elements of a reliable system to prevent equipment or human failures that might lead to a reactive chemical incident are sound and responsible management policies, together with a combination of superior siting, design, fabrication, erection, inspection, monitoring, maintenance, operations and maintenance of facilities. These Guidelines deal with all of these elements with emphasis on design considerations" - Publisher's description.

"The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. The GHS is a system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labelling of chemicals. It is a logical and comprehensive approach to: Defining health, physical and environmental hazards of chemicals; Creating classification processes that use available data on chemicals for comparison with the defined hazard criteria; and Communicating hazard information, as well as protective measures, on labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS)."

* Standard procedures

Standard operating procedures

iAuditor app

iAuditor lets users build a fully customizable audit or checklist for use on an iPhone, iPad, or Android. You can create custom audits from scratch, reuse existing audits, and generate and edit audits on desktop computers with a spreadsheet and simply import them into iAuditor. You can also share audit forms within the app, across similar industries via the SafetyCulture Cloud. For example, after installing this free app, search "ACS Lab Safety" in the “Public Library” to see sample checklists that have been created by ACS and by Princeton Univ. EHS.

* Biological materials

Biological safety

For Stanford information, please see: Stanford EH&S > BioSafety Program

"This book describes a complete biological safety program, providing specific advice on management and implementation issues. It features appendices on current NIH, CDC, and OSHA guidelines. It updates information on laboratory-acquired infections and examines routes of exposure. It covers the identification, assessment, and management of hazardous biological agents and toxins. It addresses special considerations from teaching and industrial labs to biosecurity programs." - Publisher's description.

"Over the past two decades, Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) has become the code of practice for biosafety—the discipline addressing the safe handling and containment of infectious microorganisms and hazardous biological materials. The principles of biosafety introduced in 1984 in the first edition of BMBL and carried through in this fifth edition remain steadfast. These principles are containment and risk assessment. The fundamentals of containment include the microbiological practices, safety equipment, and facility safeguards that protect laboratory workers, the environment, and the public from exposure to infectious microorganisms that are handled and stored in the laboratory. Risk assessment is the process that enables the appropriate selection of microbiological practices, safety equipment, and facility safeguards that can prevent laboratory-associated infections (LAI)." (publisher's description)

"Many Healthcare workers must deal on a daily basis with the transportation, preparation, storage, clean up, and disposal of cytotoxic drugs, which are used in chemotherapy because of their harmful effect on cancer cells. These drugs also have harmful effects on good cells, and they therefore pose a significant health risk to those who work with them. Yet there is little safety and health information available about them, and what information is available is scattered across a vast array of literature. The Safety and Health Handbook for Cytotoxic Drugs collects this information so that healthcare workers can better understand the drugs they work with and the safety and health procedures that should be followed. In it, author Samuel J. Murff presents comprehensive technical and procedural information on 106 of the most common cytotoxic drugs. The book provides guidance on quickly dealing with spills, reducing unnecessary exposure, and complying with pertinent regulations and standards in order to better equip healthcare workers to maintain a safe work environment." (publisher's description)

Biological laboratories -- safety measures

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Working in biosafety level 3 and 4 laboratories : a practical introduction

edited by Manfred Weidmann, Nigel Silmann, Patrick Butaye, Mandy Elschner. 2014
Biosecurity challenges of the global expansion of high-containment biological laboratories [electronic resource] : summary of a workshop

Alison K. Hottes, Benjamin Rusek, and Fran Sharples, rapporteurs ; National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council of the National Academies. 2012
Laboratory biosecurity handbook [digital]

Reynolds M. Salerno, Jennifer Gaudioso. 2007
Laboratory biosecurity handbook [electronic resource]

Reynolds M. Salerno, Jennifer Gaudioso. 2007
Biological safety : principles and practices

editors, Diane O. Fleming, Debra L. Hunt. 2006

Microbiological laboratories

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Gene essentiality : methods and protocols

edited by Long Jason Lu.. 2015
Metabonomics : methods and protocols

edited by Jacob T. Bjerrum. 2015
Methods in cilia & flagella

edited by Renata Basto and Wallace F. Marshall. 2015
Microbial biotechnology -- a laboratory manual for bacterial systems

