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School Science Laboratories: A Guide to Some Hazardous Substances.

PB87108387

Publication Date	1984
Page Count	52
Abstract	The guide to hazardous substances is a supplement to the NIOSH Manual of Safety and Health Hazards in the School Science Laboratory. Chemicals listed in the publication include explosives, carcinogens, mutagens, and highly toxic or corrosive or irritant chemicals. The listing is intended to identify certain potentially hazardous substances that may exist in school laboratories and encourage proper storage, handling or removal of the material from the students' environment. Safety recommendations are offered including proper work habits, safety equipment to wear, safety equipment to have on hand, purchasing of various substances, disposal of hazardous wastes, various less hazardous chemicals which can be substituted for the more hazardous ones, provisions for emergency phone numbers, recommendations for inspections of stored chemicals, specific storage requirements, and hazards which may be present during storage of various materials. According to the guide, the decision to use certain substances in the school laboratory should be based on the best available knowledge of the hazards of each chemical and the availability of proper handling facilities.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Schools Chemical laboratories Exposure Materials handling Storage Instructions Explosives Carcinogens Safety Disposal Toxic substances Procedures
Source Agency	Consumer Product Safety Commission National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57Y - Toxicology 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Council of State Science Supervisors, Lancaster, VA.; Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD., and Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198703
Contract Number	CPSC-C-83-1180

School Science Laboratories: A Guide to Some Hazardous Substances.

School Science Laboratories: A Guide to Some Hazardous Substances.
PB87108387

Publication Date	1984
Page Count	52
Abstract	The guide to hazardous substances is a supplement to the NIOSH Manual of Safety and Health Hazards in the School Science Laboratory. Chemicals listed in the publication include explosives, carcinogens, mutagens, and highly toxic or corrosive or irritant chemicals. The listing is intended to identify certain potentially hazardous substances that may exist in school laboratories and encourage proper storage, handling or removal of the material from the students' environment. Safety recommendations are offered including proper work habits, safety equipment to wear, safety equipment to have on hand, purchasing of various substances, disposal of hazardous wastes, various less hazardous chemicals which can be substituted for the more hazardous ones, provisions for emergency phone numbers, recommendations for inspections of stored chemicals, specific storage requirements, and hazards which may be present during storage of various materials. According to the guide, the decision to use certain substances in the school laboratory should be based on the best available knowledge of the hazards of each chemical and the availability of proper handling facilities.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Schools Chemical laboratories Exposure Materials handling Storage Instructions Explosives Carcinogens Safety Disposal Toxic substances Procedures
Source Agency	Consumer Product Safety Commission National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57Y - Toxicology 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Council of State Science Supervisors, Lancaster, VA.; Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD., and Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198703
Contract Number	CPSC-C-83-1180