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UCLA LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL

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MATERIALS SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS)

An MSDS must be available for each hazardous substance in a laboratory’s chemical inventory. MSDSs are available from:

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Also, in Google or any other search engine, type "MSDS" and the name of the chemical.

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UCLA Biological Chemistry Safety Resources The Safety Ethic The Office of Health and Safety, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Hazard Communications - Online Training from OSHA UCI Library of SOPs for Hazardous Operations and Hazardous Materials Surplus Chemical Redistribution Program Website

SAFETY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP)

How to Transport Chemicals

How to Handle Particularly Hazardous Chemicals

How to Handle Compressed Gas Cylinders

How to Use Vacuum Lines

Handling Vinyl Monomers

How to Use Ozone Generators (* Require Training)

How to Work with Osmium Tetroxide (aka Osmic Acid, Perosmic Oxide)

Spreading Bacterial Cultures

Organolithium Safety (corrosive, flammable, and in certain cases pyrophoric)

Safe Use of Pyrophoric Solids (* spontaneous ignition in air)

Safe Use of Pyrophoric Liquid Reagents

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