Laboratory safety techniques

- Databases

• Haz-Map

  Database of hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases.

• Toxnet

  A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.

- General resources

• Links to safety sites on the internet
• Chemical safety collection bibliography

  Subject areas within the bibliography: Hazardous Substances, Hazardous Substances - Law and Legislation, Chemicals - Safety Measures, Toxicology, Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal, Chemical Laboratories - Safety Measures, Accident Management/First Aid, Laboratories - Design, Protective Clothing and Equipment.

• Chemical & Engineering News, Safety Letters

  An index of the chemical safety letters that have appeared in C&EN since 1993.

- Precedents

• UK Chemical Reaction Hazards Forum

  A collection of mainly unreported incidents / near misses in chemical labs and plant, published with the sole idea to try to prevent history being repeated.