Safety Resources

Young Worker Safety and Health
NIOSH has published a website specifically for youth worker safety and health, targeting high school students getting ready to enter the workforce. The curriculum is available and can be shared. The site also includes some interesting safety checklists for the schools.

NIOSH School Safety Lab Guide (pdf)
A comprehensive, easy-to-read reference to create a safe learning environment in the laboratory for their students.

Vernier - MSDS Sheets
This page contains the user manuals for all the Vernier probes as well as Material Safety Data Sheets for all the chemicals (such as calibration solutions) that accompany the probes.

Flinn Scientific's Safety
Articles, MSDS, demonstrations, faq's and more

MSDS Online
MSDSonline contains a searcheable index of MSDS documents and a resource center which provides health & safety educational materials and regulatory information.

DuPont Science Safety Zone, Science Safety Awareness Program
Safety guidelines and a poster to download

Science Lab Safety Signs
Signs to download or print for use in the classroom

Laboratory Safety Institute

Lab Safety
From the Sourcebook for Science Teaching

Lab Safety Quiz
From Eduquest middle school science resources

NSTA Position Statement on Lab Safety

Mr. Thackwray's Lab Safety Rules
An excellent example of classroom safety rules

Lab Safety Law

OSH Act of 1970

NC OSHA

OSHA Technical Manual

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Standard

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1450 Lab Standard

CHP (Sample)

CFR 49 Transportation of hazardous materials

OSHA Standard 1910.36 Exit Routes

NFPA 704 Rating System

School Law (relating to Health and Safety)