Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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Accidents and Injuries
Ag Safety
Arts
Biosafety
Bloodborne Pathogens
Chemical Safety
Combustion Sources (Generators, Boilers, Incinerators, etc.)
Custodial
Emergency Response
Ergonomics
Facilities and Maintenance
Fall Protection
Forklift Safety
Fuel
General / Other Safety
Hearing Conservation
Heat Stress
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Kitchen
Laboratory
Landscape
Laser Safety
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
Accidents and Injuries SOPs
First Aid Kits (5/08)
On-the-Job Injuries and Accident Investigations (5/08)
Ag Safety SOPs
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) (12/08)
Animal Feeding Operations - Documentation and Recordkeeping Requirements (6/09)
Grain Bin Safety (1/09)
Harvest Safety (1/09)
Outdoor Power Equipment Safety (12/08)
Skid Steer Loaders (1/09)
Tractor Safety (12/08)
Working With Animal SOPs
Arts SOPs
Biosafety SOPs
Autoclave Operation and Performance Testing (9/08)
Avoiding the Production of Biological
Aerosols (5/08)
Biosafety Cabinets (5/08)
Biosafety Projects Registry - Instructions for IBC Members (5/08)
Biosafety Projects Registry - Instructions for PIs (5/08)
Biosafety Training (3/09)
Cell and Tissue Cultures (1/09)
Cleaning Up Spills of Biohazardous
Material (5/08)
Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (5/08)
Disposing of Biohazardous Materials
(5/08)
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Pandemic Influenza Exposure Control (12/07)
Incident Reporting - National Institute of Health (NIH) Guidance (1/09)
Lentiviral Vectors (1/09)
Necropsy Biosafety (6/08)
Recombinant DNA - IBC and Other Review Requirements (1/09)
Security Advice
for Biosafety Laboratories (6/08)
Select Agents (11/08)
Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (12/08)
Sharps (Potentially
Infectious) - Handling and Disposing (5/08)
Standard and Special Microbiological Practices (2/09)
Bloodborne Pathogens SOPs
Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens
(5/08)
Handling Laundry Potentially Contaminated with
Bloodborne Pathogens (5/08)
HIV and HBV Research Laboratories/Production
Facilities (1/09)
Chemical Safety SOPs
Chemical Container Labeling
(7/08)
Chemical Security (5/08)
Chemicals of Concern - United States Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (2/08)
Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (6/09)
General Guidance for Chemical Storage
(12/06)
General Safety Tips for Working With
Hazardous Chemicals (5/05)
Handling Cryogenic Material (8/05)
Hydrofluoric Acid (3/03)
Ordering, Receipt,
and Distribution of Chemicals (2/08)
Oxidizers (5/03)
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical
Exposures (9/08)
Preplanning for and
Responding to Hazardous Chemical Spills (1/08)
Pyrophoric Chemicals (7/07)
Safe Storage and Handling of Water-Reactive
Chemicals (5/03)
Storage and Use of Corrosives (3/04)
Storage and Use of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (3/08)
Use and Storage of Peroxide-Forming
Chemicals (1/09)
Combustion Sources SOPs
(Generators, Boilers, Incinerators, etc.)
Limitations on Fuels Consumption in Stationary Combustion Air Emission Sources (6/07)
Opacity of Emissions From Combustion Sources (4/08)
Pathological Incinerator Operator -
Environmental Compliance Responsibilities (10/06)
Pathological Waste Incinerators –
Operating Permit Requirements (6/09)
Power Generators - Emergency Generator Operations Log (6/07)
Power Generators - Non-Emergency Generator Operations Log (10/07)
Power Generators - Permits and Compliance Requirements (10/07)
Power Generators - UNL Generator List (8/08)
Custodial SOPs
Emergency Response SOPs
Accident Involving Radioactive Materials
or Radiation Producing Devices (5/04)
Automatic External Defibrillators (5/08)
Emergency Evacuation Planning (5/08)
Fire Safety - General Prevention and Extinguishers (1/09)
Metallic Mercury Spills (7/06)
Minimizing Potential Employee Exposures During a Pandemic Influenza Event (4/08)
Ergonomics SOPs
Ergonomics and Back Safety for Custodial Workers (4/07)
Ergonomics Considerations for Offices
(5/08)
General Material Handling
/ Safe Lifting (5/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics (7/06)
Facilities and Maintenance SOPs
Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Checklist (5/05)
Ladder Safety (6/09)
Refrigerants (6/08)
Fall Protection SOPs
Fall Arrest Systems (2/08)
Elevated Work Surfaces and Fall Protection (2/08)
Forklift Safety SOPs
Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Safety (1/08)
Fuel SOPs
Motor Vehicle Diesel Fuel (11/06)
General / Other Safety SOPs
Cart and Hand Truck Safety (6/04)
Chancellor's University Safety Committee (CUSC) (9/08)
Communication of Work Area Safety Information (6/09)
Excavation (8/02)
Food Event Safety
(4/09)
General Electrical Safety (5/08)
Job Safety Assessment (6/08)
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Cylinder Use and Storage (4/05)
Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) - Eyes and Face (9/08)
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 SOPs
Hearing Conservation (7/08)
Personal Hearing Protection Devices
(7/08)
Heat Stress SOPs
Heat Stress (12/08)
Protect Your Skin (from skin cancer)
(12/08)
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) SOPs
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (5/08)
Kitchen SOPs
Laboratory SOPs
Acrylamide (12/05)
Centrifuge Safety (4/07)
Compressed Gas Cylinders in Laboratories (7/08)
Defrosting Laboratory Refrigerators
and Freezers (4/07)
Electrophoresis Safety
(5/08)
Emergency Eyewash and
Shower Equipment (5/05)
Exposure Controls for Reproductive Hazards (3/06)
