Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (12/06)
Accident Involving Radioactive Materials or Radiation Producing Devices (5/04)
Acrylamide (12/05)
Aerosol Can Collection (5/08)
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) - Safety Guide for Drivers (3/03)
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) - Safety Guide for Supervisors (6/03)
Analysis of DOT "HazMat Employee" Training Requirements (10/05)
Analytical X-ray Equipment (6/07)
Animal Allergens (2/08)
Animal Bites, Scratches, and Stings: Preventing Injury and Illness (10/05)
Arc Welding (9/05)
Autoclave Operation and Validation (5/08)
Automatic External Defibrillators (5/08)
Avoiding the Production of Biological Aerosols (5/08)
Battery Disposal (5/08)
Biosafety Cabinets (5/08)
Biosafety Projects Registry - Instructions for IBC Members (5/08)
Biosafety Projects Registry - Instructions for PIs (5/08)
Cart and Hand Truck Safety (6/04)
Centrifuge Safety (4/07)
Chancellor's University Safety Committee (CUSC) (4/08)
Checklist for Safeguards (12/03)
Chemical Container Labeling (5/05)
Chemical Safety Assessment (11/07)
Chemical Safety for Food Service Workers (3/03)
Chemical Security (5/08)
Chemicals of Concern - United States Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (2/08)
Cleaning Up Spills of Biohazardous Material (5/08)
Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens (5/08)
Communication of Work Area Safety Information (5/08)
Compressed Gas Cylinders in Laboratories (7/08)
Computers, Electronic Equipment, and Smoke Detectors (4/08)
Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Checklist (5/05)
Construction Sites - Environmental Protection (3/07)
Defrosting Laboratory Refrigerators and Freezers (4/07)
Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (5/08)
Disposal of Chloroform Contaminated Materials (2/07)
Disposal of Dead Domestic and Wild Animals (5/03)
Disposal of Office Items (5/08)
Disposing of Biohazardous Materials (5/08)
Documentation and Recordkeeping Requirements for Permitted Livestock Operations (6/04)
Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (3/08)
Dosimetry Program (6/06)


Electron Microscopes and X-Ray Photo-Spectrometers (6/07)
Electrophoresis Safety (5/08)
Elevated Work Surfaces and Fall Protection (2/08)
Emergency Evacuation Planning (5/08)
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (5/05)
Empty Container Disposal (9/07)
Entry Procedure for Flat-Bottom Grain Bins (4/04)
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Pandemic Influenza Exposure Control (12/07)
Equipment and Tool Safety for Custodians (4/04)
Equipment and Tool Safety for the Arts (10/07)
Equipment Safety Assessment (8/05)
Equipment Safety for Landscape Workers (5/05)
Ergonomics and Back Safety for Custodial Workers (4/07)
Ergonomics Considerations for Offices (5/08)
Erosion, Sediment, and Dust Control During Land Disturbing Activities (3/07)
Ethidium Bromide Disposal (6/03)
Excavation (8/02)
Exposure Risk Assessments/Job Safety Assessments for Animal Users (2/05)
Fall Arrest Systems (2/08)
Fire Safety - General Prevention and Extinguishers (5/08)
Fire Safety in Kitchens (12/06)
First Aid Kits (5/08)
Fluorescent and Other Non-Incandescent Lamps, Light Bulbs, and Ballasts (5/08)
Food Event Guidelines (3/06)
Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Safety (1/08)
Fumes and Gases from Welding and Cutting (5/03)
Gas Powered String Trimmer and Brush Cutter Safety (3/04)
General Electrical Safety (5/08)
General Guidance for Chemical Storage (12/06)
General Grain Bin Hazards and Safety (10/05)
General Material Handling / Safe Lifting (5/08)
General Safety for Ag Workers (9/06)
General Safety for Custodial Workers (11/06)
General Safety for Food Service Employees (2/08)
General Safety for Landscape Workers (5/05)
General Safety for Shops (8/01)
General Safety for the Arts (10/07)
General Safety Tips for Welding (4/04)
General Safety Tips for Working With Hazardous Chemicals (5/05)
General Safety Tips for Working with Teaching and Research Animals (2/05)
Grain Wagons (9/06)
Grinders - Bench, Floor, and Hand (3/06)
Ground Glass and Glassware Cleaning Safety (7/04)
Guidelines for Machine and Equipment Safeguarding (12/03)
Hand and Portable Powered Tool Safety (5/06)
Handling Cryogenic Material (8/05)
Handling Laundry Potentially Contaminated with Bloodborne Pathogens (5/08)
Handling Livestock (2/06)
Harvest Equipment (9/06)
Hazardous/Radioactive Material Collection Procedures (4/08)
Hazards of Oil (SPCC) (8/06)
Heat Illness (5/03)
High Noise Work Areas (1/07)
HIV and HBV Research Laboratories/Production Facilities (5/08)
Hoists and Cranes (6/02)
Horse Safety (2/03)
Hot Plates, Drying Ovens, and other Heating Devices (7/04)
Hot Work (4/04)
Housekeeping for Shops (8/01)
Housekeeping for the Arts (10/07)
Housekeeping in Labs (5/05)
Human-use Diagnostic X-Ray Machines (6/07)
Hydrofluoric Acid (3/03)
Import and Transfer of Etiologic Agents (10/04)
Importing Animals and Animal Products (9/05)
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (5/08)
Insect Stings (4/04)
Instructions for Personnel Entering Laboratories Containing Radioactive Materials (10/02)
Items/Materials Prohibited from Trash Cans and Dumpsters (5/08)
Job Safety Assessment (6/08)

