Lab Safety Videos
| Title | Organization | Length | Description |
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| Dow Chemical | Extensive series of videos covering nearly every aspect of laboratory safety. Beta version. | ||
| RSC | (PDF Slides) | ||
General |
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| CSB | 0:24:05 | The Chemical Safety Board review of academic safety issues, focusing on events at Texas Tech, Dartmouth, and UCLA. A fairly comprehensive overview of the safety challenges at university laboratories. | |
| Dartmouth |
1:52:28 |
This introductory program covers essential topics on laboratory safety applicable to a wide range of laboratories. This course is a 2 hour flash audio and video presentation | |
| UCSD | 0:08:47 | UC-San Diego lab students demonstrate safe procedures, and provide straight-forward recommendations for safety in the laboratory. Good introductory-level video. | |
| UCSD | 0:09:09 | Interaction between a PI and his students, with a focus on safe chemistry. A little more focus on some specific chemical reactions than other introductory videos. | |
| Florida State University | 0:06:52 | Eccentric old professor reminisces about a particularly unsafe previous student. Amusing, but doesn't present a particularly believable set of scenarios. | |
| US Department of Defense | 0:20:28 | DOD produced presentation focusing on medical/hospital lab safety. Good overview specific to laboratories dealing with potentially infectious materials, radiation, and chemical hazards. Straight narration with annoying background music. | |
| ? | 0:07:07 | A light-hearted look at some of the simple things that can go wrong in the laboratory. | |
| HHMI (LSI YouTube channel) | 0:16:26 | ||
| HHMI (LSI YouTube channel) | 0:09:27 | ||
| U Minnesota | 0:02:00 | ||
| U Minnesota | 0:02:13 | ||
| Iowa State | 0:03:35 | ||
| UCLA | 0:01:32 | ||
| U Minnesota | 0:02:13 | ||
Chemical Storage |
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| HHMI (LSI YouTube channel) | 0:11:17 | ||
Chemical Transportation |
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| Cornell | 0:03:07 | ||
| Cornell | 0:00:41 | ||
Skin Exposure & Effects |
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| Northwestern | 0:03:51 | ||
General Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
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| UCSD | 0:01:05 | ||
| UCSD | 0:05:27 | ||
| Cornell | 0:02:34 | ||
| Cornell | 0:01:32 | ||
Lab Coats |
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| Northwestern | 0:02:37 | Effective demonstration of flammability of lab coats which are not flame resistant. | |
| Northwestern | 0:04:29 | Triflic acid | |
| UCSD | 0:02:09 | Trifluoracetic acid burn | |
Eyes |
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| UC Berkeley | 0:02:08 | Effective demonstration of the proper use of an eyewash station for a splash accident. | |
| UCSD | 0:01:33 | Short but effective demonstration on the value of wearing protective eyeware. | |
| ACS - CCS | 0:08:08 | The ACS Committee on Chemical Safety narrated PowerPoint on eye protection. The graphics show the different coverages provided by various eyeware. | |
| UCSD | 0:01:00 | ||
Gloves |
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| Keene State | 0:04:02 | ||
| UC Berkeley | 0:01:52 | Where NOT to wear your laboratory gloves. | |
| Lu Le Laboratory | 0:02:37 | The first minute of this video shows the result of spilling nitric acid on a latex glove | |
| Iowa State | 0:00:12 | ||
| Cornell | 0:00:38 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:08:30 | Just animation, no audio | |
Shoes |
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| UCLA | 0:02:50 | ||
| HHMI (LSI YouTube channel) | 0:10:04 | ||
Fire |
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| UCLA | 0:12:03 | ||
Fume Hoods & Biosafety Cabinets |
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| Labconco | 0:03:18 | Video focuses on airflow in a hood, proper placement of apparatus, and sash height. | |
| Dartmouth | 0:07:51 | Animated overview of fundamental aspects of lab hood operation. | |
| UC Berkeley | 0:03:38 | Brief but thorough review of safe operation of a laboratory hood. | |
| Cornell | 0:10:30 | ||
| Cornell | 0:04:29 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:05:17 | ||
Autoclaves |
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| NIH, Dartmouth | 0:09:26 | Presents a detailed animated review of safe operation of an autoclave to decontaminate potentially infectious materials. | |
Pressure Vessels |
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| Northwestern | 0:07:45 | ||
Compressed Gases |
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| Northwestern | 0:02:40 | ||
| Cornell | 0:01:46 | ||
Liquid Nitrogen |
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| Northwestern | 0:16:54 | Well done demonstration of proper connection and hazards associated with gas cylinder regulators. | |
Pyrophorics |
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| Northwestern & Dartmouth | 0:21:06 | ||
| UCLA | 0:11:06 | ||
Alkali Metals |
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| CS Chemists | 0:02:21 | ||
Flash Chromatography |
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| UCSD | 0:07:23 | UCSB students discuss, plan and demonstrate safe flash chromatography techniques. Well produced. | |
Centrifuge |
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| HHMI (LSI YouTube channel) | 0:08:26 | It's a little dated (1995), but still the best video out there on safe centrifuge operation. | |
Hazardous Waste |
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| UCLA | 0:11:10 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:03:16 | ||
| UIUC | 0:03:38 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:04:16 | Mostly focuses on mixing with organics but also mentions aqua regia | |
| Northwestern | 0:02:57 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:07:31 | ||
Spills |
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| UC Berkeley | 0:05:13 | Demonstration of how to clean up a very small mercury spill. Not practical for more than one broken thermometer, but thorough for that size spill. | |
| Iowa State | 0:02:41 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:05:07 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:04:44 | ||
| Northwestern | 0:06:22 | ||