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Chemical Safety
Combustion Sources (Generators, Boilers, Incinerators, etc.)
Emergency Preparedness
Ergonomics
Facilities and Maintenance
Fall Protection
Forklift Safety
General / Other Safety
Hearing Conservation
Heat Stress
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Kitchens
Laboratory

Landscape
Laser Safety
Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment
Medical Surveillance/Guidance
Petroleum Storage Tanks (ASTs and USTs)
Radiation Safety
Respiratory Protection
Safety Audit Guidelines
Shipping
Shops
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Waste Management
Welding Safety
Working With Animals

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Accidents and Injuries

First Aid Kits (5/08)

On-the-Job and Student Injuries (3/13)

Ag Safety

All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) (9/12)

Animal Feeding Operations - Documentation and Recordkeeping Requirements (7/12)

Grain Bin Safety (1/09)

Harvest Safety (1/09)

Outdoor Power Equipment Safety (12/08)

Sharps Use and Handling with Livestock (3/13)

Skid Steer Loaders (1/09)

Tractor Safety (12/08)

Biosafety

Autoclave Operation and Performance Testing (9/12)

Avoiding the Production of Biological Aerosols (5/08)

Biohazard Door Postings (6/10)

Biosafety Cabinets (2/10)

Biosafety Containment Levels (8/09)

Biosafety Training (7/12)

Cell and Tissue Cultures (1/09)

Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (9/09)

Disposing of Biohazardous Materials Including Recombinant Nucleic Acids (12/11)

Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Pandemic Influenza Exposure Control (12/07)

Incident Reporting - National Institute of Health (NIH) Guidance (8/09)

Lentiviral Vectors (1/09)

Necropsy Biosafety (7/11)

NUgrant IBC Protocol Form Instructions (2/10)

NUgrant IBC Protocol Form Instructions for Field Collection & Wild Animal Sampling Procedures (6/10)

Preparing a Laboratory Biosafety Manual (5/13)

Recombinant DNA - IBC and Other Review Requirements (7/11)

Security Advice for Biosafety Laboratories (6/08)

Select Agents (10/12)

Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (10/12)

Sharps - Handling and Disposing (8/09)

Spill and Exposure Response for Biohazardous Materials (including Recombinant Nucleic Acids) (12/11)

Standard and Special Microbiological Practices (2/09)

Transport of Biohazardous Materials (Including Research and Clinical Specimens/Materials) (8/09)

Bloodborne Pathogens

Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens (8/10)

Handling Laundry Potentially Contaminated with Bloodborne Pathogens (5/08)

HIV and HBV Research Laboratories/Production Facilities (1/09)

Chemical Safety

Chemical Container Labeling 7/08)

Chemical Hazard Assessment & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Chemical Security (7/12)

Chemicals of Concern - United States Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (7/12)

Corrosive Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Cryogenic Material (7/11)

Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (5/13)

Explosive Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Flammable Solids Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Gases Under Pressure Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

General Guidance for Chemical Ordering, Receipt, Distribution, Use & Storage (2/13)

Hazards of Flammable Gases, Liquids & Aerosols & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Health Hazards Hazard Assessment & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Hydrofluoric Acid (7/09)

Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Portable Cylinders (7/09)

Nanoparticle Safety (9/12)

Organic Peroxides Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Oxidizers Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical Exposures (7/12)

Preplanning for and Responding to Hazardous Chemical Spills (1/08)

Pyrophoric & Substances That Emit Flammable Gases When In Contact With Water Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Self-Heating Substances Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Self-Reactive Substances & Mixtures Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Use and Storage of Peroxide-Forming Chemicals (3/13)

Combustion Sources

(Generators, Boilers, Incinerators, etc.)

Limitations on Fuel Consumption in Stationary Combustion Air Emission Sources (11/11)

Opacity of Emissions From Combustion Sources (11/11)

Pathological Incinerator Operator - Environmental Compliance Responsibilities (7/12)

Pathological Waste Incinerators – Operating Permit Requirements (7/12)

Power Generators - Stationary Emergency Generator Operations and Maintenance Log (8/11)

Power Stationary Emergency Generators - Permits and Compliance Requirements (7/10)

Emergency Preparedness

Automatic External Defibrillators (1/12)

Emergency Planning (6/10)

Fire Safety - General Prevention and Extinquishers (7/12)

Minimizing Potential Employee Exposures During a Pandemic Influenza Event (4/08)

Radiation Accidents (7/09)

Ergonomics

Ergonomics and Back Safety for Custodial Workers (7/09)

Ergonomics Considerations for Offices (5/08)

General Material Handling / Safe Lifting (5/13)

Laboratory Ergonomics (7/09)

Facilities and Maintenance

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (12/11)

Construction Activities Environmental Protection & Compliance (3/11)

Ladder Safety (12/10)

Fall Protection

Aerial Lift Safety (9/10)

Elevated Work Surfaces and Fall Protection (7/12)

Fall Arrest Systems (2/08)

Forklift Safety

Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Safety (7/12)

General/Other

Cart and Hand Truck Safety (7/09)

Communication of Work Area Safety Information (3/13)

Excavations (7/09)

Food Event Safety (4/09)

Foot Protection PPE - Evaluation and Checklist (5/11)

General Electrical Safety (12/10)

Job Safety Assessment (11/11)

Personal Protective Equipment - Body Protection

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Eyes and Face (6/10)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Hand Protection (7/12)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Head Protection (7/12)

Safety Training for Employees Who Are Assigned to Alternate Work Sites (5/08)

Slips, Trips, Falls - Reducing Risk and Avoiding Injury (5/08)

