Safety Alerts & Lessons Learned

New (4/26/07)

• Explosion Using Distillation for Final Purification of Tosylated Compound (pdf)

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• CO Overexposure (pdf)
• Falling Objects - A Dangerous Trend (pdf)
• Forklift Rollover (pdf)
• LCD Projector Beam Nearly Cause a Fire (pdf)
• Nitric Acid Exposure (pdf)
• Peroxide Explosion (pdf)
• Portable Space Heater Danger (pdf)
• Propane Torch and Hexane Fire (pdf)
• Pyrophoric Materials Cause Chemical Fume Hood Fire (pdf)
• Rotor Safety (pdf)
• Ruptured Gas Cylinder Destroys Laboratory Hood at the University of Nevada (pdf)
• Smoke Alarms (Detectors) Can Save Your Life
• Sulfur Dioxide Inhalation Following UPS Battery Failure (pdf)