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  INFORMATION RESOURCES ON SAFETY AND EH&S CONTACTS  
 

An enormous amount of safety related information can be found on OSU's EH&S website, the following links are particularly useful:

 
  OSU EH&S home OSU general safety rules biological safety chemical safety (inventory)  
  OSU emergency reponse info instructional safety guides laboratory safety radiation safety  
  In addition to web-based resources, a variety of hard copy safety literature resources are available to view in the chemistry library (GILB 354). Miscellaneous safety links (including online MSDS sources) are found below.  
     
 
 OSU Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Officers
 
 

While most routine safety issues should be directed to the departmental safety committee in the first instance, expert advice is also on hand from OSU's Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) officers, including:

 
  manager OSU EH&S Steve LeBoeuf (7-2276) biological safety officer Matt Philpott (7-4557)  
  chemical safety officer Lance Jones (7-2274) hazardous materials disposal Pete Schoonover (7-7080)  
  radiation safety Rainier Farmer (7-7080)      
           
 
Miscellaneous Safety Links
 
  Suggestions for additional useful links to include here are welcomed via e-mail.  
  • sources of MSDS: MSDS online MSDS Search SIRI MSDS index  
  Fisher-ACROS Malinckrodt-Baker Sigma-Aldrich VWR MSDS  
       
  guidelines for the interpretation of MSDS data sheets    
           
  • government agencies: OSHA NIOSH EPA  
    Chem. Safety & Haz. Board      
       
  compressed gas association (CGA) laboratory safety institute  
  fire extinguishers: types and their uses • radiation safety links  
  glassware safety tips glossary of toxicology terminology (IUPAC)  
  • HHMI laboratory safety program    
       
           

last up-dated 03-17-2008