Regulations, Policies and U-M Policies
- A Guide to The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for informational and educational use;
- University of Michigan Environment, Health & Safety Department (EHS) for official information on policies, procedures and training at U-M;
- Chemical safety (U-M EHS).
Safety highlights from the American Chemical Society
- The Safety portal by C&EN covers chemical safety issues in academic and industrial research labs and in manufacturing.
- Free Online Course: Foundations of Chemical Safety and Risk Management for Chemistry Students. The target audience is undergraduate chemistry students who have completed two semesters of general chemistry and one semester of organic chemistry, but anyone who wants to increase their knowledge about risk-based chemical safety can sign up. The self-paced course includes 17 units and takes approximately 15 hours to complete. Participants will learn the components of a strong safety culture, how to recognize hazards in the laboratory, methods to minimize hazards and risks, processes needed to plan for emergencies, and how to apply the principles of RAMP to laboratory operations.
- Careers in Chemical Safety for Chemists
- Safety, containment, and analysis of highly potent compounds from development to commercialization – white paper
- 25 years after Karen Wetterhahn died of dimethylmercury poisoning, her influence persists
Guides and Tutorials
- Univ of Michigan Safety TrainingU-M affiliates can find training required and available to help you maintain a safe work environment.
- Dow Lab Safety AcademyContaining free training materials and videos compiled by Dow Chemicals to enhance awareness of safety practices in academic research laboratories and to promote a safety mindset in the future workforce of the chemical community.
Reference Books for Chemical Safety Information
Prudent Practices in the Laboratory by ISBN: 9780309138642Publication Date: 2011-03-25The standard for chemical laboratory safety practice. Print version available https://search.lib.umich.edu/catalog/record/010348311
Check more reference books on Hazardous substance and Chemical safety.
Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards by ISBN: 9780123725639Publication Date: 2006-11-28
Hazardous Materials by ISBN: 9781418049928Publication Date: 2008-07-29Print available http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/Record/006780854
NIOSH pocket guide to chemical hazards by Publication Date: 2010
Database containing Chemical Safety Information
https://commonchemistry.cas.org/
Open Access database to check CAS number and basic info. It contains nearly 500,000 chemical substances.