ACS - American Chemical Society

Non-Regulatory.  Founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress, ACS is one of the world’s largest scientific organizations with more than 150,000 members in 140+ countries. Their mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people. Their vision is to improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.

Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories, 8th Edition - Best Practices for First- and Second-Year University Students is a publication of the American Chemical Society Joint Board-Council Committee on Chemical Safety.

Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories - from the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, these guidelines were developed by the Hazard Identification and Evaluation Task Force.

ACS Chemical and Laboratory Safety - This site offers a plethora of chemical and laboratory safety information.

Periodic Table of the Elements of Safety - In celebration of the Internationsl Year of the Periodic Table, Princeton University's Department of Environmental Health & Safety and the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety developed this wonderful Periodic Table.  This site offers the printable version in two sizes, as well as a comprehensive explanation of the safety elements chosen.

CLIPs (Chemical Laboratory Information Profiles) offers information on select chemicals for laboratory work or discussions.

Security Vulterability Checklist for Academic and Small Chemical Laboratory Facilities

 

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