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Harvard Longwood Lab Door Placard / Hazard Inventory Database

• Instructions (PDF)

Lab Guidance

• Biosafety
  • Animal-Related Risk Fact Sheet
  • BL2+ work practices and procedures video
  • COMS Review Process
  • Select Agents and Toxins
  • Summary of Experiments Covered by the NIH Guidelines
• Chemical Safety
  • DEA Controlled Substances
  • Cyanide Antidote Program
• Documentation Logs
  • Annual Chemical Hygiene and Exposure Control Plan Review Log
  • COMS Research Registration Review Log
  • Lab-Specific Safety Review Log
• General Safety
  • Cold/Warm Room Safety Fact Sheet/Poster
  • Lab Alcohol Lamp Fact Sheet
  • Lab Equipment Decontamination Form (PDF | Microsoft Word)
  • Lab Move-In Checklist (PDF | Microsoft Word)
  • Lab Move-Out Guidance (PDF | Microsoft Word)
  • Lab Safety Assessment Checklist (PDF | Microsoft Word)
  • One Glove Policy Poster (Full | Concise)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Laboratory PPE Policy
  • PPE Assessment Tool
• Waste Management
  • Approved Disinfection SOP for Liquid Biological Waste
  • Biowaste Cardboard Box Collection Procedures
  • Biowaste Plastic Bin Collection Procedures
  • Biowaste Plastic Bin FAQ
  • Ethidium Bromide Bulletin
  • Hazardous Waste Labeling Reference Tool
  • Hazardous Waste Pickup/ Services Online Request
  • Laboratory Waste Guide
  • Reusable Sharps Container Use and Removal Fact Sheet
  • Universal Waste (Fact Sheet | Poster)

Plans, Programs and Regulatory Information

• Biosafety Manual
• Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • High Hazard Chemicals
  • Potentially Unstable Compounds
  • Instructions For Use of Part III SOP Template and Examples
  • SOP Template
  • SOP Examples
    • Biotoxins (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Cryogenic Liquids (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • DAPI ( 4', 6-DIAMIDINO-2-PHENLYNDOLE) (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Diazomethane (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Ethidium Bromide (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Formaldehyde (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Formaldehyde Gel (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Genomic DNA Isolation Using DNAzol (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Hematoxylin & Eosin Staining (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Mineral Acids (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Phenol Chloroform (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Phenol Chloroform with Trizol (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Polyacrylamide Gel (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Sensitizers (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Staining SDS-PAG with Silver Salts (PDF | Microsoft Word)
    • Strong Alkalines (PDF | Microsoft Word)
• Emergency Response Guide
  • Template to Update Contacts and Safety Equipment Page
• Exposure Control Plan (Longwood Campus, including Southboro and Kendall Square)
  • Hepatitis B Vaccination Offer
• Laboratory Personnel Documents

Reference Documents

• Boston Fire Code Abatement Guides
• Boston Fire Department Compressed Gas Limits
• Boston Fire Department Flammable Storage Guidelines
• Boston Fire Department Hazardous Materials Storage Practice
• Longwood Environmental and Safety Compliance Policy
• Longwood Fire Evacuation Meeting Points
• Longwood Holiday Decoration Safety
• Longwood Spill Cabinet Locations
• Longwood Stairwell and Corridor Policy

Respirator / Mask Fitting

• Fit Test Database (Harvard ID and PIN required)

Training

• Lab Researcher Initial and Refresher Training Information
• Lab Researcher Training and Risk Assessment Form
• Lab Safety (Longwood) Training Materials and Handouts
• NIH recombinant DNA Guidelines Training Key Points (PDF | Microsoft Word)

Last updated on March 5, 2010