Page Content About Chemical SafetyAs an NIH employee, you should be familiar with the NIH Chemical Safety Guide and theNIH Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP). The CHP provides basic information regarding how employees must work with, store, and dispose of chemicals at the NIH. You should also be able to read Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and have access to the SDS for any chemical that you work with. OSHA also provides guidance on many chemicals at the following website:OSHA Occupational Chemical Database. Laboratory Spills Spills in LaboratoryChemical Fume Hood Fact Sheet on How to Safely Clean Chemical Fume Hoods Chemical Fume Hood Testing Primary Barrier Program Video: Chemical Fume Hood: How It Works To Protect You Chemical Inventory How to use LabArchives for Chemical Inventory How to use-LabArchives for Chemical Inventory(Lab Managers and Supervisors Lab Specific SOP Template Chemical Storage Chemical Segregation and Storage Chemical Segregation and Storage Table Fact Sheet on Compatible Chemical Storage Fact Sheet on Chemical Storage Cabinets Cryogenics Fact Sheet on CryogensCompressed Gases Safety Guidelines for Compressed Gases Compressed Gas Safety Sign Compressed Gas and Cryogen Safety Guideline Documentc Flammable Compressed Gases SOP Oxidizer Gas Sign Toxic Compressed Gases SOP Flammables OSHA Guide on Flammable Liquids OSHA Guide to Storing Flammable and Combustible LiquidsNanomaterials NIOSH Guidance on Nanotechnology American Industrial Hygiene Association Nanotechnology NIH Nanotechnology Safety and Health Program Particularly Hazardous Substances (PHS) Fact Sheet on Particularly Hazardous Substances-(PHS) Particularly Hazardous Substances (PHS) -SOP Templates Completing PHS SOPs Guide Fact Sheet on Working Safely with Dichloromethane ( Methylene Chloride) Methylene Chloride Safety ICSHCC Presentation NIH Dichloromethane Health and Safety Plan NIH -PHS Danger Designated-6-labels-Avery-5164 NIH-PHS Danger Designated-14-labels-Avery-5162 Peroxide Forming Compounds Fact Sheet on Managing Peroxide Formers in the Lab Peroxide Labels Avery 5196312 Peroxide Labels Avery Business Card-5132024 Pyrophorics Managing Pyrophoric and Water Reactive Chemicals in the laboratories back to the top Chemical Monitoring Specific chemicals have monitoring programs for their use at NIH. These include Dichloromethane/methylene chloride, Formaldehyde, Nitric Oxide, Xylene, Ethylene Oxide, and Waste Anesthetic Gas. For information on these chemicals and the monitoring available please visit NIH Chemical Monitoring Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemicals back to the top
