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Biosafety
Bloodborne Pathogens
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)
Laboratory
Landscape
Laser Safety
Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - General
Petroleum Storage Tanks
Radiation Safety

Respiratory Protection
Safety Audit Guidelines
Shipping
Shops
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Waste Management
Welding Safety

Accidents and Injuries

First Aid Kits (9/16)

On-the-Job and Student Injuries (10/21)

Ag Safety

NebGuide G1770 Cleaning Pesticide Application Equipment

All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) (2/20)

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

Animal Safety (12/08)

Grain Bin Safety (6/19)

Harvest Safety (11/16)

Horse Safety (1/09)

Outdoor Power Equipment Safety (12/08)

Sharps Use and Handling with Livestock (3/13)

Skid Steer Loaders (6/19)

Tractor Safety (2/17)

Biosafety

Anaerobic Chambers (11/21)

Autoclave Operation and Use (9/21)

Autoclave Performance Testing (4/22)

Avoiding the Production of Biological Aerosols (2/19)

Biohazard Door Postings (10/19)

Biological Decontamination of Laboratory Equipment (2/20)

Biological Material Research Compliance and IBC Oversight (11/20)

Biosafety Cabinets (5/20)

Biosafety Containment Levels (2/22)

Biosafety Training (5/20)

Body Fluid Spill Clean-Up (Non-BBP) (9/22)

BSL-2 Enhanced Containment Practices for Handling Potential SARS-CoV-2 Specimens and Samples (8/20)

Chemical Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (2/22)

Disposing of Biohazardous Materials, Including Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids (6/22)

Guidance for Collection and Storage of Human Samples (7/20)

Inactivation of Biohazardous Materials for Future Use (6/21)

Incident Reporting - National Institute of Health (NIH) Guidance (2/20)

Lentiviral Vectors (2/20)

Mammalian Cell and Tissue Culture Biosafety (5/20)

Microbiological Laboratory Practices (2/22)

Necropsy Biosafety (7/21)

Pathogen Inventories (2/20)

Preparing a Laboratory Biosafety Manual (1/19)

Recombinant and/or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecule Experiments Requiring IBC Review (5/21)

Security Advice for Biological Research Facilities (8/20)

Select Agents and Toxins (9/18)

Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (8/20)

Sharps - Handling and Disposing (4/19)

Spill and Exposure Response for Biohazardous Materials (11/20)

Transport of Biohazardous Materials at UNL (Including Research and Clinical Specimens/Materials) (2/20)

Working in a Biosafety Cabinet (6/20)

Bloodborne Pathogens

Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens (5/20)

Handling Laundry Potentially Contaminated with Bloodborne Pathogens (12/18)

HIV and HBV Research Laboratories (2/20)

Chemical Safety

Chemical Container Labeling (12/22)

Chemical Hazard Assessment & Risk Minimization (12/22)

Chemical Security (12/22)

Chemicals of Concern - United States Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (12/22)

Compatible Chemical Storage (12/22)

Corrosive Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (12/22)

Cryogenic Material (12/17)

Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (2/13)

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 (12/13)

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)

Metallic Mercury Spill Procedures (8/09)

Nanoparticle Safety (12/22)

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

Oxidizers Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/13)

Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical Exposures (12/13)

Pre-planning for and Responding to Chemical Spills (7/22)

Pyrophoric & Substances That Emit Flammable Gases When In Contact With Water Hazards & Risk Minimization (6/18)

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

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

Toxicology and Exposure Guidelines (9/19)

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

Combustion Sources

Irrigation Engines - Air Regulations (8/13)

Limitations on Fuel Consumption in Stationary Combustion Air Emission Sources (3/14)

Opacity of Emissions From Combustion Sources and Operating Log Records (5/21)

Pathological Incinerator Operator - Environmental Compliance Responsibilities (5/21)

Pathological Waste Incinerators – Operating Permit Requirements (5/21)

Power Generators - Stationary Emergency Generator Operations and Maintenance Log (3/14)

Power Stationary Emergency Generators - Permits and Compliance Requirements (3/14)

Emergency Preparedness

Automatic External Defibrillators (1/18)

Emergency Planning (6/10)

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

Ergonomics

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

Ergonomics Considerations for Offices (8/15)

General Material Handling / Safe Lifting (5/13)

Laboratory Ergonomics (7/09)

Facilities and Maintenance

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (12/11)

Construction Activities Environmental Protection & Compliance (11/15)

Ladder Safety (2/17)

Fall Protection

Aerial Lift Safety (5/21)

Elevated Work Surfaces (2/17)

Personal Fall Arrest Systems (5/21)

Forklift Safety

Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Safety (5/21)

General/Other

Asbestos Facts (10/22)

Cart and Hand Truck Safety (7/09)

Cold Stress (2/17)

Communication of Work Area Safety Information (12/13)

Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (12/19)

Excavations (7/09)

Food Event Safety (4/09)

General Electrical Safety (3/17)

Job Safety Assessments (11/11)

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

Slips, Trips, Falls - Reducing Risk and Avoiding Injury (3/23)

Hearing Conservation

Hearing Conservation (10/14)

