Safe Operating Procedures

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Accidents and Injuries

First Aid Kits (9/16)

On-the-Job and Student Injuries (8/24)

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 (4/24)

Autoclave Performance Testing (5/23)

Avoiding the Production of Biological Aerosols (2/19)

Biohazard Door Postings (9/23)

Biohazard Incident Reporting (10/23)

Biological Decontamination of Laboratory Equipment (4/24)

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

Biosafety Cabinets (1/24)

Biosafety Containment Levels (2/22)

Biosafety Training (4/24)

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

Chemical Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (1/24)

Disposing of Biohazardous Materials, Including Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids (4/24)

Guidance for Collection and Storage of Human Samples (4/24)

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

Lentiviral Vectors (4/24)

Mammalian Cell and Tissue Culture Biosafety (4/24)

Microbiological Laboratory Practices (2/22)

Necropsy Biosafety (7/21)

Pathogen Inventories (9/23)

Preparing a Laboratory Biosafety Manual (4/24)

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

Security Advice for Biological Research Facilities (5/24)

Select Agents and Toxins (5/24)

Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (5/24)

Sharps - Handling and Disposing (5/24)

Spill and Exposure Response for Biohazardous Materials (5/24)

Transport of Biohazardous Materials at UNL (Including Research and Clinical Specimens/Materials) (5/24)

Working in a Biosafety Cabinet (5/24)

Bloodborne Pathogens

Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens (5/24)

Handling Laundry Potentially Contaminated with Bloodborne Pathogens (5/24)

HIV and HBV Research Laboratories (5/24)

Chemical Safety

Chemical Container Labeling (12/22)

Chemical Hazard Assessment & Risk Minimization (12/22)

Chemical Security (12/22)

Compatible Chemical Storage (12/22)

Corrosive Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (12/22)

Cryogenic Material (11/22)

Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (11/22)

Explosive Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Flammable Solids Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Gases Under Pressure Hazards & Risk Minimization (1/24)

General Guidance for Chemical Ordering, Receipt, Distribution, Use & Storage (11/22)

Hazards of Flammable Gases, Liquids & Aerosols & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Health Hazards Hazard Assessment & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Hydrofluoric Acid (11/22)

Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Portable Cylinders (11/22)

Metallic Mercury Spill Procedures (11/22)

Nanoparticle Safety (12/22)

Organic Peroxides Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Oxidizers Chemical Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical Exposures (11/22)

Pre-planning for and Responding to Chemical Spills (11/22)

Pyrophoric Substances That Emit Flammable Gases When In Contact With Water Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Self-Heating Substances Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Self-Reactive Substances & Mixtures Hazards & Risk Minimization (11/22)

Toxicology and Exposure Guidelines (11/22)

Use and Storage of Peroxide-Forming Chemicals (11/22)

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 (1/24)

Emergency Planning (12/23)

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 (12/23)

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 (12/23)

Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (12/19)

Excavations (7/09)

Food Event Safety (4/09)

General Electrical Safety (3/17)

Job Safety Assessments (6/20)

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 (11/22)

General Laboratory Housekeeping (11/22)

Ground Glass and Glassware Safety (12/22)

Hot Plates, Drying Ovens, and Other Heating Devices (11/22)

Laboratory Cleaning and Disinfection (11/22)

Laboratory Commissioning (11/22)

Laboratory Decommissioning (11/22)

Laboratory Hibernation Considerations (11/22)

Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (11/22)

Microtome Safety (11/22)

Ultraviolet Radiation (11/22)

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 (2/24)

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 (2/24)

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 (3/24)

Safety Protocol: Uranium (3/20)

Respiratory Protection

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

Program Summary (8/23)

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

Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Full-Face Mask Respirators (8/23)

Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Half Mask Respirators (8/23)

Use and Maintenance of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (8/23)

Use and Maintenance of Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) (8/23)

Use and Maintenance of Supplied Air Respirators (Air-Line) (8/23)

Voluntary use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (8/23)

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 (1/24)

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)