Web link to Safety, Health & Environmental Information
The following are links to local & internet
information on Safety, Health and Environmental topics
Industrial Health & Safety Organizations
- Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers
- Air Movement & Control Association
- Air & Waste Management Association
- American Association for Aerosol Research
- American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
- American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
- American Biological Safety Association
- American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- American Chemical Society
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH)
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- American National Standards Institute
- American Public Health Association
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- American Society for Testing & Materials
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
- Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists, Inc.
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals
- British Institute of Occupational Hygienists
- British Occupational Hygiene Society
- Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists
- Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
- Campus Safety, Health & Environmental Management Association (a division of the National Safety Council)
- Consumer Union - Consumer Union reviews many products for safety
- Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
- Dutch Occupational Hygiene Society
- Health Physics Society
- The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
- International Commission on Occupational Health
- International Occupational Hygiene Association
- International Society of Exposure Analysis
- Laboratory Safety Workshop - 192 Worcester Road, Natick, MA 01760 (email:labsafe@aol.com; 508-647-1900; fax 508-647-0062)
- Laser Institute of America
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements
- National Environmental Health Association
- National Environmental Training Association
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Safety Council
- Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals
- Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute
- Society of Toxicology
- Swiss Society for Occupational Hygiene
- World Health Organization, United Nations
Information (miscellaneous)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Current Week's Illinois Register Table of Contents
- Junck Science (reviews/comments on 'bad science' publication)
- Government Printing Office Access (search Federal Register, etc.)
- Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (Howard Hughes Medical Inst.)
- Safety-related Internet Resources (CCOHS)
- Safety in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (UIUC)
Inspection checklists
- Lab Inspection Form (excel format) Instructions for Audit Form
- Hazards - Review Checklist
- Training required for lab & research areas
- Checklist HazCom Compliance (pdf format)
- Office Areas Checklist (pdf format)
- Grinder Safety Checklist (pdf format)
- Machine Guarding Checklist (htm format)
- Eyewash & shower inspection record (blank excel sheet)
- Eyewash & shower evaluation form (excel format)
- Forklift safety checklist
- Office Safety Checklist
- Shop safety checklist
Instrument Vendors for Lab Analysis and Radiation Detection
- Amersham
- Bicron
- Beckman Coulter, Inc - Instrument Systems
- Contemporary Science, Inc.
- Eberline Instruments
- Fisher Scientific
- Gamma Labs - detectors
- Johnson Nuclear Instruments
- Ludlum Instruments
- Packard Instrument Company (2nd link - Packard Instrument Company )
- Suntrac Services Inc.
- TGM detectors
- Wm B. Johnson & Associates Inc.
Laboratory Procedures, Plans, Guides and Forms
- Biological Waste Procedures
- Biosafety - Model Infection/Expsure Control Plan
- Biosafety: Recommended biosafety levels for infectious agents.
- Biosafety: Recommended biosafety levels for infected vertebrate animals.
- Checklist - Lab Audit Form (excel format) Instructions for Lab Audit Form
- Chemical Disposal Procedures
- Chemical Storage - suggested shelf storage pattern
- Classification of Flammable Liquids
- Container Disposal
- Exhaust hood monitor form (word format)
- Eyewash & shower inspection record (blank excel sheet)
- Eyewash & shower evaluation form (excel format)
- Eyewash & shower standards Safety equipment database
- Experiment Safety Plan Prior Approval Form
- Guidelines for Compressed gases and regulators
- Guidelines for Machine Safety
- Hazards - Review Checklist
- Hazard Assessment/PPE
- Laboratory Self-Audit Inspection Form (excel format)
- Laboratory Spills Clean-up Materials
- Laser Survey Forms
- Maximum Allowables for Flammables
- Model Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Prior Approval Form Experiment Safety Plan
- Properties of common flammables
- Radiological Waste Procedures
- Respiratory Protection Program
- Surplus Chemical Procedures
- Training required for lab & research areas
- Wet Chemistry Practices
Laser Safety
- Brooks Air Force Base-Optical Radiation Branch Laser Safety
- Control Optics Corporation, Baldwin Park, CA 626-813-1991
- Envirosave Inc
- FDA/Laser - (www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/98fr/032499d.txt )
- Laser Institute of America, Orlando, FL, phone 407-380-1553
- New Focus, CA, 408-980-8088 - www.newfocus.com
- OSHA Technical Manual - Lasers
- Rockwell Laser Industries, OH, 513-271-1568
- Scientific American - (www.sciam.com/askexpert/medicine/medicine38/medicine38.html)
- Eyewear, optical coatings, etc.
- Elvex Glasses
- Lab Safety Supply Inc, Janesville, WI 53547-1368 1-800-356-0783
- Rockwell Laser Products
- Safety Glasses USA
- Trinity Technologies, MN, 800-393-5565
- Uvex company, RI, 800-343-3411 - www.uvex.com
Material Safety Data Sheets
-
Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) description and use in the home
- National
Safety Council
- Understanding the MSDS sheet & More information on MSDSs.
- Frequently Asked Questions about MSDSs (internet information)
- Fun Stuff with MSDSs & The MSDS Demystifier
- The Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom, Right to Know)
- NMSU Written HazCom Program
Safety Concerns & (confidencial) Reporting
- Confidential reporting via EH&S suggestion form - to express safety concerns regarding university-related conditions (work, campus, security, etc)
- Confidential Reporting via Ethicspoint website (3rd party) - to report concerns about university conditions involving fraud, security, safety, etc
Radiation Safety (information and services)
- Health Physics Society
- International Commission on Radiation Protection
- International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA
- Landauer, Inc.
