You will find a variety of tools to assist you in incorporating safety into your work and study.
Information on how to report an injury that occurred during work
How can I request Chemical Waste Disposal
What steps should be followed in the event of a spill.
When should you use a fume hood?
How to handle Hazardous waste (Laboratory Chemical Waste Management Guidelines).
How do I identify and handle peroxide forming chemicals?
Laboratory Waste Disposal Chart
What personal protective equipment (PPE) will I need?
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has established protocols for substituting and eliminating methylene chloride, as well as a worker chemical protection plan.
The Radiation Safety- A Worker's Guide provides essential information for University of South Dakota employees and students who work with radioactive materials or radiation-producing equipment. The guide explains radiation fundamentals, health risks, radiation measurement units, safe work practices, exposure controls, regulatory requirements, emergency response procedures, and waste management expectations. It emphasizes the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle and outlines practica
How should chemical waste streams be stored?
The USD ehs-particularly-hazardous-substances-table is a reference document developed to help laboratory personnel identify and manage Particularly Hazardous Substances (PHS) in accordance with OSHA's Laboratory Standard. The document categorizes substances that require enhanced safety controls due to their carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, acute toxicity, explosive potential, pyrophoric properties, water reactivity, or other severe health and physical hazards. It includes hundreds of chem
Do you have aging chemicals in your laboratory? Some chemicals become more dangerous over time and require special storage, inspection, testing, and disposal procedures. Review the USD Guide for Time-Sensitive Chemicals to learn how to safely manage peroxide-formers, picric acid, chloroform, compressed gases, alkali metals, and other aging chemical hazards.
Steps through the USD Respiratory Protection Program