Links and Resources

Biosafety
   American Biological Safety Association (Home Page)
   Biosafety Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (CDC/NIH Manual)
   CDC Biosafety Information Page
   NIH Home Page
   NIH Guidelines
   Biological Agents-Material Data Safety Sheets    New
   Select Agents Fact Sheet    NEW

Carcinogens
NIOSH Carcinogen List
National Toxicology Report (NTP) on Carcinogens

Cryogenic Safety
   Cryopreservation Manual(pdf)



Glove Guides
Manufacturers
   1. Best Manufacturing provides ChemRest on-line for glove choices.

   2. North Safety Products has an online Selection Guide for Respiratory Protection and Hand Protection.
       The EZ Selection Guide. You do need to create an account EZ Selection Guide to login in.
       From this page you can also find specific information on different types of North Safety Gloves
       by clicking on the 3 links: Critical Environment, Automotive, Food Processing and Food Service.

   3. Ansell provides an on-line program called SpecWare and a PDF file available from its home page

   4. Microflex offers an on-line chemical resistance guide (pdf) for 97 commonly used chemicals.

   5. MAPA provides a Chemical Resistance Guide.

   6. Marigold Industrial offers an on-line resistance chart.

   7. Safeskin has a Chemical Resistance and Barrier Guide for their nitrile and latex gloves. Guide Link


Universities
   1. The School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol discusses "The Choice and Use of Chemically Resistant Gloves"
       and provides links to information at other schools.

   2. Oklahoma State University offers a chemical guide for four types of gloves and lots of other safety information.

   3. Michigan State University has a searchable guide to the "Selection and Usage of Chemically-Resistant Gloves".

   4. North Carolina State University has a Hand Protection/Reference Guide

   5. The University of Kentucky offers other pertinent glove links here.

Government Links
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Protection Agency
Occupational Health and Safety Administration


Government Contacts
    Environmental Protection Agency Search Page