Chemical Safety

Chemical Safety 

• American Chemical Society (ACS) Safety-Related Publications and Resources

Chemical Hygiene Plan

• UCLA Chemical Hygiene Plan

Safety Data Sheets

• Safety Documents and Materials Data Sheets
• UCOP SDS Resources
• Chemwatch SDS Site

Reactive Chemicals

• UCLA Particularly Hazardous Substances and Other Reactive Chemicals

Managing Chemicals

• Deciding what to keep: The battle over chemical inventories in secondary school laboratories
  L. Bynam, L. Bordas, R.H. Hill, D. Katz, N. Langerman, G. Lechner, R. Phifer, D.B. Walters, and H.J. Elston. 2009. Chemical Health and Safety; 6:18-23
• Ethyl ether and other peroxide-forming ethers
  P.C. Ashbrook and T.A. Houts. 2003. Chemical Health and Safety; 10:42
• Lead shielding in hot labs and bunkers: There is exposure
  D. Daggett. 2012. J Chem Health and Safety; 19:31-35
• Lesser known hazards in histopathology laboratories
  D. Walters. 2001. Chemical Health and Safety; 6:28
• Management of time-sensitive chemicals (II): Their identification, chemistry and management
  J. Bailey, D. Blair, L. Boada-Clista, D. Marsick, D.Quigley, F.Simmons, and H.Whyte. 2004. Chemical Health and Safety; 11:17-24
• Peroxides and peroxide-forming compounds
  D.E. Clark. 2001. Chemical Health and Safety; 8:12-22
• Recognition and safe management of explosive chemicals
  D. Blair and S. Zimber. 2000. Chemical Health and Safety; 7:14-16
• Safe handling of organolithium compounds in the laboratory
  J. A. Schwindeman, C. J. Woltermann, and R. J. Letchford. 2002. Chemical Health and Safety; 9:6-11
• Systemic toxicity from skin exposures (or what happens when you do not decontaminate)
  J. N. McDougal, E. A. Council III, B.S. Powers. 2007. J Chem Health and Safety; 14:23-31
• Targeting chemicals for waste minimization
  P.C. Ashbrook and T.A. Houts. 2000. Chemical Health and Safety; 7:41
• The risk of mixing dilute hydrogen peroxide and acetone solutions
  J. C. Oxley, J. Brady, S. A. Wilson, J.L. Smith. 2012. J Chem Health and Safety; 19:27-33
• Toxic and flammable gases in research laboratories: Considerations for controls and continuous leak detection
  M.E. Schaufele. 2013. J Chem Health and Safety; 20:8-14
• Variations in reproductive and developmental toxicant identification
  D. Quigley, F. Simmons, H. Whyte, J. Robertson, and D. Freshwater. 2010. Chemical Health and Safety; 17:29-53