Like most employers, UW-Superior requires safe work practices to be followed by students, employees and guests working or studying at UW-Superior. Laboratory safety is no exception. UW-Superior has prepared a written Chemical Hygiene Plan, which is the written health and safety plan for research and academic science laboratories. You can find copies of the Chemical Hygiene Plan in each research lab. Academic labs have copies of the chemical hygiene plan available in the main chemical storage or preparation areas.

UW-Superior Resources, Supplements to the Chemical Hygiene Plan

• OSHA Laboratory Standard
• Availability of material safety data sheets at UW Superior
• Labeling of Containers at UW Superior
• Management of Laboratory Hazardous Wastes at UW Superior
• Laboratory Spills

Exposure Limits for Hazardous Air Contaminants

• Occupational exposure limits and how they are used
• Occupational Exposure Limits for Employees of the State of Wisconsin
• Occupational Exposure Limits for Private Sector Employees (29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z)
• Minimal Risk Levels for Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals
• Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)*

Lists of Carcinogens

• IARC Monographs
• National Toxicity Program Annual Report on Carcinogens - 11th ed.
• OSHA Resources on Carcinogens

Chemical and Physical Hazards

• Compressed Gas Association Publications
• NIOSH Occupational Health Guidelines
• NIOSH Criteria Documents
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
• NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletins
• International Chemical Safety Cards
• Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries
• Transportation of Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Substance Data Bank (National Library of Medicine)

Reproductive Hazards

• National Toxicity Program (NTP) Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR)
• OSHA Safety and Health Topic on Reproductive Hazards
• NIOSH The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Female Reproductive Health
• NIOSH The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Male Reproductive Health

Biosafety

• Biosafety Documents from the Center for Disease Control
• Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets and Biosafety Guidelines (Canada)
• American Biological Safety Association Resource Page
• Center for disease control Hepatitis B Q&A

Lab Safety

• National Institute of Health Lab Safety Links
• EPA Substance Registry System
• Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries
• ATSDR Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database
• Medline
• Laboratory Ergonomics
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Lab Safety
• American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Page

Laboratory Pollution Prevention

• Less is Better: Laboratory Chemical Management Waste Reduction
• ACS Guide for Chemical Spill Response Planning in Laboratories

Personal Protective Equipment for Laboratories

• UW Superior Safety Eye Wear Program
• MAPA Industrial Gloves and chemical resistance guide
• Best Gloves and chemical resistance guide
• Fisher Safety Personal Protective Equipment Selection Guides (Respirators, Gloves) on-line resources
• Latex (glove) Allergy Information
• NIOSH Guide to Protective Clothing