Other Safety Resources

Environmental Health and Safety - FAS Team University Health Services Control Center Harvard Police Department Cambridge Fire Department Highly Hazardous Chemicals Incompatible Chemicals Other WWW Sites

Environmental Health and Safety - FAS Team

FAS Team information without tables

University Health Services

The University Health Services, located in Holyoke Center, is a full service mini-hospital, complete with an emergency room. After any and all accidents, the victim should be escorted to UHS as soon as possible.All accidents must also be reported to your faculty advisor.

Control Center

Harvard University maintains a 24-hour control center for building emergencies. It is located in the sub-basement of the Science Center next to the chilled water plant. Any after-hours, building emergency should be called into that number (5-5560). The control center is also used as an emergency contact for the shipping of hazardous substances.

Harvard Police Department

The Harvard Police Department is a courteous, well-trained, user friendly team of people. They are available for any type of emergency. Obviously, they should be the first ones to call if you feel that the security of your lab is being breached. Their 24-hour number is (5)-1212.

Cambridge Fire Department

The Cambridge Fire Department has developed considerable expertise in the handling of toxic spills and chemical accidents. They have a complete, full trained Hazmat Team. If you are ever in a situation that there is a real fire or chemical, do not hesitate to call the Fire Department (5)-1511 or to pull the fire alarms.

Other WWW Sites

• Harvard Department of Environmental Health and Safety
The professionals
• Chemfinder- MSDS Information From Cambridgesoft.
Very good & easy to use.
• Matheson Gas MSDSs Extensive list.
• Harvard Chemistry Department SafetyCate Thomas's page
• CCOHS MSDS database Maintained by the Candian Centre for Occupation Health & Safety and provides MSDSs for laboratory and non-laboratory chemicals
• MDL MSDS database
20,000 chemicals listed
• Fisher Scientific Not a great site but, what the hell
• RSI Action Web Page Harvard graduate student group
• Healthy Computing An excellent web resource on setting up a healthy workstation. Tips on exercises.
• Links To Info on Safety and Regulations Courtesy of Lab Safety Supply Co
• General Safety Information
from the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
• Glove Selection Guide
from Best Glove Inc.
• Chemical Resistance Guide
from Ansell Inc. for Glove Selection
• Glove Selection Guide
from All Safety Products
• Glove Selection Tool
from MAPA Spontex, Inc
• More On Repetitive Strain Injuries Information
From the University of Nebraska
• University of Georgia
Right-to-Know Program
• Safety Information On The Internet
Lots of good information
• Appendix Z1
OSHA Permissble Exposure Levels - Air Contamination
• Appendix Z2
OSHA Permissble Exposure Levels - Toxic Substances
• Oklahoma State University
Good link for compressed gas safety
• Scott Gases
Safe Design of Gas Handling Systems
• Rockwell Laser Industries
Good laser safety stuff
• Laservision Eye Protection
Laser goggle information
• Uvex Safety
Safety laser goggle information
• Glendale Protection
Laser goggle information
• Trinity Technologies
Laser goggle information
• NoIR Laser Company
Laser goggle information
• Elvex Safety Products
Laser goggle information
• Lase-R Shield Inc.
Laser goggle information