Lesson LearnedA Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH) reduction reaction conducted within a campus research lab triggered a potentially serious fire resulting in damage to one fume hood.
Lesson LearnedThe fire is attributed to an electrical arc that occurred in a damaged hot/stir plate power cord located in a chemical fume hood. It is not clear how the cord became damaged, however the cord may have been pinched or kinked over time.
Lesson LearnedDuring a routine procedure to dissolve agarose in an aqueous buffer in a microwave, the bottle of agarose exploded, blowing the microwave door off the hinges and punching a hole in the metal microwave lining. No one was injured, but the microwave was destroyed.
Lesson LearnedA group of students were welding using a set of oxy-acetylene torches supplied by a manifold system. A welding spark started a small fire near the top of the acetylene gas cylinder at the gas regulator connection. A course assistant saw the fire and responded quickly, evacuating the students from the building and immediately extinguishing the fire using an ABC fire extinguisher. They then closed the acetylene gas valve and manifold system.
Lesson LearnedLessons learned from an inhalation exposure to acryloyl chloride while measuring out material.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of adeno-associated viruses.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of adenoviruses.
Reference LookupThis table contains a list of agents that requires labs to follow appropriate control measures for transmissible pathogens.
Reference LookupAlternatives to 4-Liter Chemical Bottles, Safe Practices for Handling and Storage, and Spill Response Information
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes asbestos, its hazards and how you can protect yourself.
Safety Fact SheetAutoclave use can pose physical hazards (e.g., heat, steam and pressure) and biological hazards (e.g., improperly autoclaved infectious materials).
MapThis map shows all of the AED locations on campus.
MapThis map shows the locations of all the Battery Recycling Location in student housing.
Reference LookupThis spreadsheet shows the locations of all the Battery Recycling Location on campus.
Reference LookupThis table describes the work practices that are acceptable for different biosafety levels.
Reference LookupThis table contains a list of agents and their respective biosafety levels.
Safety Fact SheetFlammable and combustible liquids (e.g., aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, ketones, esters, etc.) present fire and explosion hazards. They are commonly found in research...
Safety Fact SheetThe centrifuge is a commonly used tool in laboratory research.
Reference LookupUse this table for guidance on how to properly store, label and inventory hazardous chemicals.
Reference LookupResearchers, employees, and students may work with chemicals that are known or suspected of posing a hazard to human reproduction or to chemicals that are known or suspected of causing cancer.
Reference LookupA summary and comparison of liquid disinfectants
Reference LookupThis table provides the detection limit for gases and vapors detected by the "Conductivity Different from Air" method.
Safety Fact SheetCryopreservation refers to the storage of biological samples at low temperatures
MapThis map shows all the locations where DOCs would be set up during a campus emergency.
Reference LookupThis list contains laboratory equipment and furniture that have been evaluated and approved by Stanford University EH&S.
Reference LookupA list of commonly used abbreviations for EH&S related subject matter
MapUse this map to find locations in student housing where electronic waste can be discarded.
MapUse this map to find locations on campus where electronic waste can be discarded.
Safety Fact SheetElectrophoresis is a commonly used laboratory technique which uses electrical energy to separate molecules
MapThis map shows all the EAPs for residential buildings on campus.
MapThis map shows all the EAPs for buildings on campus.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of the Epstein-Barr virus.
Lesson LearnedA researcher was sterilizing tissue culture plates using one gallon of 200 proof ethanol inside an autoclave tray and a Bunsen burner....
Lesson LearnedLessons learned from when small explosion occurred while a researcher added catalyst to their reaction vessel.
Reference LookupThis table contains the radiation doses to the fetus at various points in gestation for a number of diagnostic nuclear medicine studies.
Reference LookupUse this table to determine the hazard class of chemical wastes.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of the herpesvirus.
Safety Fact SheetIn their pure forms, the alkali metals (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium) are soft, shiny metals with low melting points.
Safety Fact SheetAzides are energy-rich molecules with many applications.
Safety Fact SheetCyanide compounds that can easily release the cyanide anion (CN¯) or are easily metabolized to release it in the body are considered highly toxic and particularly hazardous
Safety Fact SheetHydrofluoric acid, a solution of hydrogen fluoride gas (HF) in water, is one of the most corrosive and dangerous chemicals encountered in the laboratory.
Safety Fact SheetPeroxides are a class of chemical compounds with unusual stability problems and are one of the most hazardous classes of chemicals routinely handled in the laboratory
Safety Fact SheetPicric acid (CAS No. 88-89-1, 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, picronitric acid) is a pale yellow, odorless crystal that is slightly soluble in water. It is primarily used as a staining reagent and in synthesis reactions.
Safety Fact SheetPiranha solutions are strong oxidizers used to remove organic residues from substrates.
Safety Fact SheetPyrophoric materials have the potential to spontaneously ignite upon exposure to the oxygen in air, and in many cases are also water reactive.
Reference LookupUse this table as guidance for appropriate ergonomic processes and equipment to use during lab work.
Safety Fact SheetLaboratory Ergonomics Tips
Reference LookupUse this table to select the right eye protection when working with lasers.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes lead, its hazards and how you can protect yourself.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of the Lentivirus.
Reference LookupThis is an alphabetical listing of the chemicals that have been determined to be acutely hazardous wastes.
Reference LookupThis table provides numbers and chemical names for extremely hazardous wastes.
Reference LookupSelect Agents and Toxins have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health or to animal or plant products.
Lesson LearnedA small fire occurred in a laboratory fume hood in a Stanford University laboratory as a result of a researcher quenching pieces of lithium (a water-reactive metal) in water. The small fire was left to burn out in the fume hood.
Safety Fact SheetMicrotomes are instruments used to section tissues...
Lesson LearnedWhat appears to be widespread radioactive contamination may be something else entirely.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus.
Safety Fact SheetNitrous oxide is used at Stanford University as a tracer gas for conducting one-time testing of certain laboratory fume hoods that have the capability of operating at a reduced flow rate when laboratory personnel are not in the vicinity.
Reference LookupUse this table as a schedule as to when your lab equipment needs to be tested for repairs.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of pox viruses.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of the rabies virus.
Reference LookupThis table describes the biosafety levels for a variety of viral vectors.
Safety Fact SheetStudents and staff may encounter numerous potential hazards when in proximity to or working with stationary machines (e.g., lathes, saws, drills) and hand tools
Lesson LearnedRadioactive material spills happen in unusual or unexpected ways when transporting samples from one lab to another.
Safety Fact SheetThis fact sheet decribes measures you can take to work safely with anesthetic gases and vapors.
Safety Fact SheetLos autoclaves son un componente tan común y familiar en los laboratorios que es fácil olvidar los peligros que ellos pueden presentar.
Safety Fact SheetThis sheet describes the features and hazards of the Sendai virus.
Safety Fact SheetThis reference page can be used to advise best practices for soldering safety
MapThe Suggested Travel Routes are for pedestrian and bicyclists to find their way around the Stanford campus day or night. These routes are easy to follow, accessible, lighted, paved, visible to campus police and have 911 emergency telephone towers.
Reference LookupUse this table for guidance on what kind of biosafety level to employ for various infections agents.
Reference LookupThis table describes what occurs within the Toxic Gas Alarm System when a sensor detects a gas or a manual fire/toxic gas alarm is activated.
Reference LookupUse this table to determine who is responsible for various tasks in the maintenance of toxic gas systems.
Reference LookupThis table shows the complete inactivation of different toxins with a 30 minute exposure time to varying concentrations of Sodium Hypochlorite and -Sodium Hydroxide.
