Office or Environmental Health and Safety

Laboratory Safety

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• Laboratory Safety Handbook (PDF format)
  • Radiation Use Policy and Program
• Accelerator Radiation Safety Manual (PDF format)
• Guidance Document:  Safe Use of RAM at Connecticut College (PDF format)
• Laboratory Animal Safety Policy
• Recombinant DNA and Biohazard Use Policy
• Hydrofluoric Acid Exposure - Emergency Procedures
• Tools and Links:
  • Environmental Management Guide for Small Labortories (PDF format) (U.S. EPA)
  • U.S Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
  • U.S. Department of Energy Homepage
  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Periodic Table on the WWW
  • EPA Radiation Homepage:
  • Chart of the Nuclides
  • Radioactive Decay Calculator (From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
  • Valley Safety Services Associates, Inc. (Radiation Safety Consultant)