Hearing Conservation

Hearing Conservation (8/11)

Personal Hearing Protection Devices (7/10)

Heat Stress

Heat Stress (12/08)

Protect Your Skin (from skin cancer) (12/08)

Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (5/08)

Laboratory SOPs

Acrylamide (7/09)

Centrifuge Safety (7/09)

Electrophoresis Safety (5/08)

Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (2/13)

Ground Glass and Glassware Safety (7/09)

Hot Plates, Drying Ovens, and Other Heating Devices (7/09)

Laboratory Decommissioning (2/08)

Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (9/10)

Metallic Mercury Spill Procedures (8/09)

Microtome Safety (8/09)

Landscape

Insect Stings (12/08)

Tree Trimming (1/09)

Laser Safety

Laser Classification and General Safety Control Measures (11/09)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Program Overview (5/11)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Special Circumstances (5/11)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Training and Inspections (5/11)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Written Procedures (5/11)

Medical Surveillance/Guidance

Medical Surveillance Exams (5/08)

Petroleum Storage Tanks

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (8/12)

UST - Automatic Tank Gauging (7/12)

UST - Closure Requirements (8/12)

UST - Installation Requirements and Summary of Recommended Design Features (10/11)

UST - Registrations, Permits, Notifications and Fees (7/12)

UST - Petroleum Release Requirements (10/11)

UST - Summary of Recordkeeping Requirements (8/12)

UST - Summary of Regulatory Requirements (8/12)

Radiation Safety

Analytical X-ray Equipment (4/12)

Contamination Surveys for Radioactive Material Laboratories (4/09)

Dosimetry Program (9/08)

Instructions for Personnel Entering Laboratories Containing Radioactive Materials (7/09)

Radioactive Material Inventory Tracking (3/11)

Radioactive Material Sewer Disposal (2/08)

Radioactive Material Spills (6/09)

Security of Radioactive Materials at UNL (4/11)

Use of Diagnostic X-Ray Equipment in the Healing Arts (6/12)

Safety Protocol: 241 Am (Be) Neutron Probe (2/10)

Safety Protocol: C-14 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Ca-45 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Cl-36 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Cr-51 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Fe-55 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Fe-59 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: H-3 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: I-125 (9/10)

Safety Protocol: Na-22 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: P-32 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: P-33 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Rb-86 (2/10)

Safety Protocol: S-35 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Se-75 (7/09)

Safety Protocol: Sealed Sources (4/11)

Safety Protocol: Uranium (5/09)

Respiratory Protection

Air Purifying Respirators; Cartridge Change Schedules (3/11)

Program Summary (2/13)

Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Full-Face Mask Respirators (4/10)

Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Half Mask Respirators (4/10)

Use and Maintenance of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (2/10)

Use and Maintenance of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) (2/13)

Use and Maintenance of Supplied Air Respirators (Air-Line) (3/11)

Voluntary Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (4/10)

Safety Audit Guidelines

Safety & Compliance Survey Guidelines for Chemical Laboratories (2/13)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Biosafety Level 1 Laboratories (8/09)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Biosafety Level 2 Laboratories (8/09)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Kitchens (8/09)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Offices, Conference Rooms and Similar Locations (8/09)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Shops (8/09)

Shipping

Import and Transfer of Etiologic Agents (2/13)

Importing Animals and Animal Products (12/12)

Non-Genetically Engineered Plant-Related Articles Requiring APHIS Transfer Permits (12/12)

Packaging and Shipping Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods (12/12)

Shipping Biological Substances (12/12)

Shipping Infectious Substances With or Without Dry Ice (12/12)

Shipping Items With Dry Ice That Are Not Otherwise Dangerous Goods (12/12)

Shops

Abrasive Wheels/Grinders - Bench, Floor, and Hand (3/12)

Explosive (Powder) Actuated Tool Safety (7/09)

General Machine Safety (10/12)

Hand and Portable Power Tool Safety (10/11)

Hoists and Cranes (7/09)

Jack Tool Safety (7/09)

Woodworking Machine Safety (3/10)

Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures

SPCC & Storm Water BMPs Hazards of Oil (10/11)

SPCC & Storm Water BMPs Spill/Release Preparation & Response (10/11)

SPCC - Inspections & Fuel Transfer Procedures (8/12)

Storm Water Pollution Prevention

Construction Site NPDES Permits (7/12)

Storm Water Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) (10/11)

Vehicle / Equipment Washing (10/11)

Waste Management

Aerosol Can Collection (5/08)

Battery Disposal (9/09)

Computers, Electronic Equipment, and Smoke Detectors (4/08)

Disposal of Chloroform Contaminated Materials (2/07)

Disposal of Office Items (5/12)

Empty Container Disposal (5/12)

Ethidium Bromide Disposal (7/09)

Fluorescent and Other Non-Incandescent Lamps, Light Bulbs, and Ballasts (3/10)

Hazardous/Radioactive Material Collection Procedures (4/08)

Items / Materials Prohibited from Trash Cans and Dumpsters (8/09)

Management of Construction and Demolition Waste (3/11)

Preserved Specimens Hazards, Storage, Labeling, and Disposal (8/09)

Sewer Disposal List (3/13)

Solvent Distillation (8/09)

State or Federal Hazardous Waste Inspections (8/09)

Used Motor Oil and Filter Management & Disposal (12/08)

Welding Safety

Hot Work Permit Operations (7/09)

Welding and Cutting Operations (6/10)

Welding Lens Shade and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection (7/09)

Working With Animals

Animal Safety (12/08)

Horse Safety (1/09)

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