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In this section:

• Biosafety
• Chemical Safety
• MSDS Search
• Ergonomics
• General Safety

• Repetitive Strain
• Chemical Hygiene
• Hazard Communication
• Managing Hazardous Waste
• Oil Spill Prevention / Water Pollution Control

• American Biological Safety Association
  
• Association For Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC)
  
• Belgian Biosafety Server
  
• Biohazard Cabinetry, NSF Standard 49
  
• CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 1999
  
• CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Issues in Healthcare Settings
  
• CDC Laboratory Registration and Select Agent Transfer Program
  
• CDC/NIH Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets, 2nd Edition
  
• CDC Laboratory Registration / Select Agent Transfer Program
  
• City of Cambridge Municipal Code – Health and Safety
  
• European Federation Biotechnology Working Party on Safety in Biotechnology
  
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
  
• Massachusetts: State Bookstore
  
• MIT Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects (COUHES)
  
• NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (2002)
  
• NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA)
  
• NIH / OBA Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer
  
• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard

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• Airgas Distributors - MSDS Library Link at left on page.
  http://www.airgas.com/
• Welcome to Hillyard.com - Good site for MSDS on Hillyard cleaning products
  http://www.hillyard.com/
• Pharmacal Research Labs - Site with information on disinfectants used for animal research
  http://www.pharmacal.com/
• Sigma-Aldrich Home - difficult to find location of MSDS information. Product numbers are helpful to get MSDS quickly.
  http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/
• Texaco Inc. MSDS Search Engine - Good site for Texaco Products
  http://www.equivatexacomsds.com/

for more msds resources

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• Adaptive Technology for Information and Computing at MIT - The ATIC Lab
  
• Alexander Technique - Discover a new way to sit and move
  
• Computers & Health Resources at MIT - List of resources available the MIT Community
  
• Ergonomic Sciences - An ergonomics resource guide
  
• Ergoweb - Ergonomic related resources and links
  
• Handeze Gloves - Gloves that have been helpful in the prevention of RSI
  
• Microscope Ergonomic Equipment - Bay Optical
  
• Safe Computing - Ergonomic accessories & equipment
  
• Stretch Break – software for Windows and Mac users
  
• Stretch Breaks you can do at your desk.
  
• Typing Injury FAQ - Resources and more resources
  

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• Consumer Product Safety Commission - safety recalls and alerts
  
• NFPA Cooking Safely [ PDF ]
  
• NFPA Evacuating Buildings [ PDF ]
  
• NFPA Smoke Alarms [ PDF ]
  

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Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

• A GREAT book about RSI! - RSI, A Computer Users Guide by Pascarelli & Quilter - order on-line
  
• Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury - an unofficial site from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  
• Harvard RSI Action Home Page - Harvard University
  
• MIT's RSI Information Page - Including what you absolutely need to know about RSI
  
• Repetitive Strain Injuries - The RSI section of the MIT Computer Users Guide
  
• Stretch Breaks you can do at your desk.
  

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• Best Glove Manufacturing
  
• EnviroSense - Environmental Protection Agency
  
• International Agency for Research on Cancer
  
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration
  
• Vermont Safety Information Resources Web Site (SIRI) - (Material Safety Data Sheets)

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• Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
  
• Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Glossary of Hazard Communications Terms
  

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• Glossary
  
• EPA Acutely Hazardous List
• EPA Non Specific Source List
• EPA Unused Chemical Products List
  
• Characteristics of Hazardous Waste
  
• Managing Hazardous Waste Reference Guide
  
• Incompatible Chemicals
  
• Massachusetts-State Regulated List
  
• Key Performance Objectives
  
• Reactive, Toxic, Ignitable
  
• Regulator’s Top Ten Violations
  
• Hazardous Waste Management Course Handout [Word document]
  

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• Glossary
  
• SPCC Checklist [word document]
  
• Key Performance Objectives
  
• SPCC Plan
  
• Oil Inventory List
  
• History of Oil Spills
  
• MIT Spill Policy and Procedures
  
• Prepare, Prevent, Respond
  
• Oil Spill Prevention Course Handout [Word document]