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The High School Safety Web Pages The High School Safety Web Pages: A simple set of pages covering all aspects of high school lab safety, including photos. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.chem.unl.edu/safety/hslabcon.html Liquid Nitrogen Safety Liquid Nitrogen Safety: Safety notes and concerns for liquid nitrogen demonstrations. Liquid nitrogen is a dangerous material. (Labs and Experiments) http://webs.wichita.edu/facsme/nitro/safe.htm Laboratory Fire Safety Laboratory Fire Safety: From U of Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety (Labs and Experiments) http://www.ou.edu/oupd/labfire.htm Safety Info.Com Safety Info.Com: Over 1000 pages of free safety information. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.safetyinfo.com/ MSDS Quiz MSDS Quiz: A seven part on-line tutorial and quiz that introduces the reader to Material Safety Data Sheets. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.ilpi.com/msds/quiz/ Chemistry Safety Quiz Chemistry Safety Quiz: A short quiz that may prove surprising to you. (Labs and Experiments) http://daphne.palomar.edu/safetyquiz/ Incompatible Chemicals Incompatible Chemicals: 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 (Labs and Experiments) http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/incompatibles.html Online Safety Manuals Online Safety Manuals: Safety manuals of all types on the web. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/manuals.htm ScienceAware ScienceAware: 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. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.scienceaware.com/ Safety in the Laboratory Safety in the Laboratory: General rules which apply to any laboratory situation. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.chem.vt.edu/RVGS/ACT/lab/safety_rules.html Allaboutcircuits.com - Electrical Safety Guide Allaboutcircuits.com - Electrical Safety Guide: Offers users information regarding electrical safety. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/index.html Environmental Health and Safety Index Environmental Health and Safety Index: A very large, comprehensive set of links to lab safety resources. Topics include government and nongovernment agencies, ergonomics, radiation issues, and biohazards. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/EHSLINKS/ The Laboratory Safety Workshop The Laboratory Safety Workshop: 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. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.labsafety.org/ Minimal Risk Levels for Hazardous Substances (MRLs) Minimal Risk Levels for Hazardous Substances (MRLs): Data for nearly 300 hazardous substances. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mrls.html Bioethics Resources on the Web Bioethics Resources on the Web: This website provides a comprehensive catalogue of bioethics resources within the National Institutes of Health and on the web. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/ Laboratory Safety Information Laboratory Safety Information: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's laboratory safety program. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/EHSRM/LAB/ Safety in Organic Chemistry Laboratory Safety in Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Explicit guidelines which are reasonable for all chemistry labs. Easily adaptable into a safety contract. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.towson.edu/~sweeting/safeorg.htm Hazardous Products and Compounds in the Home Hazardous Products and Compounds in the Home: 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. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/housewaste/house/products.htm Animals in the Classroom Animals in the Classroom: Guidelines for responsible use of animals for educational purposes. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.nsta.org/handbook/animals.asp Risk Management Internet Services - Biosafety Programs Risk Management Internet Services - Biosafety Programs: Offering paid subscribers texts of biosafety, chemical safety, respiratory protection and hazardous wastes programs from around the world. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.rmis.com/db/progchem.htm Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries: 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 (Labs and Experiments) http://www.hhmi.org/science/labsafe/lcss/index.html Biosafety Resources Biosafety Resources: Biosafety resources on the internet, from the American Biological Safety Association. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.absa.org/resinternet.html Science Lab Safety Rules Science Lab Safety Rules: 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. (Labs and Experiments) http://pc65.frontier.osrhe.edu/hs/science/clab.htm Laboratory Safety Laboratory Safety: Information is provided courtesy of the Department of Health, Safety & Environment at the University of British Columbia. (Labs and Experiments) http://web.uvic.ca/ohs/labsafety.html New Chemistry Lab Guide New Chemistry Lab Guide: 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. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.uic.edu/~magyar/Lab_Help/lghome.html Flinn Scientific Safety Flinn Scientific Safety: Fifteen articles ranging from 'goggle safety' to 'where and why science accidents occur.' Worthwhile reading for any science teacher. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.flinnsci.com/index.taf?_UserReference=E90EDA9E3150849F3CBF50B9&_pi=1140&_op=864 UIUC Chemical Waste and Safety Fact Sheets UIUC Chemical Waste and Safety Fact Sheets: 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 (Labs and Experiments) http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/css/factsheets/ Yale University OEHS Yale University OEHS: Office of environmental health and safety. Has many downloadable (pdf format) safety newsletters, manuals, and regulations. (Labs and Experiments) http://www.yale.edu/oehs/