Surajit Das, Hirak Ranjan Dash. 2015
Sepsis : diagnostic methods and protocols

edited by Nicasio Mancini. 2015

* Hazardous substances

Hazardous and toxic substances

"Find response information for thousands of hazardous materials, including fire and explosion hazards, health hazards, firefighting techniques, cleanup procedures, protective clothing, and chemical properties. Use "My Chemicals" to build a list of chemicals. Explore reactivity, see what hazards might occur if chemicals in your MyChemicals collection are mixed together. CAMEO Chemicals contains: A library with thousands of datasheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials that are commonly transported, used, or stored in the United States. A reactivity prediction tool, which you can use to predict potential reactive hazards between chemicals. This tool is part of the CAMEO software suite, and it is available as a website, mobile website, and as a downloadable version that you can run on your own computer." - (Publisher's description).

"Sittig's 5th Edition remains the lone comprehensive work providing a vast array of critical information on the 2,100 most heavily used, transported, and regulated chemical substances of both occupational and environmental concern. It provides extensive data for each chemical substances in a uniform format. The chemicals are presented alphabetically and classified as a carcinogen, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or toxic pollutant. Chemicals classified as WMD have been included in the new edition as has more information frequently queried by first responders and frontline industrial safety personnel." - Publisher's description.

"The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The NPG does not contain an analysis of all pertinent data, rather it presents key information and data in abbreviated or tabular form for chemicals or substance groupings (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in the work environment. The information found in the NPG should help users recognize and control occupational chemical hazards."

"This book has become the primary source for those who need to evaluate the hazardous potential of substances used in commerce. Sax's is the only reference that combines - for so many substances - data on toxicology, flammability, reactivity, explosive potential, and regularity information. It contains extensive data on approximately 28,000 substances and Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health levels for approximately 1,000 chemicals. It also covers exposure-level classifications for a number of regulatory agencies, from OSHA to the U.S. Department of Transportation." - Publisher's description.

More resources on harzardous substances

"The 2nd edition of DOSE includes toxicity, environmental and regulatory data from the world's literature, presented in concise summaries for over 4,000 chemicals. These new data are essential for the accurate assessment of the risks associated with the use and disposal of chemicals. Data on over 100 chemicals new to this edition have been added, including endocrine disruptors, food carcinogens, pesticides and compounds. Information for all of the chemicals includes: occupational exposure limits for 6 countries, recent toxicity and ecotoxicity data, results of new carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and environmental fate studies, and the latest regulatory requirements." - (Publisher's description).

"Covers proper management, precautions, and related global regulations on the safety management of chemical substances. The book helps workers and safety personnel prevent and minimize the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemical substances, which often result in toxic or explosive hazards. It also details safety measures for transportation of chemical substances by different routes, such as by road, rail, air, and sea." (publisher's description)

"This handbook offers a "safety profile" of 5000 of the most important hazardous chemicals. It features unique Chemical Safety Profiles that provide a quick overview of the hazards, synonyms, and physical properties of a variety of chemicals. It also details government agency standards and recommendations on the handling of each chemical. It includes three cross-indices to permit rapid location of a material by its Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, a synonym for the material, or the DOT Guide Number." - Publisher's description

"Contains detailed coverage of hazardous materials and situations. Plain language and a common- sense approach make this an accessible resource for use by all workers who handle and deal with these materials.Written according to the latest regulations and best practices, this guide groups related materials together for quick and easy access (corrosive, ignitable, radioactive, etc.). It also details methods and procedures for evaluating the properties and strengths of questionable materials, as well as what reactive substances and situations to look out for when working with these materials. this book is a vital reference for all those whose work involves hazardous materials." - (Publisher's description.

More resources on toxic substances

Provides an extensive overview of topics related to the effects of chemicals and select biological and physical agents on the health of humans, other animals, and the environment. Accessible overviews of all the key areas of toxicology are included. The implications of recent developments in areas such as animal alternatives and the Tox21 initiative, computational toxicology and informatics, omics, new risk assessment paradigms, nanotoxicology, graphical displays of data, high throughput screening, toxicity pathways, epigenetics, and the exposome, are also covered.

Patty's Toxicology presents comprehensive toxicological data for industrial compounds from metals to synthetic polymers. Information for each compound includes CAS numbers, RTECS numbers, physical and chemical properties, threshold limit values, permissible exposure limits, maximum workplace concentrations, and biological tolerance values for occupational exposures.It includes: Introduction to the field of Toxicology; Metal Compounds; Organic Halogenated Hydrocarbons and Organic Nitrogen Compounds; Organic Halogenated Hydricarbons and Aliphatic Carboxylic Acid Compounds; Ketones, Alcohols, and Ester Compounds; Epoxy, Glycol Ethers, and Synthetic Polymer Compounds; and Specialized Topics in Toxicological Assessment.