- National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
- National Nuclear Data Center (DOE sponsored, info site on low & med radioactivity)
- Neutron Probe (Troxler 3220) - training on use (NMSU)
- NM Department of Environmental
- Radiation Control Bureau
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Nuclear Energy FAQ (Stanford)
- Periodic table (Los Alamos Labs)
- Radiation Primer (MIT)
- Radiation Protection Homepage (Univ of Michigan)
- Radiation Public Health Project - RPHP
- US Department of Energy (DOE)
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Radiolabelled Chemicals (also see MSDS links for companies)
- American Radiolabelled Chemicals, Inc.
- IZOTOP - Insitute of Isotopes Co., Ltd
- Sigma Chemical Company
Recycling
- Recycle Bin Locations (call Aggie Recycling Center 646-8159)
- Environment Protection Agency on Recycling
Safety Online & Home
- Agricultural Safety (document from National Ag Safety Database)
- Baby Proof Home
- Farm Safety (Progressive Farmer Inc)
- State of Indiana Safety Net
- Lowe's Home Safety Encyclopedia
- Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
- Safety 4 You
- Safety Connection
- Safety Online
- Safety Place
- SafetyLine (Western Australia's Department of Occupational Health Safety and Welfare)
- Safety OnLine
- Right-to-Know Network
- Brookhaven National Labs - training, policies, procedures, employee handbook, also Radiation Protection, Industrial Hygiene and Industrial Safety.
- Ergo Web - ergonomic issues, studies and guides on tools and methods to perform a task.
- Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines - links to pertinent CDC/NIH laboratory biosafety guidelines.
- Radiation and Health Physics - radiation and health physics issues written by the general public, students, and health physics community.
- U.S. National Library of Medicine - links to databases, electronic resources and guide to information on health and medical topics.
Safety Signs& Symbols - examples 
- for examples & temporary signs see the
EH&S sign webpage
&
then order a permanent sign - alternately you can see this vendor for free temporary signs at http://www.compliancesigns.com/freesigns/
Safety Supplies & Equipment
Vendors
- CAMPUS SAFETY SUPPLIES - Click here for a list of lab and other safety items available on campus.
- Also check the following partial list of online, local and regional safety equipment suppliers.
- Fisher Scientific; Local representative - Voice (800) 955-6666 Fax (800) 926-1166 Anne Montoya
- Grainger W.W. ; Local office - 1400 Lomaland, El Paso, TX, 79925 (915) 598-1180, Fax (915) 598-1170 Sandra Gomez (gomez.s@grainger.com)
- Hy-Test Safety Footwear; Local supplier- 4414 Menaul N.E. Suite 2 Albuquerque, NM 87110, (505) 884-5967, (888)-687-6215, Fax (505) 884-5949 David Bolander
- Iron Age Safety Footwear; Local supplier - 2914 E. Yandell Suite 1, El Paso, TX 79903 (915) 565-2793 , Fax (915) 562-7120 Henry Guevara
- Lab Safety Supply Inc - 401 South Wright Road, PO Box 1368, Janesville, WI 53547-1368 1-800-356-0783 Fax 1-800-543-9910 technical info 800-356-2501
- Nova Safety Products, Inc, 6024 Aztec Road, El Paso, Texas, 79925, (915) 778-9310, Fax (915)-778-9310 Charles Intebi
- Redwing; Local Supplier Redwing of Las Cruces 142 Wyatt Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005 (575) 524-2486 David Bracken
- Respond First Aid Systems, P.O. Box 92437, Albuquerque, NM 87119 1800 (505) 224-4202/828-2838, Fax (505) 856-0721 Byron Goodman
- Safety instrumentation Inc., 4120 Rio Brava Drive Suite 217 El Paso, TX 79902 (915) 532- 6884 (800) 375-9930 , Fax (915) 689-6625, Jorge E Leal (email - safety@basinlink.com)
- Territorial C.C.I., Turn Key Scaffolding, 416 Menual N.W., Albuquerque, NM 87107 (888) 242-1892 (505) 242-1892, Fax (505) 243-8110,
Safety equipment database
University EH&S Offices
- Cornell University
- Florida State University
- Harvard Engineering/Physics
- Indiana University
- Iowa State University
- Kansas State University
- Michigan State University
- Ohio State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Princeton University
- Southern Illinois University
- Texas A&M University Environmental Health & Safety
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Irvine Health Promotion Center
- University of Colorado Environmental Health & Safety
- University of Georgia Right to Know Program
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Indiana at Bloomington
- University of Kansas
- University of Kentucky
- University of London Ergonomics and Human Computer Interaction
- University of Memphis
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Nebraska Environmental Health & Safety
- University of Oklahoma, Department of Public Safety
- University of Texas at Austin, Office of Environmental Health and Safety
- University of Virginia EPA Chemical Substance Factsheets
- University of Virginia Video Display Ergonomics Page
- University of Waterloo
- University of Wisconsin
- Yale
Useful Computer & Web Tools
- Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat (Home - free download page)
- Internet Explorer (local) Microsoft (IE home)
- Netscape Communicator (local) Netscape (home - downloads
- Real Player basic (Home - free download page)
- Quicktime (local) Quicktime (home)
- WinZip 8 (local)
- WS_FTP LE (local)
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