Personal Hearing Protection Devices (10/14)

Heat Stress

Heat Stress (5/22)

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

Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (5/08)

Laboratory

Acrylamide (12/22)

Centrifuge Safety (12/22)

Electrophoresis Safety (3/21)

General Laboratory Housekeeping (4/19)

Ground Glass and Glassware Safety (12/22)

Hot Plates, Drying Ovens, and Other Heating Devices (8/15)

Laboratory Cleaning and Disinfection (5/20)

Laboratory Commissioning (5/20)

Laboratory Decommissioning (4/16)

Laboratory Hibernation Considerations (4/20)

Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (2/19)

Microtome Safety (12/19)

Ultraviolet Radiation (11/15)

Landscape

Insect Stings and Bites (10/15)

Tree Trimming (1/09)

Laser Safety

Laser Classification and General Safety Control Measures for Lasers Used in Research (1/14)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Program Overview (6/18)

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

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Training and Inspections (6/18)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Written Procedures (6/18)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - General

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Body Protection (5/18)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Eyes and Face (5/18)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Foot Protection Evaluation and Checklist (5/18)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Hand Protection (11/15)

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Head Protection (11/15)

Petroleum Storage Tanks

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (10/22)

Radiation Safety

Contamination Surveys for Radioactive Material Laboratories (3/20)

Dosimetry Program (10/21)

Electron Capture Detectors and Other Generally Licensed Radioactive Material Containing Devices (3/20)

Instructions for Personnel Entering Laboratories Containing Radioactive Materials (3/20)

Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices (10/21)

Radiation Survey Meter Use (3/20)

Radioactive Material Inventory Tracking (3/20)

Radioactive Material Sewer Disposal (3/20)

Radioactive Material Spills and Radiation Accidents (7/22)

Security of Radioactive Materials at UNL (3/20)

Use of Diagnostic X-Ray Equipment in the Healing Arts (6/22)

Safety Protocol: 241 Am (Be) Neutron Probe (2/23)

Safety Protocol: C-14 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Ca-45 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Cl-36 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Cr-51 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Fe-55 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Fe-59 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: H-3 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: I-125 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Na-22 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: P-32 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: P-33 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Rb-86 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: S-35 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Se-75 (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Sealed Sources (3/20)

Safety Protocol: Uranium (3/20)

Respiratory Protection

Guidance for Use of Enhanced Face Coverings (KN95) (1/22)

Program Summary (6/20)

Respiratory Protection - Air Purifying Respirators; Cartridge Change Schedules (6/20)

Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Full-Face Mask Respirators (6/20)

Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Half Mask Respirators (6/20)

Use and Maintenance of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (6/20)

Use and Maintenance of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) (6/20)

Use and Maintenance of Supplied Air Respirators (Air-Line) (6/20)

Voluntary use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (6/20)

Safety Audit Guidelines

Safety & Compliance Survey Guidelines for Laboratories (6/20)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Kitchens (7/18)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Offices, Conference Rooms and Similar Locations (12/18)

Safety Audit Guidelines for Shops (7/18)

Shipping

Import and Movement of Animals, Animal Products, and/or Organisms and Vectors Affecting Animals (3/21)

Import and Movement of Plants, Plant Products, Soil, Plant Pests and Pathogens (3/21)

Import and Transfer of Infectious Biological Materials and Other CDC Regulated Agents (3/21)

Packaging and Shipping Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods (4/21)

Shipping Biological Substances and Patient Specimens (2/20)

Shipping Excepted Quantities of Dangerous Goods (2/20)

Shipping Infectious Substances With or Without Dry Ice (2/20)

Shipping Items With Dry Ice That Are Not Otherwise Dangerous Goods (2/20)

Shops

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

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

General Machine Safety (8/15)

Hand and Portable Power Tool Safety (10/11)

Hoists and Cranes (7/13)

Jack Tool Safety (7/09)

Woodworking Machine Safety (3/10)

Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures

Oil Spill/Release Preparation & Response (2/16)

Storm Water Pollution Prevention

Construction Site NPDES Permits (9/19)

Dewatering (9/19)

Storm Water Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) (9/19)

Vehicle / Equipment Washing (10/11)

Waste Management

Aerosol Can Collection (1/19)

Battery Disposal (8/16)

Computers, Electronic Equipment, and Smoke Detectors (7/18)

Disposal of Office Items (5/12)

Disposal of Rags and Wipers (2/16)

Empty Container Disposal (6/16)

Ethidium Bromide Disposal (8/18)

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

Glass Disposal - Intact or Broken (8/16)

Hazardous/Radioactive Material Collection Procedures (9/22)

Items / Materials Prohibited from Trash Cans and Dumpsters (8/16)

Management of Construction and Demolition Waste (12/13)

Preserved Specimens Hazards, Storage, Labeling, and Disposal (12/13)

Sewer Disposal List (2/20)

State or Federal Hazardous Waste Inspections (8/09)

Used Motor Oil and Filter Management & Disposal (7/18)

Welding Safety

Hot Work Permit Operations (10/17)

Welding and Cutting Operations (3/15)

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