"By Congressional mandate, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) produces "toxicological profiles" for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. These hazardous substances are ranked based on frequency of occurrence at NPL sites, toxicity, and potential for human exposure. Toxicological profiles are developed from a priority list of 275 substances. ATSDR also prepares toxicological profiles for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) on substances related to federal sites."

* Reactive substances

Quick Reference

"Find response information for thousands of hazardous materials, including fire and explosion hazards, health hazards, firefighting techniques, cleanup procedures, protective clothing, and chemical properties. Use "My Chemicals" to build a list of chemicals. Explore reactivity, see what hazards might occur if chemicals in your MyChemicals collection are mixed together. CAMEO Chemicals contains: A library with thousands of datasheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials that are commonly transported, used, or stored in the United States. A reactivity prediction tool, which you can use to predict potential reactive hazards between chemicals. This tool is part of the CAMEO software suite, and it is available as a website, mobile website, and as a downloadable version that you can run on your own computer." - (Publisher's description).

"Bretherick's is widely regarded as the reference work in this field - an assembly of all reported risks such as explosion, fire, toxic or high-energy events that result from chemical reactions gone astray, with extensive referencing to the primary literature. It is designed to improve safety in laboratories that perform chemical synthesis and general research, as well as chemical manufacturing plants. It covers every chemical with documented information on reactive hazards; more than 5,000 entries on single elements or compounds, and 5,000 entries on the interactions between two or more compounds. It includes five years of new reports, new references to the primary literature, and amplification to existing entries. It links similar compounds or incidents that are not obviously related." - Publisher's description.

"The term "incompatibilities" describes a wide range of chemical reactions that produce undesirable results in noncontrolled situations: the generation of toxic gases, fire, explosions, corrosive activity, polymerization, ruptured containers, creation of more dangerous compounds, and the like. An easy-to-use reference on reactive substances commonly found in commerce, this book compiles hard-to-find data on over 11,000 chemical compounds, providing chemists, technicians, and engineers a thorough, lightning-quick resource to use during experimental preparation and in the event of an emergency." Publisher's description.

"This work references some of the most commonly used and transported hazardous materials. Chemicals are conveniently listed alphabetically with the Reactivity Group Number (RGN). This arrangement provides instant access to data regarding the mixing of two or more chemicals. Section 1: Procedure to Identify Chemical Incompatibility Section 2: Alphabetical List of Compounds Section 3: Chemical Reactivity and Compatibility Chart Section 4: Chemical Class and Chemical Reactivity Index." - Publisher's description.

"In its recent investigation of chemical reactivity accidents, the US Chemical Safety Board noted a gap in technical guidance and regulatory coverage. This volume closes the gap in technical guidance, helping small and large companies alike identify, address, and manage chemical reactivity hazards. It guides the reader through an analysis of the potential for chemical reactivity accidents to help prevent fires, explosions, toxic chemical releases or chemical spills. This volume is applicable to processes at any scale and is particularly useful for chemists, safety managers, and engineers involved in scale-up." - Publisher's description.

"With new and growing interest in dealing with the hazards of reactive chemicals, this book offers guidelines that can significantly reduce the risk or mitigate the severity of accidents associated with storing and handling reactive materials. Necessary elements of a reliable system to prevent equipment or human failures that might lead to a reactive chemical incident are sound and responsible management policies, together with a combination of superior siting, design, fabrication, erection, inspection, monitoring, maintenance, operations and maintenance of facilities. These Guidelines deal with all of these elements with emphasis on design considerations" - Publisher's description.

