Appendix B: A List of Reference Material Maintained by the Chemistry Department

The chemistry department will maintain a reference library of materials on the hazards and the use and storage of hazardous chemicals. The following is an up to date list of such reference materials and their location within the department.

The following reference materials are located in SIMS 109B

• Improving Safety in the Chemical Laboratory: A Practical Guide
• Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals by the National Research Council

o There are several hard copies located throughout the department or can be downloaded for free, http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12654#toc

OSHA Documents

o Laboratory Standard http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10106

o Hazard Communication Standard http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10099

o PART 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standard http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1910

• Safety in the Academic Chemistry Laboratories (The American Chemical Society)
• Spill-X Spill Kit Treatment Guide
• Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents Biological Exposure Indices (ACGIH)
• Winthrop University Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Geology′s Chemical Hygiene Plan

The following reference materials are located in SIMS 107

• Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference\
• Hazardous Waste Management for Small Quantity Generators
• Video- Introduction to Laboratory Safety (Flinn Scientific, Inc.)
• Video- Science Lab Safety (Cambridge Educational)
• Video- Starting with Safety: An Introduction for the Academic Chemistry Laboratory (The American Chemical Society)