Ground Glass and Glassware Cleaning
Safety (7/04)
Hot Plates, Drying Ovens,
and other Heating Devices (7/04)
Laboratory Decommissioning (2/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics
Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (1/07)
Metallic Mercury Spills (2/03)
Microtome Safety (5/05)
Sharps (Non-Infectious)
- Handling and Disposing (4/05)
Ultrasonicator Safety (4/07)
Landscape SOPs
Brown Recluse Spiders (5/05)
Insect Stings (12/08)
Tree Trimming (1/09)
Laser Safety SOPs
Laser Classification and
General Safety Control Measures (5/03)
Medical Surveillance / Guidance SOPs
Medical Surveillance Exams
(5/08)
Petroleum Storage Tanks SOPs
Aboveground Storage Tanks
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (11/08)
Underground Storage Tanks
UST - Automatic Tank Gauging (3/06)
UST - Closure Requirements (3/06)
UST - Discovery of Previously Unknown Tanks (11/06)
UST - Installation Requirements and Summary of Recommended Design Features (3/06)
UST - Registrations, Permits, and Fees (6/06)
UST - Release of Requirements (3/06)
UST - Summary of Recordkeeping Requirements (6/06)
UST - Summary of Regulatory Requirements (6/06)
Radiation Safety SOPs
Analytical X-ray Equipment
(6/07)
Contamination Surveys for Radioactive Material Laboratories (4/09)
Dosimetry Program (9/08)
Electron Microscopes and X-Ray Photo-Spectrometers (6/07)
Human-use
Diagnostic X-Ray Machines (6/07)
Instructions for Personnel Entering
Laboratories Containing Radioactive Materials (10/02)
Radioactive Material Sewer Disposal (2/08)
Radioactive Material Spills (6/09)
Safety
Protocol: 241 Am (Be) Neutron Probe (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Ca-45 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: C-14 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Cl-36 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Cr-51 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Fe-55 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Fe-59 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: H-3 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: I-125 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Na-22 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: P-32 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: P-33 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Se-75 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: S-35 (6/0)
Safety Protocol: Sealed Sources (5/07)
Safety Protocol: Uranium (5/09)
Security of Radioactive Materials at UNL (3/08)
Veterinary-Use X-ray
Machines (6/07)
Respiratory Protection SOPs
Respiratory Protection - Air Purifying Respirators; Cartridge Change Schedules (5/08)
Respiratory Protection - Program Summary (4/08)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of
Air Purifying Full-Face Mask Respirators (4/08)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Air
Purifying Half Mask Respirators (4/08)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (4/08)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of PAPR (Powered
Air Purifying Respirators) (4/08)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Supplied Air Respirators
(Air-Line) (4/08)
Respiratory Protection - Voluntary Use of Respiratory
Protection Equipment (4/08)
Safety Audit Guidelines SOPs
Shipping SOPs
Import and Transfer of Etiologic Agents (11/08)
Importing Animals and Animal Products (11/08)
Non-Genetically Engineered Plant-Related Articles Requiring APHIS Transfer Permits (11/08)
Packaging and Shipping
Dangerous Goods (2/08)
Shipping Biological Substances (Diagnostic Specimens)
(10/08)
Shipping Infectious
Substances With or Without Dry Ice (10/08)
Shipping Items With
Dry Ice That Are Not Otherwise Dangerous Goods (10/08)
Shops SOPs
Grinders - Bench, Floor, and Hand
(3/06)
Guidelines for Machine
and Equipment Safeguarding (12/03)
Hand and Portable Powered Tool Safety
(5/06)
Hoists and Cranes (6/02)
Types and Points of Hazardous
Machine Operations (12/03)
Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) SOPs
Hazards of Oil (SPCC) (11/08)
Prevention of Releases
(SPCC) (8/06)
Response, Cleanup
and Disposal (SPCC) (8/06)
Spill Response Materials
(SPCC) (8/06)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention SOPs
Construction Sites - Environmental Protection (3/07)
Erosion, Sediment, and Dust Control During Land Disturbing Activities (3/07)
NPDES Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control (10/08)
Storm Water Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) (5/08)
Waste Management SOPs
Aerosol Can Collection
(5/08)
Battery Disposal (5/08)
Computers, Electronic Equipment, and Smoke Detectors (4/08)
Disposal of Chloroform Contaminated Materials (2/07)
Disposal of Office Items (5/08)
Empty Container Disposal (9/07)
Ethidium Bromide Disposal (6/03)
Fluorescent and Other Non-Incandescent Lamps, Light Bulbs, and Ballasts (10/08)
Hazardous/Radioactive Material Collection Procedures (4/08)
Items/Materials Prohibited from Trash Cans
and Dumpsters (5/08)
Management of Construction and Demolition Waste (5/05)
Mercury-Containing Materials (10/07)
Paint and Paint-Related Materials (6/03)
Preserved Specimens Hazards, Storage, Labeling, and Disposal (5/07)
Sewer Disposal List (5/09)
Sodium Azide Hazards and Disposal (7/07)
Solvent Distillation (5/03)
State or Federal Hazardous Waste Inspections (3/07)
Used Motor Oil and Filter Management & Disposal (12/08)
Welding Safety SOPs
Arc Welding (9/05)
Fumes and Gases from Welding and Cutting (5/03)
General Safety Tips for Welding (4/04)
Hot Work (4/04)
Oxygen/Acetylene Welding and Cutting (4/04)
Welding Lens Shade Selection (9/08)
Working With Animals SOPs
Animal Safety (12/08)
Horse Safety (1/09)
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