* Reagents & solvents

"This on-line work utilizes the full potential of the web by allowing alphanumeric searches through e-EROS and across all Wiley products, and by allowing chemical structure, substructure and reaction searching straight from a chemist's desktop. It contains a database of around 70,000 reactions and around 4000 of the most frequently consulted reagents and is fully searchable by structure and substructure, reagent, reaction type, experimental conditions etc. and allows sophisticated full text searches. e-EROS offers a systematic and exhaustive coverage of reagents used in organic synthesis. The Editorial Board are keeping e-EROS up-to-date by regularly adding new reagents and catalysts, and by updating existing articles whenever felt necessary. The A to Z listing covers classical reagents, new "designer" reagents and catalysts." (Structure Searching)

"This reference provides safety information on approximately 120 solvents in common usage. The publication is indexed by chemical name and synonym. Every "safety sheet" provides the following information, in two facing pages: name; CAS registry number; synonyms; composition; hazard information; first aid measures; accidental release measures; handling and storage; exposure controls and personal protection; physical and chemical properties; stability and reactivity; toxicological information; ecological information; disposal considerations; transport information; and regulations. The sheets can be used to: identify hazards of chemicals in the work environment; follow essential first aid steps; identify precautions to be taken during use or disposal; find remedial action to be taken in case of accidental release; and gain knowledge of the ecological effects of specific chemicals" - Publisher's description.

* Nanomaterials

Nanomaterials Safety

For Stanford information, please see: Stanford University - General Principles and Practices for Working Safely with Engineered Nanomaterials

"Provides a systematic evaluation of representative engineered nanomaterial (ENM) of high volume production and of high economic importance. Each class of nanomaterials discussed includes information on what scientists, industry, regulatory agencies and the general public need to know about nanosafety. This book fills an important need in terms of bridging the gap between experimental findings and human exposure to ENM, and the clinical and pathological consequences of such exposure in the human population." - (Publisher's description).

"An increased understanding of the environmental and human health impacts of engineered nanoparticles is essential for the responsible development of nanotechnology and appropriate evidence-based policy and guidelines for risk assessment. Topics covered in this book include: The properties, preparation and applications of nanomaterial; Characterization and analysis of manufactured nanoparticle; The fate and behaviour of nanomaterials in aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric environments; Ecotoxicology and human toxicology of manufactured nanoparticles; Occupational health and exposure of nanomaterials; and Risk assessment and global regulatory and policy responses." - (Publisher's description).

"After outlining the steps of risk analysis, the book examines the opportunity costs inherent in current nanotechnology development. It then introduces life cycle analysis, the toxicology of nanoscale materials, and the known impacts of specific nanoscale materials on people. The text also covers environmental impacts and exposure, followed by chapters on the state-of-the-art tools that adapt life cycle thinking into risk analysis for nanotechnology. The final chapters describe current practices for managing the hazards and risks of nanoscale materials and explore the numerous international efforts that address the risks, science, and policies of nanotechnology." - (Publisher's description).

This book tackles the debate over nanotechnology's environmental, health and safety (EHS) by thoroughly explaining EHS issues, financial implications, foreseeable risks (i.e. exposure, dose, hazards of nanomaterials), and the implications of occupational hygiene precautions and consumer protections. Real-world case studies are included, e.g. the discussion of a leading chemical company's unusual pairing with the USA's largest environmental NGO, which became a model approach for proactive nanotechnology EHS risk management. This book considers the potential of nanotechnology from multiple perspectives and provides guidance and advice for appropriate, proactive risk management strategies. It reviews toxicological studies and industrial initiatives, documented with actual case studies." - (Publisher's description).

* Waste management

Waste Management

"Since the first edition of this book was published in 1994, state and federal agencies have increased enforcement of their hazardous waste disposal laws in laboratories. The enforcement actions resulting from these inspections have changed the perspective of many hazardous waste managers about what constitutes a "compliant program". These changes have prompted the preparation of this 2nd Edition. This revision is intended to provide all levels of laboratory staff a guide for managing laboratory chemical wastes in compliance with federal and state environmental regulations. New chapters have been added, all have been updated, and additional resources have been included to address changes in regulations and regulatory interpretations." - Publisher's description.

The book describes practical procedures for the destruction of hazardous chemicals and biological agents in the laboratory in which they are used. The destruction of many pharmaceuticals is also covered in response to the detection of pharmaceuticals in the water supply. A new chapter, "General Methods for the Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory," describes recent advanced oxidation methods that should be generally applicable to all organic compounds. The methods use commonly available laboratory equipment and reagents.

"A perennial bestseller, this book includes individual entries for over 300 compounds. Emphasis is placed on disposal methods that turn hazardous waste material into non-toxic products. These methods fall into several categories, including acid/base neutralization, oxidation or reduction, and precipitation of toxic ions as insoluble solids. The text also provides data on hazardous reactions of chemicals, assisting laboratory managers in developing a plan of action for emergencies such as the spill of any of the chemicals listed." - Publisher's description.