Laboratory Decommissioning (2/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics (7/06)
Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (1/07)
Laser Classification and General Safety Control Measures (5/03)
Limitations on Fuels Consumption in Stationary Combustion Air Emission Sources (6/07)
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinder Use and Storage (4/05)
Livestock Facility Design and Maintenance (9/06)
Machinery and Equipment in Shops (8/01)
Management of Construction and Demolition Waste (5/05)
Medical Surveillance Exams (5/08)
Mercury-Containing Materials (10/07)
Metallic Mercury Spills (7/06)
Microtome Safety (5/05)
Minimizing Potential Employee Exposures During a Pandemic Influenza Event (4/08)
Motor Vehicle Diesel Fuel (11/06)
Necropsy Biosafety (6/08)
Non-Genetically Engineered Plant-Related Articles Requiring APHIS Transfer Permits (11/04)
NPDES Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control (6/08)
On-the-Job Injuries and Accident Investigations (5/08)
Opacity of Emissions From Combustion Sources (4/08)
Ordering, Receipt, and Distribution of Chemicals (2/08)
Oxidizers (5/03)
Oxygen/Acetylene Welding and Cutting (4/04)
Packaging and Shipping Dangerous Goods (2/08)
Packaging Infectious Substances With or Without Dry Ice (7/07)
Paint and Paint-Related Materials (6/03)
Pathological Incinerator Operator - Environmental Compliance Responsibilities (12/06)
Pathological Waste Incinerators – Operating Permit Requirements (9/07)
Personal Hearing Protection (7/04)
Personal Hygiene, Housekeeping, and Food Safety for Kitchens (4/04)
Personal Protective Equipment for Animal Users (2/05)
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical Exposures (5/05)
Personal Protective Equipment for Custodial Workers (9/06)
Personal Protective Equipment for Agricultural Field Work (9/06)
Personal Protective Equipment for Kitchen Workers (4/04)
Personal Protective Equipment for Landscape Workers (5/05)
Personal Protective Equipment for Shop Workers (8/01)
Portable Ladder Safety (11/06)
Preparing a Laboratory Biosafety Manual (1/07)
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 (4/08)
Pre-Planning For and Responding To Chemical Spills (1/08)
Preparing a Laboratory Biosafety Manual (5/08)
Preserved Specimens Hazards, Storage, Labeling, and Disposal (5/07)
Prevention of Releases (SPCC) (8/06)
Protect Your Skin (from skin cancer) (5/03)
Pyrophoric Chemicals (7/07)

Radioactive Material Sewer Disposal (2/08)
Refrigerants (6/08)
Respiratory Protection - Air Purifying Respirators; Cartridge Change Schedules (5/08)
Respiratory Protection - Program Summary (4/08)
Response, Cleanup and Disposal (SPCC) (8/06)
Riding Rotary Mower Safety (4/04)
Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Tractors (4/03)
Safe Storage and Handling of Water-Reactive Chemicals (5/03)
Safe Use of Cell Cultures (5/08)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Chemical Laboratories (3/07)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Offices, Conference Rooms, and Similar Locations (5/08)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Shops (3/07)
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 (6/06)
Safety Protocol: Sealed Sources (5/07)
Safety Training for Employees Who Are Assigned to Alternate Work Sites (5/08)
Security Advice for Biosafety Laboratories (6/08)
Security of Radioactive Materials at UNL (3/08)
Select Agents (5/08)
Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (5/08)
Selecting Personal Protective Equipment for Eyes and Face (10/04)
Sewer Disposal List (4/08)
Sharps (Non-Infectious) - Handling and Disposing (4/05)
Sharps (Potentially Infectious) - Handling and Disposing (5/08)
Shipping Diagnostic Specimens (1/07)
Shipping Items With Dry Ice That Are Not Dangerous Goods (9/05)
Skid Steer Loaders (4/04)
Slips, Trips, Falls - Reducing Risk and Avoiding Injury (5/08)
Sodium Azide Hazards and Disposal (7/07)
Solvent Distillation (5/03)
Spill Response Materials (SPCC) (8/06)
State or Federal Hazardous Waste Inspections (3/07)
Storage and Use of Corrosives (3/04)
Storage and Use of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (3/08)
Storm Water Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) (5/08)
Tractor Safety (9/06)
Tractor Safety - Power Take-Offs (PTOs) and Drivelines (11/06)
Training for Personnel Working with RG 2 and RG 3 Agents or Biologically-Derived Toxins (5/08)
Tree Trimming (1/07)
Types and Points of Hazardous Machine Operations (12/03)
Ultrasonicator Safety (4/07)
Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Full-Face Mask Respirators (4/08)
Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Half Mask Respirators (4/08)
Use and Maintenance of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (4/08)
Use and Maintenance of PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirators) (4/08)
Use and Maintenance of Supplied Air Respirators (Air-Line) (4/08)
Use and Storage of Peroxide-Forming Chemicals (6/07)
Used Oil and Filter Disposal (6/03)
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)
Veterinary-Use X-ray Machines (6/07)
Voluntary Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (4/08)
Walk-Behind Mower Safety (4/04)
Welding Lens Shading (5/03)
Wood Chippers (6/04)
Working in the Heat - A Guide for Supervisors (5/03)
Zoonotic Diseases (2/05)