Chemical Safety Information
Chemical Safety News
07/11/2006: The Hazardous Waste Pickup application has been moved to a new server. Please update bookmarks if you have any to this application. https://s4.its.unc.edu/HazMat_Pickup/
MSDS, CHEMINFO, and RTECS® database:
http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/asp/
This service from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health (CCOHS) can only be accessed on UNC campus, and includes over 200,000 material safety data sheets, the CHEMINFO database, and the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS®) database, which provides critical toxicological information for over 160,000 substances.
Link to the Vermont SIRI MSDS index
http://www2.hazard.com/msds/index.php
Another large collection of Material Safety Data Sheets, accessible from all computers.
Other Useful Chemical Safety Links
- Safety CLIPs
Chemistry Laboratory Information Profiles for several substances, courtesy of the American Chemical Society. - Incompatibility of Common Laboratory Chemicals
An additional resource for chemical compatibility and segregation information from George Washington University Medical Center. - Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
The NIOSH Online Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. - Prudent Practices in the Laboratory
Free online access to Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals, one of the most significant works in the field of laboratory chemical safety. - Laboratory Incidents Sorted by Key Learning Points
A collection of laboratory safety incidents and lessons learned, courtesy of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. - CSB Incident News Reports
News reports of recent chemical incidents, from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. - C&EN: IT's ELemental
The Chemical & Engineering News Interactive Periodic Table. - HF Medical Seminars
On-Line Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Safety Training from Honeywell, Inc. - Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories
Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories, 7th Edition, Volume 1, Accident Prevention for College and University Students, by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Chemical Safety - Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories: Volume 2
Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories, 7th edition, Volume 2, Accident Prevention for Faculty and Administrators, by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Chemical Safety - Safety Letters
Laboratory Chemical Hazard Reports: Chemical safety letters that have appeared in Chemical & Engineering News since 1993. American Chemical Society. - Environment at MIT
Green Chemical Alternatives Purchasing Wizard: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched a Green Chemical Alternatives Purchasing Wizard. The Wizard is a tool to reduce the generation of hazardous wastes and potential workplace exposures in research and academic laboratories. The Wizard allows the user to search from a select list of solvents commonly used in the laboratory, and the associated process. The Wizard identifies less hazardous and more environmentally benign chemicals or processes that may be substituted, and provides journal references as well as URLs to information that is available online.