H&S Section 7: Campus / College Safety Guidelines & Safe Operating Procedures

List of Available Safe Operating Procedures and Guidelines

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Safe Operating ProcedureGuidelinesAdditional Information
Air Quality Guidelines for Minimizing Toxic Air Contaminants Emissions in Laboratories (EH&S website)
Autoclaving Using Autoclaves Safely EH&S
Chemical Exchange Chemical Exchange (CHEX) Information (EH&S website)
Chemical Inventory Chemical Inventory (EH&S website)
Computer Ergonomics Computer Ergonomics (University Health Services website)
Cryogenic Liquids Safe Handling of Cryogenic Liquids Safe Handling of Cryogenic Liquids (CoC google doc)
Electrical Safety Electrical Safety Program (EH&S website)
Electrophoresis Safety Electrophoresis Equipment, Guidelines for Safe Use
(EH&S Fact sheet )
Ethidium Bromide Ethidium Bromide and Alternative DNA Stains: Precautions, Waste Treatment and Disposal
(EH&S Fact sheet)
Flammable Liquids Flammable & Combustible Liquids: Storage In Campus Laboratories(EH&S Fact Sheet)
Fume Hoods (CoC) Safe Use of Chemical Fume Hoods -- College Physical Plant
Notice -- 5/27/97  (archived PDF)
Fume Hoods (EH&S) Fume Hoods (EH&S website) Fume Hoods Fact Sheet (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Hydrofluoric Acid Hydrofluoric Acid Fact Sheet (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Laboratory Equipment Safety Information for Common Laboratory Equipment  (CoC webpage) Safety Information for Common Laboratory Equipment (CoC Google doc)
Laboratory SOPS, creating Laboratory Specific Standard Operating Procedures
(EH&S Fact Sheet)
Laser Safety UC Berkeley Laser Safety Program (CoC webpage) CoC Research Safety, UC Laser Safety Program (PDF)
Latex Allergies Glove Selection Guide (EH&S website) Latex Allergies (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Lock-Out/Tag-Out Lock-Out/Tag-Out: Procedures for Controlling
Hazardous Energies (EH&S website)
MSDS Safety Data Sheets (EH&S website) Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Noise Control Noise: Controlling Your Exposure at Work (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Peroxidizable Compounds Guidelines for the Safe Handling of Peroxidizable Chemicals (CoC PDF)
Phenol Phenol: Hazards and Precautions (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Radiation, Ionizing UC Berkeley Ionizing Radiation Safety (EH&S website) UC Berkeley Ionizing Radiation Safety Program (CoC PDF)
Radiation, Non-ionizing UC Berkeley Non-Ionizing Radiation Safety Manual (EH&S website)
Refrigerators (laboratory) Flammable & Combustible Liquids: Storage in Campus Laboratories (EH&S webpage)

Flammable & Combustible Liquids: Storage In Campus Laboratories (EH&S Fact Sheeet)

Freezer (EH&S webapge)

Reproductive Hazards Reproductive Hazards in the Laboratory (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Respirators Respiratory Protection (EH&S Fact Sheet)
Torch Use Torch Use; Safety Guidelines (archived PDF)
Toxic Gases UC Berkeley Toxic, Corrosive and Pyrophoric (TCP) Gas Program Document (EH&S website)
Wastewater Quality SLUG Discharge Prevention(EH&S Fact Sheet)
Welding Welding and Flame Cutting Operations Fire Prevention and Suppression Procedures (EH&S Fact Sheet)

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Free RX Safety Glasses

Free RX Safety Glasses

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