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Biosafety issues and biosafety manual for laboratory safety

Biological safety guidelines

Text of a laboratory safety manual on biosafety procedures

Example of a sample program - includes laboratory design checklist

Text of a safety manual for biomedical laboratories - lab closeout procedures & more

Full text of a bloodborne pathogen program and exposure control plan

Example of a sample program

A program in place at a university hospital

Full text of a plan in use at a major state university

For personnel engaged in the removal, inspection, disturbance, or maintenance of asbestos containing materials

Full text of a program in use at a major university

Example of a sample program

Full text of a plan in use by a major university

Chemical management handbook - 3 volumes

The text of the Final Rule including the 2006 revision

Procedures related to the safe disposal of bio-hazardous materials

Online hazardous waste program and reference materials for laboratories

A manual for the proper management and disposal of hazardous wastes

Full text of a program in use by a major university

In use at a major university

Guide to managing chemical waste from laboratories

Includes a sample written hazcom program and forms

Text of the hazcom plan plus chemical safety forms and SOP's

Text of an 18 page haz comm program in use at a major university

Sample written hazard communication program

Text of a program used by a university medical center

Written plan describes hazcom policies and procedures - 24 pages (pdf)

A fill-in-the-blank sample hazcom program

Also provides checklists

Text of the NIH's Hazcom Program including checklist & form

Full text of a laboratory hazard communication program

Sample written program

Sample program in use at a major university

12 page sample hazcom program

A basic sample hazcom program

Full text of a sample program

Explains the minimum requirements for Process Hazard Analysis outlined in the PSM Rule

Example of a safety manual in use for process safety management (PSM)

A manual on managing the hazards of underground storage tanks

US Navy's pest control program

For ammonia refrigeration, propane storage facilties, wastewater treatement plants, warehouses, chemical distributors

EPA Risk Management Program Guidance by industry sector

Example of a safety policy for storage, use and handling of flammables

Full text of a safety program for interior spray finishing operations

Discusses shipping regulated materials

Full text of a sample plan in use by a US government laboratory

Full text of a chemical hygiene plan used for a university's laboratories

Full text of a safety plan related to lab safety

Full text of a chemical hygiene plan for a university's laboratories

Includes sample forms and instructions

The policies, procedures and practices, both for employees who work with hazardous chemicals

Sample plan in use at a major university

Sample plan in use at a major university

Sample chemical safety plan for K-12 school laboratories

Also includes an emergency operations and evacuation plan

Text of a sample CHP

Plus additional related safety documents

Full text of a Lab Safety Manual and of Deparmental Chemical Hygiene Plans

Full text of a Chemical Hygiene Plan

Text of a plan in use at a major university

Text of the CHP used by National Institutes of Health laboratories

Sample written program

A sample chemical hygiene plan

Fume hood safety design standards from the University of Waterloo in Canada

Biosafety SOP's

A self-inspection safety checklist for chemical laboratories

To be implemented if a fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste occurs in laboratories

Materials to assist with laboratory safety

Safety manuals, safety fact sheets and resources for laboratory safety

Lab safety program from a Canadian university

A series of manuals and documents - radiation, respiratory protection, CHP, biosafety manual, BBP and more

Laboratory safety manual and more

Full text of the university's laboratory safety manual

A 26 page sample program dned for HVAC operations, plumbers, telecommunications

Full text of a program in use at a major university includes checklist

Full text of a university's confined space program for their employees

A sample draft written program

Example of a campus confined space entry program

Guidelines to follow to assist with effective implementation of the Standard

Download the full text of a workplace respiratory protection guide, include sample program

Full text of a university's Respirator Program for their employees

A Practical Guide for Small-Business Employers (pdf)

Outlines eleven steps to take to establish an effective respiratory program

A fill-in-the-blank form outlines the standard operating procedure for carcinogens and highly toxic materials

Model RMPs for a variety of industries