Laboratory safety for chemistry students

Content: Principles, ethics, and practices. The four principles of safety 
 What is green chemistry? 
 Rethinking safety : learning from lab incidents 
 Green chemistry in the organic curriculum 
 Fostering a safety culture 
 Employers' expectations of safety skills for new chemists 
 Laws and regulations pertaining to safety 
 Green chemistry--the big picture --
Emergency response. Responding to laboratory emergencies 
 Fire emergencies in introductory courses 
 Chemical spills : on you and in the laboratory 
 First aid in chemistry laboratories 
 Fire emergencies in organic and advanced courses 
 Chemical spills : containment and cleanup --
Understanding and communicating about laboratory hazards. Routes of exposures to hazards 
 Learning the language of safety : signs, symbols, and labels 
 Finding hazard information : material safety data sheets (MSDSS) 
 The globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS) 
 Information resources about laboratory hazards and safety 
 Interpreting MSDS information 
 Chemical hygiene plans --
Recognizing laboratory hazards : toxic substances and biological agents. Introduction to toxicology 
 Acute toxicity 
 Chronic toxicity 
 Carcinogens 
 Biotransformation, bioaccumulation, and elimination of toxicants 
 Biological hazards and biosafety --
Recognizing laboratory hazards : physical hazards. Corrosive hazards in introductory chemistry laboratories 
 Flammables : chemicals with burning passion 
 Corrosives in advanced laboratories 
 The chemistry of fire and explosions 
 Incompatibles : a clash of violent proportions 
 Gas cylinders and cryogenic liquid tanks 
 Peroxides : potentially explosive hazards 
 Reactive and unstable laboratory chemicals 
 Hazards from low- or high-pressure systems 
 Electrical hazards 
 Housekeeping in the research laboratory : the dangers of messy labs 
 Nonionizing radiation and electric and magnetic fields 
 An array of rays : ionizing radiation hazards in the laboratory 
 Cryogenic hazards : a chilling experience 
 Runaway reactions 
 Hazards of catalysts --
Risk assessment. Risk assessment : living safely with hazards 
 Using the GHS to evaluate chemical toxic hazards 
 Understanding occupational exposure limits 
 Assessing chemical exposure 
 Working or visiting in a new laboratory 
 Safety planning for new experiments --
Minimizing, controlling, and managing hazards. Managing risk : making decisions about safety 
 Laboratory eye protection 
 Protecting your skin : clothes, gloves and tools 
 Chemical hoods in introductory laboratories 
 More about eye and face protection 
 Protecting your skin in advanced laboratories 
 Containment and ventilation in advanced laboratories 
 Safety measures for common laboratory operations 
 Radiation safety 
 Laser safety 
 Biological safety cabinets 
 Protective clothing and respirators 
 Safety in the research laboratory 
 Process safety for chemical operations --
Chemical management : inspections, storage, wastes, and security. Introduction to handling chemical wastes 
 Storing flammable and corrosive liquids 
 Doing your own laboratory safety inspection 
 Managing chemicals in your laboratory 
 Chemical inventories and storage 
 Handling hazardous laboratory waste 
 Chemical security.