{"id":1179,"date":"2015-04-15T17:20:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T22:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/?page_id=1179"},"modified":"2024-07-12T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:56:11","slug":"hazard-id-additional-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/hazard-id-additional-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazard Identification: Additional Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>In addition to the Safety Data Sheet, use the following links to\u00a0help you determine if, how, and why\u00a0a particular chemical is hazardous:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e672a\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (LCSS)&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (LCSS)<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e672a\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How to access a LCSS:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Open\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubChem<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In the search bar begin typing in the name of your chemical; choose from the chemical options that will appear.<\/li>\n<li>On\u00a0the Search Results page find your chemical. \u00a0Click on the \u201cSummary\u201d link for that chemical.<\/li>\n<li>Within the Summary page, click on the \u201cLaboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (LCSS)\u201d\u00a0link.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/lcss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">current list of chemicals with a LCSS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-eNxsNd8sC4&amp;index=1&amp;list=PLH-TjWpFfWrv-ezUBX2b53vNnDp6Dnd7P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this PubChem Webinar<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ShitrPELTl8?list=PLLG7h7fPoH8IZ6i2rfDK0zVoompXayRL_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this short summary video<\/a> for further information on LCSSs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>About PubChem and LCSS.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (LCSS)\u00a0contain pertinent chemical hazard and safety information (including GHS information) for thousands\u00a0chemicals in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubChem Open Chemistry Database<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>LCSS is based on the format described by the National Research Council in the publication \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog\/12654\/prudent-practices-in-the-laboratory-handling-and-management-of-chemical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards<\/a>\u201d (2011). \u00a0It is available when a GHS Classification (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/dsg\/hazcom\/global.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals<\/a>) is present for a given PubChem Compound record. \u00a0The GHS classification codes and hazard pictograms are summarized in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/ghs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubChem GHS page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubChem database<\/a>,\u00a0hosted by the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Library of Medicine<\/a>,\u00a0includes a wide variety of\u00a0data on over 90 million chemical compounds. \u00a0PubChem\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0goal \u00a0is to make this data accessible to<em>\u00a0chemists, chemical safety professionals, chemical educators<\/em> and <em>others working with laboratory chemicals<\/em>. \u00a0PubChem consists of three primary databases:\n<ul>\n<li>The Substance database (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pcsubstance\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pcsubstance<\/a>) stores chemical substance descriptions submitted by individual data contributors.<\/li>\n<li>The Compound database (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pccompound\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pccompound<\/a>) contains unique chemical structures extracted from the Substance database.<\/li>\n<li>The BioAssay database (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pcassay\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pcassay<\/a>) archives descriptions and results of biological assay experiments.<\/li>\n<li>Records are cross-mapped between the three databases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e67b5\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;CAMEO Chemical Database (NOAA)&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>CAMEO Chemical Database (NOAA)<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e67b5\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cameochemicals.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CAMEO<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e6803\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Lists of Hazardous Chemicals: OSHA, Minnesota; Carcinogens&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>Lists of Hazardous Chemicals: OSHA, Minnesota; Carcinogens<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e6803\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<strong>If your chemical is included on one of these lists then you must treat it as a hazardous chemical<\/strong>. \u00a0In general these links simply list the chemicals; you must then look elsewhere to find specific information on a chemical&#8217;s hazard characteristics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us\/arule\/5206\/0400.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota List of Hazardous Substances<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aps.anl.gov\/Safety_and_Training\/User_Safety\/oshatoxicchem.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OSHA list of Hazardous Chemicals<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehs.iastate.edu\/publications\/factsheets\/CarcReproTerat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Carcinogens, Reproductive Toxins, and Teratogens <\/strong><\/a>(link to Iowa State Univ.)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/cancer\/npotocca.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NIOSH\u00a0List of Carcinogens <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/pls\/oshaweb\/owadisp.show_document?p_id=9761&amp;p_table=standards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OSHA List of Highly Hazardous Chemicals: Toxics and Reactives<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e6847\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Minnesota OSHA Permissible&lt;\/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Exposure Limits&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>Minnesota OSHA Permissible<\/strong> <strong>Exposure Limits<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e6847\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<p>An employee\u2019s exposure to any substance listed in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dli.mn.gov\/OSHA\/PDF\/pels.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Table Z-1-A<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0shall not exceed the Time Weighted Average, Short Term Exposure Limit, and Ceiling Limit for that substance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e688b\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork)&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork)<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e688b\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/toxnet.