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Chemical Safety

Last updated November 4, 2009 11:30:04 AM PST

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Find links to information, training, and standard operating procedures for the safe handling of chemicals.

Chemical handling and storage

General Chemical Safety Guidelines
Standard operating procedures
- Anesthetic Gases
- Antineoplastic or Investigational New Drugs
- Chemical Carcinogens
  - Known Human Carcinogens
  - Suspect Human Carcinogens
- Compressed Gas
- Cryogenic Liquids
- Ethidium Bromide
- Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- Hydrogen Fluoride
- Nanoparticle hazards
  - Nanotechnology at NIOSH
- Organic Peroxide Formers
- Osmium Tetroxide
- Picric Acid
- Perchloric Acid
- Photographic Processing Hazards
- Pyrophoric and Other Highly Reactive Materials
- Reproductive Hazards:
  contact the Chemical Safety Officer, (858) 822-1579
- Sodium Azide
Storage
- Chemical Storage and Inventory Guidelines
- Chemical Abbreviations and Annotations (PDF) (Word)
- Chemical Compatibility Guidelines
- Compressed Gas
- Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Supplies
- ChemCycle, chemical reuse program
- Chemistry & Biochemistry Stockroom

Controlled substances

Equipment

Hazardous waste

How to:

Managing safety

Emergency preparedness and response
- UCSD Emergency Guide
- Eye Wash and Emergency Shower Guidelines
- How to:
  - Assemble small-scale chemical spill kits
  - Handle chemical spills
New principal investigators
- Research Safety Authorizations for Principal Investigators
- Research Safety Resources for New Principal Investigators
Reproductive hazards
- Preventing Reproductive Hazards
Responsibilities
Safety alerts:
- Laboratory Research Associate Dies of Burns from a Pyrophoric Chemical (PDF), California Department of Public Health, April 2009
- Research Associate Dies from Burns Sustained While Working with a Pyrophoric Chemical, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, California FACE Report #09CA001

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Training

Lab and Chemical Safety Training

Contacts

Research Assistance Program (RAP) Contacts
Chemical Safety Officer, (858) 822-1579
Chemical Safety & Surveillance Committee (CSSC)
Controlled Substances Program Manager, (858) 534-1362
Hazardous Materials Spill
- During business hours, call Environment, Health & Safety: (858) 534-3660
- After business hours, call Campus Police:
  - From land lines: 911
  - From cell phones: (858) 534-HELP (4357)
Poison Control System, (800) 222-1222

UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA 92093 (858) 534-2230

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