University of Connecticut |Chemical Health & Safety News
Laboratory Safety & Chemical Waste Management Training
Intended Audience: New faculty and staff, new graduate students, new research assistants, visiting professors and researchers as well as all other laboratory personnel who have not received training at UConn. This training is required for compliance under OSHA and EPA regulations for people working with chemicals. Please register online.Laboratory Safety & Chemical Waste Management Retraining
NEW - ANNUAL RETRAINING REQUIRED AS OF SEPT. 2008Intended Audience: Faculty, staff, graduate students, research assistants and researchers that have attended the initial training and are due for their yearly Retraining can register online for retraining.
Chemical Health & Safety Facts & Information
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Butyl Lithium Safety
- Formaldehyde Hazards and Precautions
- Electrical Safety in the Laboratory
- Fume Hood Ventilation
- Labs which Cease Operations or Change hands
- Organic Solvent
- Peroxide Forming Agents
- Phenol Hazards and Precautions
- Potentially Explosive and Other Reactive Chemicals
- Reactive Chemicals
- Storage of Flammable Liquids in Campus Research and Teaching Laboratories
- Toxic Chemicals
- Toxic Metals
- Unkown Chemicals
- What is a Hazardous Chemical Waste?
- Quick Guide to Chemical Waste Disposal
- Drain Disposal of Laboratory Quantity Chemicals
- Handling and Disposal of Chemicals
- Labware Disposal Fact Sheet
- Minimizing Hazardous Waste
- Packaging and Labeling of Chemical Waste
- Chemical Waste Disposal Manual
- DEP's Universal Waste Used Electronics Rule
- Protocol For The Destruction Of Ethidium Bromide
- Nanotechnology Guidelines
- Lab Accident / First Aid Information
- Surviving an OSHA/EPA/DEP Inspection
- Cryogenic Gas Safety Sign
- Chemical Resistant Glove Guide
- Restriction on Latex Glove Use
- University of Connecticut Battery Management Guide