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TOXNET<\/a> (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, environmental health, occupational safety and health, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology. \u00a0Maintained by The National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e68c7\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Incompatible Chemicals&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>Incompatible Chemicals<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e68c7\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/incompatible-chemicals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Partial List of Incompatible Chemicals (Reactive Hazards)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chem.tamu.edu\/rgroup\/wooley\/safety\/10%20EPAChemicalCompatibilityChart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA Chemical Compatibility Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NOAA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/response.restoration.noaa.gov\/reactivityworksheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chemical Reactivity Worksheet<\/strong><\/a> (CRW) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cameochemicals.noaa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAMEO Chemicals<\/a><\/strong> are\u00a0free software programs that you can use to find out about the chemical reactivity of thousands of common hazardous chemicals (Reactivity is the tendency of substances to undergo chemical change, which can result in hazards\u2014such as heat generation or toxic gas byproducts.).\n<ul>\n<li>Both programs predict possible hazards from mixing chemicals and were initially designed to be used by emergency responders and planners, as well as the chemical industry, to help prevent dangerous chemical incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rapid Guide to Chemical Incompatibilities. <\/strong>\u00a0This is an extremely useful alphabetical listing of over 8,500 compounds that describes those chemical combinations that are believed to be dangerously reactive. \u00a0<strong>Hard copies<\/strong> are located in the Biology &amp; Chemistry stockrooms (RNS 253 and 341), and in the Chemical Hygiene Office (RNS 312).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e690e\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>Rapid Guide to Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e690e\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>This Pocket Guide is similar to the NIOSH guide in providing the relevant hazard information (PELs, TLVs, chemical &amp; physical properties, health hazards, and a safety profile).\u00a0 It does not provide personal protection information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hard copies<\/strong> are located in the Biology &amp; Chemistry stockrooms (RNS 253 and 341), and in the Chemical Hygiene Office (RNS 312.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e694b\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;NIOSH Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>NIOSH Pocket Guide to Hazardous Chemicals<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e694b\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\n<ul>\n<li>This very useful guide includes chemical name, structure, formula, and CAS number; exposure limits; Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) concentrations; personal protection recommendations; physical description of the substance; chemical and physical properties; incompatibilities; first aid; and health hazards.<\/li>\n<li>The Pocket Guide can be viewed online or downloaded at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/npg\/npg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/npg\/npg.html<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hard copies<\/strong> are located in the Biology &amp; Chemistry stockrooms, and in the Chemical Hygiene Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><br class=\"none\" \/><br class=\"none\" \/><span class=\"collapseomatic arrowright\" id=\"id69d735c8e6986\"  tabindex=\"0\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;The Dirty Dozen&lt;\/strong&gt;\"    ><strong>The Dirty Dozen<\/strong><\/span><div id=\"target-id69d735c8e6986\" class=\"collapseomatic_content \">\nAccording to \u201cPrudent Practices\u201d it is generally recognized that certain substances in research laboratories tend to be responsible for \u201cmore than their share of accidents.\u201d\u00a0 These substances have earned the nickname of the \u201cDirty Dozen\u201d and are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Organic azides.<\/strong> Explosion hazards, especially with ground glass joints<\/li>\n<li><strong>Perchlorate salts of organic,<\/strong> <strong>organometallic, &amp; inorganic complexes.<\/strong>\u00a0Explosion hazards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diethyl ether.<\/strong> Fires (see also Organic Peroxidesj below)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lithium aluminum hydride.<\/strong> Fires on quenching<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sodium, potassium.<\/strong> Fires on quenching<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potassium metal.<\/strong> Fires on quenching<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sodium-benzophenone ketyl still pots.<\/strong> Fires on quenching<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palladium on carbon.<\/strong> Fires on removal from the inert atmosphere, especially<br \/>\nif wet with organic solvent or when contactingcombustible materials such as filter paper<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heat<\/strong>. Exothermic reactions causing violent spills on scale-up due to inadequate provision for heat removal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ethers with alpha-hydrogen atom.<\/strong> Dangerous peroxide concentration during distillation; explosion hazards, especially with ground glass joints<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon monoxide.<\/strong> Toxicity and role in forming nickel tetracarbonyl from steel gas lines and autoclaves<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organic peroxides.<\/strong> Sensitivity to shock, sparks, and other forms of accidental detonation; sensitivity to heat, friction, impact, and light, as well as to strong oxidizing and reducing agents<\/li>\n<li><strong>Develop your own lab-specific \u201cDirty Dozen.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 Inappropriate mixing or handling of certain compounds can also produce hazardous toxic gases.\u00a0 Individual laboratories are encouraged to prepare their own list of additional \u201cDirty Dozen\u201d substances as part of their laboratory-specific Standard Operating Procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to the Safety Data Sheet, use the following links to\u00a0help you determine if, how, and why\u00a0a particular chemical is hazardous:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1179"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5814,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1179\/revisions\/5814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}