General Techniques and Lab Safety

General Techniques and Lab Safety

• Laboratory Survival Manual - covers acquisition and disposal of chemicals, first aid and emergency procedures, general laboratory practices, labeling, material safety data sheets (MSDS), information and training, properties of hazardous materials, safety equipment, special classes of materials, and offers a glossary of chemical terms.
  
• Material Safety Data Sheets - from Enviro-Net comes a great pages filled with material safety and data sheets (MSDS). These sheets contain all the relevant data on many of the materials found in most laboratories.
  
• Organic Lab Tips - from safety tips to helpful hints, this is a short page which contains information for the beginning organic chemist.

• Radioactive Waste Management Guide - safety guidelines for the disposal and handling of hazardous radioactive materials of all types.
  
• Safety Guidelines for Schools and Colleges - a good place to start for information on laboratory safety. Covers general lab safety, DNA lab safety, enzyme handling, and microbiology safety.
  
• Standard Laboratory Facility Requirements - operating procedures for safety showers, fume hoods and other common safety equipment are outlined.
  
• The University of Texas at Austin Laboratory Safety Manual - covers labeling and handling of hazardous material; also offers a good section that covers the basic handling of oxidizers, corrosives, reactives, and flammable solvents.
  
• The Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection - this searchable material safety data sheets collection in searchable by company or compound name. A must-see for all laboratory workers!
  

• GraphPad's Statistical Guides
  

  This commercial site has several quick guides to using statistics:

  • Guide to Nonlinear Regression
  • Guide to Analysis of Radioligand Binding Data
  • Computations with Radioactivity
  • What is P value?
  
  
• PCR Guide at Weizman Institute of Science
  A good reference to establish a fundamental understanding of the polymerase chain reaction, which has revolutionized the entire world of science, and the entire world for that matter.
  
• Recombinant DNA Course at the University of Minnesota
  This is essentially a point-and-click roadmap to the protocols used in recombinant DNA technology with special emphasis on PCR.