Leadership in Sustainability

Departments

• Engineering & Utilities
• Environmental Health & Safety
  • Biosafety
  • Construction Safety Group
  • Environmental Affairs
  • Fire Safety
  • Public Health / Food Safety
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Laboratory Safety
  • Occupational Safety
  • Pest Control
  • Radiation Safety
• Facilities Maintenance Operations
• Operations Center
• Transportation Services
• Administration & Finance
• Applied Technologies

Lab Safety News

• Ethidium Bromide
  SOP
  Bulletin
• OEB-MCZ Labs and Conservation Lab Fall Audit Schedule
• Higher Education Opportunity Act Fire Safety
• MCB and OEB Fall Audit Scheduling

Biological Safety

• Homepage
• Biological Project Registration
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Biosafety References
• Select Agents
• Hazardous Materials Shipping

Chemical Safety

• Chemical Hygiene Plan
• CHP Part III and Fact Sheets
• Compressed Gas Safety
• Controlled Substances (DEA)
• Emergencies
• Hazardous Materials Transportation
• Nano Science and Technology
• Storing Chemicals Compatibly:
  • Cole-Parmer: Chemical Resistance Database
  • Mallinckrodt Specialty Chemicals Compatibility List
  • NOAA/CAMEO Chemical Reactivity/Incompatibility Tool

Department Safety Committees

Equipment

• Homepage
• Centrifuge Safety
• Changing Fluorescent Light Tubes in Chemical Fume Hoods
• Changing UV Light Tubes in Biological Safety Cabinets
• Chemical Fume Hoods - Recommended Practices
• Contaminated Laboratory Systems
• Emergency Eyewashes and Showers
• Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters
• Lab Ventilation - Air Changes in Laboratories

Ergonomics

• Homepage

Program Details

• Pipetting
• Microtome
• Cell Counters
• Centrifuge
• Microscopy
• Laboratory Hoods/Biological Safety Cabinets
• Laboratory Workbenches
• Micro-Manipulation and Fine Motor Skills
• Overhead Lifting
• Flow Cytometers
• Glove Boxes
• Cryostat Work
• Video Display Terminals (VDTs)

Resources

• Manufacturers of Ergonomically Designed Lab Equipment
• Laboratory Ergonomics: The Wake-Up Call - A Case Study
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Laboratory Ergonomics
• National Institutes of Health - Laboratory Workstation Ergonomics
• Stanford University Body Positions and Postures in the Laboratory

Fire Safety/Life Safety

Hazardous Waste

Inventory Management and Door Placarding

Laser Safety

• Homepage
• Laser Safety Manual
• Hazard Classification
• Laser Hazards and Evaluation
• Control Measures
• Warning Signs and Labels
• Glossary of Terms
• Registration
• Laser Eye Exam Instructions
• Links
• Safe Disposal
• Safe Use of Laser Pointers
• Registration of Embedded Lasers

Longwood Toolkit

Personal Protective Equipment

Radiation Safety

• Homepage
• Contact Information
• Authorizations
• Dosimetry
• Training Information
• Survey Information
• Emergency Response
• Purchasing
• Waste
• Guidance Information
• Lasers
• X-Ray Machines
• Glossary
• Links

Sustainable Laboratories

• Harvard Office for Sustainability - Labs
• FAS Green Labs
• Lab Ventilation Air Changes in Laboratories

Organizations:

• Labs 21

Energy Efficient Equipment:

• Labs 21 wiki
• Stanford Energy Efficient Equipment List

Training