Below is a list of useful resources. We encourage you to also check out the additional resources on the EPA SC3 website www.epa.gov/SC3.
Storage
- Chemical Inventory Template (42 pgs 168 KB)
- Online Chemical Hazard List- http://lhwmp.org/HWApp/projects/schools/ChemList.aspx
- Chemical Storage Pattern for Small Spaces (1pg 32 KB)
- P list (Acutely Hazardous Chemicals) Partial List (1pg 460 KB)
- Some Chemicals That Can Be Disposed at Local Landfill (1pg 460 KB)
- Incompatible Chemicals (1pg 20 KB)
Regulations
Regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
- EPA Complete P list- http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/wastetypes/listed.htm
- EPA Complete P list 40 CFR-261.33 (7 pgs 80 KB)
Regulations from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality:
- NDEQ School Chemical Guidance Document (6 pgs 44 KB)
- NDEQ Hazardous Materials generators Fact Sheet (1 pg 28 KB)
- NIOSH 2007 (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) (87 pgs 1.3 MB)
Position Statements from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA):
- NSTA Position Statement on Lab Science 2007 (5 pgs 136 KB)
- NSTA Position Statements on Liability 2007 (6 pgs 60 KB)
- Explanation of Liability by Kenneth Roy 2007 (3 pgs 56 KB)
Nebraska Department of Education: Rule 10 requirements related to school safety and security
- Rule 10-Title 92 Chapter 10 (189 pgs 612 KB)
- Rule 10 School Consideration (25 pgs 1.2 MB)
Response Plans
- Chemical Hygiene Plan (22 pgs 1.3 MB or NIOSH Pages 10-11; Print page 18-19)
- Spill Kit (2 pgs 32 KB)
- Safety Do’s and Don’t - NIOSH 2007 (pages 6-9; Print pages 14-17)
- MSDS- http://www.flinnsci.com/search_MSDS.asp
- http://www.scholarchemistry.com/safety-training.php
National Emergency Response System
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)- http://www.nims.ws/nims_faq.htm#14b
- NIMS 700A-
Building Nebraska SC3 in your School
- SC3 Workbook (173 pgs 1.5 MB)
- Chemicals in Schools EPA Brochure (2 pgs 124 KB)
- Safer Labs Student Guide (21 pgs 968 KB)
- Safer Labs Teachers Guide (22 pgs 864 KB)
- SC3 Program- A Manual for Agencies (74 pgs 13.2 MB)
- SC3 Program Evaluation Tool (10 pgs 528 KB)
- Small Scale Chemistry -
http://ssc.mriresearch.org/
http://www.smallscalechemistry.colostate.edu