Links:

• Environmental Health and Safety at Columbia University
• EH&S 5L's
  • CoLLect
  • Label
  • Lid
  • Locate
  • Leaks
• ChemWatch
  • MSDS search (must be connected to Columbia Network)
• Safety Folder
  • Google Drive folder that contains information about hazardous materials, chemical compatibility, solvents, EHS resources, waste management, MSDS sheets of some materials in the lab and more.
  • [Note: physical copies of ALL MSDS of lab materials are found in the MSDS binder in Chandler 260]
• EHS resources
  • Google Drive folder that contains templates and helpful worksheets, including:
    • Reactivity worksheet
    • Screening table
    • Chemical Compatibility Table
• Fall 17 Safety Protocols
  • Google Drive folder where you will create your safety protocols if needed.
• Maisha Rahman
  • Our Environmental Health and Safety representative. She is a great resource and appointments can be scheduled with her to consult about your experiments (after checking with instructors). At least one full workday in advance, please send her the following information:
    • Your safety protocol and workflow
    • Be as specific as possible about the materials you want to use
    • Attach relevant MSDS sheets
    • Helpful tip, the "scenario approach": Walk yourself through the experiment, where are you working, how to handle, etc.

Lab Procedure Reminders

Waste Management:

General:

Google Drive presentation

Other helpful resources:

Study Guide for the Supervision of non-production chemical laboratory (C14 Certificate)
C-14 Rev 9-17-13.pdf

WolframAlpha:
To learn more about chemical reactions, materials, etc.