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Concerns about laboratory safety should be addressed to:
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
500 West 120th Street
854-8749

Or contact these safety officers:

Manuals on laboratory safety:

• Laboratory Survival Manual - University of Virginia
• Laboratory Safety Guide: Safe Laboratory Practices - State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
• Laboratory Safety - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Some of the information there is specific to those institutions, so if you have questions, contact our Environmental Health and Safety Office at the address above.

Information on chemical safety:

• Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute lists commonly-used chemicals, hazards associated with their use, what to do in case of accidents involving these chemicals, and how to dispose of them.
• EPA Chemical Substances Fact Sheets gives more detailed information on a wider variety of chemicals.