* Spills & emergencies

Spill & Emergency Response

"The objective of this guide is to provide laboratory employees with a framework for spill response planning. This planning must be done in advance, not after a spill occurs. All spills are different; this guide cannot give definitive guidance on how to handle every one. This guide is NOT a regulatory compliance manual. This guide is designed only to prepare laboratory workers for spill cleanup. Understanding this guide requires a basic level of chemical knowledge and training. Reading this guide will help you, the laboratory worker, have fewer spills. It will also help you plan for an appropriate response when spills do occur. Many spills in the laboratory work area can be prevented. Development and implementation of good laboratory practices will significantly reduce the likelihood of spills. While this guide is oriented to spill response, spill prevention methods are included as Appendix B." - Publisher's description.

"This work references some of the most commonly used and transported hazardous materials. Chemicals are conveniently listed alphabetically with the Reactivity Group Number (RGN). This arrangement provides instant access to data regarding the mixing of two or more chemicals. Section 1: Procedure to Identify Chemical Incompatibility Section 2: Alphabetical List of Compounds Section 3: Chemical Reactivity and Compatibility Chart Section 4: Chemical Class and Chemical Reactivity Index." - Publisher's description.

"This second edition presents in-depth coverage of actual response techniques and new approaches for coping with critical situations caused by criminal activity, industrial accidents, or even mini-epidemics. Augmenting its coverage of field first aid for response personnel, this edition contains up-to-date tools such as checklists and streamlined procedures for on-scene coordination. It incorporates the latest detection devices, cost/recovery and hazard analyses, diagnostic methods, pretreatments, vaccines, decontamination techniques, antidotes, and medical treatments available." - Publisher's description.

"Provides a detailed reference for emergency responders and people who transport chemicals. New to this edition is information on chemical warfare agents and Weapons of Mass Destruction that might be used as weapons of terrorism. It clearly explains symptoms of exposure and appropriate treatment for the exposure when available, and describes what to do in an emergency situation. The book also gives the NFPA hazard classifications, as well as chemical hazard class information." - Publisher's description.

* Lessons learned

Undergrad lab safety

"Find response information for thousands of hazardous materials, including fire and explosion hazards, health hazards, firefighting techniques, cleanup procedures, protective clothing, and chemical properties. Use "My Chemicals" to build a list of chemicals. Explore reactivity, see what hazards might occur if chemicals in your MyChemicals collection are mixed together. CAMEO Chemicals contains: A library with thousands of datasheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials that are commonly transported, used, or stored in the United States. A reactivity prediction tool, which you can use to predict potential reactive hazards between chemicals. This tool is part of the CAMEO software suite, and it is available as a website, mobile website, and as a downloadable version that you can run on your own computer." - (Publisher's description).

"Provides complete coverage of all commonly used lab equipment, including essential information about its selection, use, cleaning, and maintenance. It includes helpful guidelines and step-by-step procedures for each topic discussed. Since glassware is typically the most prevalent type of lab equipment, much of the book is devoted to the properties and handling of glass apparatus, with additional material on rubber and plastic tubing, corks, stoppers, and O-rings. Readers will also find broad coverage of measurement systems, high- and low-temperature apparatus and techniques, compressed gases, vacuum systems, and other essential subjects." - Publisher's description

"This book is uniquely designed to accompany students throughout their four-year undergraduate education and beyond, progressively teaching them the skills and knowledge they need to learn their science and stay safe while working in any lab. This new principles-based approach treats lab safety as a distinct, essential discipline of chemistry, enabling instructors to instill and sustain a culture of safety among students. As students progress through the text, they’ll learn about laboratory and chemical hazards, about routes of exposure, about ways to manage these hazards, and about handling common laboratory emergencies. Most importantly, they’ll learn that it is very possible to safely use hazardous chemicals in the laboratory by applying safety principles that prevent and minimize exposures." - Publisher's description.

