Hazardous Materials & Operations
Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.Ps), Guidelines and Fact
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SOP Development Tools

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SOP samples and Fact Sheets 
Customize these for your specific lab needs.

Chemicals

• Acetic Acid
• Acrylamide Powder
• Alkali Metals (Solids)
• Anesthetic Gases
• NEW - Azide
• Chlorine Gas
• Chloroform
• Chromium Hexacarbonyl
• Diaminobenzidine ver. 1
• Diaminobenzidine ver. 2
• Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
• Dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA)
• Ethidium Bromide
• Fact Sheets on Hazardous Chemical Categories - General Lab
• Fact Sheets on Hazardous Chemical Categories - INRF
• Finely Divided Metals
• Formaldehyde (Short)
• Formaldehyde (Long)
• Formamide
• HF - Nitric Acid - Acetic Acid (HNA) Silicon Thinning Solution
• Hydrochloric Acid
• Hydrofluoric Acid ver. 1
• Hydrofluoric Acid ver. 2
• Kainic Acid
• Methyl Yellow
• N,N' Dimethylformamide (DMF)
• N- Nitroso –N ethylurea (ENU)
• o-Phenylenediamine (OPD)
• Osmium Tetroxide
• Oxidizer Class IV
• Paraformaldehyde
• Peroxide Testing
• Picrylsulfonic Acid 5%
• Phenol
• Phorbol
• Phorbol Myristate Acetate
• Physostigmine
• Potassium Cyanide
• Pyrophoric Materials
• Sodium Azide
• Sulfuric Acid
• Tamoxifen
• Taxol
• Thimerosal
• Toluene
• Unstable Reactives Class IV

Hazardous Operations

• Guidelines for Setting up a Reflux Condenser
• Quenching Reactive Organometaliic Reagent -- Butyl Lithium
• Quenching Solvent Drying Still Bottoms
• Solvent Dispensing Guide--Bulb
• Solvent Dispensing Guide--Receptacle
• Solvent Dispensing System Manual
• Solvent Purification System (Non-Thermal)
• Alternative solvent purification: A guideline for design article (pdf) (html)
• Superconducting NMR Magnet Filling Procedure (400 & 500 MHz)
• Superconducting NMR Magnet Filling Procedure (800 MHz)
• Thermal Solvent Distillation System

Radiation (Non-ionizing & Ionizing)

• Radioactive Material Emergency Procedures
• Laser Safety

Select Agents & Toxins

• Botulinum Toxin
• Conotoxin GVIA
• Conotoxin SVIB
• Ricin
• Saxitoxin
• Staph Enterotoxin
• Tetrodotoxin

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• Cal-OSHA Article 110 Carcinogens List, UC Irvine.
• Carcinogen Lists and Substance Profiles, National Toxicology Program (NTP).
• Chemical Safety, National Institute of Occupation Safety & Health.
• Hazardous Chemical Database, University of Akron, Department of Chemistry.
• IARC Complete List of Agents Evaluated and Their Classifications , International Agency for Research of Cancer (IARC).
• International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC), National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health.
• List of common Extremely Hazardous Chemicals, UC Irvine EH&S.
• Micromedex Integrated Index Search^®, Thompson MICROMEDEX.
• NIOSH Carcinogen List, National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOSH).
• Select Agent List, UC Irvine.
• ToxFAQs^TM, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.