"This book presents the basic techniques of the organic chemistry laboratory with an emphasis on doing the work correctly the first time. New to this edition are discussions on safety in the laboratory with new consideration of the addition of such technology as the iPad, Nook, Kindle, and even text messaging. Updated discussion is added on Microscale; a number of NMR spectra have been added, with basic interpretation and suggestions on presentation of the data; and lastly, presentation of a more modern outline of the instrumentation of HPLC is included." - Publisher's description

"A best seller since 1966, "Purification of Laboratory Chemicals" keeps engineers, scientists, chemists, biochemists and students up to date with the purification of the chemical reagents with which they work, the processes for their purification, and guides readers on critical safety and hazards for the safe handling of chemicals and processes. The Seventh Edition is fully updated and provides expanded coverage of the latest commercially available chemical products and processing techniques, safety and hazards: over 200 pages of coverage of new commercially available chemicals since the previous edition." - (Publisher's description).

For Chemistry 132 Students

"This on-line work utilizes the full potential of the web by allowing alphanumeric searches through e-EROS and across all Wiley products, and by allowing chemical structure, substructure and reaction searching straight from a chemist's desktop. It contains a database of around 70,000 reactions and around 4000 of the most frequently consulted reagents and is fully searchable by structure and substructure, reagent, reaction type, experimental conditions etc. and allows sophisticated full text searches. e-EROS offers a systematic and exhaustive coverage of reagents used in organic synthesis. The Editorial Board are keeping e-EROS up-to-date by regularly adding new reagents and catalysts, and by updating existing articles whenever felt necessary. The A to Z listing covers classical reagents, new "designer" reagents and catalysts." (Structure Searching)

The Safety Song

Websites

Organizations

A technical division of the American Chemical Society, CH&S main contributions to the field of chemical health and safety are their journal, the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, and their technical presentations at ACS National and Regional meetings. In addition, their e-mail discussion list, DCHAS-L, hosts active exchanges of chemical safety information. Workshops are offered on a regular basis at national and regional ACS meetings. Be sure to check out the Safety Culture section which includes the Lessons Learned Project

CCPS is a not-for-profit, corporate membership organization within AIChE that identifies and addresses process safety needs within the chemical, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries. CCPS brings together manufacturers, government agencies, consultants, academia and insurers to lead the way in improving industrial process safety. CCPS member companies, working in project subcommittees, define and develop useful, time-tested guidelines that have practical application within industry. The project topics run the gamut of areas important to manufacturers and range from human factor issues to qualitative and quantitative risk analysis to security vulnerability to inherently safer design. With over 100 publications to date, CCPS remains at the forefront of issues relevant to industry.

The National Academies’ Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST) exists as the oversight group that ensures the highest quality scientific and technical advice is being provided to our Nation’s decision makers from experts in chemistry and chemical engineering. BCST is a forum through which the chemistry and chemical engineering communities can give back to society, demonstrate the broader impact of their expertise, and help address critical societal problems. The BCST is in the National Academies Division of Earth and Life Studies.

The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) is a professional society committed to serving chemical hazard communication professionals and to promoting knowledge and awareness in all areas of chemical hazard communication. Areas covered include worker safety, domestic and international regulatory compliance, toxicology and other chemical and physical hazards, environmental toxicology, risk analysis, etc. Members are professionals who represent industrial, consumer, and specialty chemical companies, pharmaceutical firms, manufacturers, distributors and importers, government agencies, universities and consultants.

UNEP Chemicals works to protect humans and the environment from adverse effects caused by chemicals throughout their lifecycle, and hazardous waste. UNEP Chemicals' program reflects global priorities identified by governments. It works directly with countries to build national capacity for the clean production, use and disposal of chemicals, and promotes and disseminates state-of-the-art information on chemical safety. In delivering policy and technical assistance for the sound management of chemicals, UNEP Chemicals builds and strengthens partnerships with governments, organisations like the OECD, and non-governmental organisations. It also works closely with agencies within the UN family and with the secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions on chemicals and wastes.

The mission of NIOSH is to generate new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice for the betterment of workers. NIOSH provides national and world leadership to prevent work-related illness, injury, disability, and death by gathering information, conducting scientific research, and translating the knowledge gained into products and services, including scientific information products, training videos, and recommendations for improving safety and health in the workplace. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services

The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. Seven priorities for EPA's future include: Taking action on climate change, improving air quality, assuring the safety of chemicals, cleaning up our communities, protecting America's waters, expanding the conversation on environmentalism and working on environmental justice, and building strong state and tribal partnerships. EPA scientists are dedicated to developing ways to help produce safer chemicals and regulate harmful substances. For more information, please see Science and Technology > Substances and Toxics Science and Science and Technology > Sustainable Practices Science

Find chem safety data

Safety data sheets

"This on-line work utilizes the full potential of the web by allowing alphanumeric searches through e-EROS and across all Wiley products, and by allowing chemical structure, substructure and reaction searching straight from a chemist's desktop. It contains a database of around 70,000 reactions and around 4000 of the most frequently consulted reagents and is fully searchable by structure and substructure, reagent, reaction type, experimental conditions etc. and allows sophisticated full text searches. e-EROS offers a systematic and exhaustive coverage of reagents used in organic synthesis. The Editorial Board are keeping e-EROS up-to-date by regularly adding new reagents and catalysts, and by updating existing articles whenever felt necessary. The A to Z listing covers classical reagents, new "designer" reagents and catalysts." (Structure Searching)

"Sittig's 5th Edition remains the lone comprehensive work providing a vast array of critical information on the 2,100 most heavily used, transported, and regulated chemical substances of both occupational and environmental concern. It provides extensive data for each chemical substances in a uniform format. The chemicals are presented alphabetically and classified as a carcinogen, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or toxic pollutant. Chemicals classified as WMD have been included in the new edition as has more information frequently queried by first responders and frontline industrial safety personnel." - Publisher's description.

Find reactions & protocols

SciFinder is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry & chemical engineering. It has the world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information. The web version of SciFinder provides integrated access to CAPlus, CAS Registry, CASREACT, CHEMLIST, and CHEMCATS which are produced by Chemical Abstracts Service, and to MEDLINE which is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Sources covered in SciFinder include 10,000 journals, patents from 63 patent authorities, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, evaluated reference works, technical reports, as well as book reviews and biographical information. (Structure and Reaction Searching)

"Science of Synthesis (SoS) provides a critical review of synthetic methodology developed to-date in the fields of organic and organometallic chemistry. Features include: Selection of molecular transformations by world-renowned experts with elaboration on scope and limitations; Full-text descriptions of synthetic methods with practical experimental procedures immediately applicable in the lab; Community of over 1,000 experts involved in the review and updating of methods; Logical organization of the synthetic methods for each functional group; and Intuitive search functions to allow rapid lead generation and route optimization." Please see Science of Synthesis at Stanford to view online help, learn more about content, and see what's new. (Structure and Reaction Searching)

Lab protocols

Springer Protocols is the largest subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Compiling protocols from Humana’s successful book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods, as well as from a vast number of Laboratory Handbooks, such as The Biomethods Handbook, The Proteomics Handbook, and the Springer Laboratory Manuals.

Analytical methods

The Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive analytical chemistry reference available, covering all aspects from theory and instrumentation through to applications and techniques. The chemistry and techniques are described as performed in the laboratory, in the field, or by remote sensing. The level of detail is similar to that of a laboratory protocol and, together with the cited references, will support the analysis of complex inorganic, organic and biological structures by researchers.

Find safety articles & books

Safety Literature Databases

Provides a survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Cited studies are geared to help individuals identify, evaluate, and eliminate or control risks and hazards across the spectrum of environmental and occupational situations. The database provides perspectives on topics of widespread concern such as aviation and aerospace safety, environmental safety, nuclear safety, medical safety occupational safety, and ergonomics. Health and safety related aspects of pollution, waste disposal, radiation, pesticides, epidemics, and other phenomena having the potential to threaten the public, the environment, or the workplace itself are indexed here. The database indexes government reports as well as journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and other publications.

xSearch

"The Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database provides an easy way to view the scientific literature behind EPA science assessments. The database includes more than 300,000 scientific articles from the peer-reviewed literature used by EPA to develop its Integrated Science Assessments. It also includes references and data from the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), a database that supports critical agency policymaking for chemical regulation. Risk assessments characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to humans and the ecosystem from pollutants and chemicals in the environment. New studies are continuously added so scientists can keep abreast of new research. References are then sorted, classified and made available through HERO."

Covers health and safety issues for all sectors of the chemical industries. The scientific and trade literature are scanned for information on safety and health hazards surrounding chemicals encountered in the chemical and related industries, with over 250 items published online every month. Coverage includes: health and safety; chemical and biological hazards; disposal, storage and transportation; industrial hazards; waste management; plant safety and best practice; legislation; emergency planning; and protective equipment. Searchable by chemical name or bibliographic data.

View new books on safety-related topics

American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Center for Chemical Process Safety.