Wipf Group Chemical & Laboratory Safety Information
Note: After taking the necessary and justified immediate action (pull fire alarm, call Campus police at 4-2121), all accidents and safety issues involving University employees, undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs should be reported without delay to the research advisor or supervisor and, subsequently, in a timely fashion to the departmental assistant chair. It is your responsibility to assure that your research advisor is informed asap and can take appropriate measures to prevent additional or future exposure to hazardous conditions. This also implies that you should not start a cleanup of the area before being authorized to do so.
If your research supervisor is out of reach, also immediately contact EH&S for advice.
Within 12 h of the accident, you will have to provide a written statement describing the circumstances, the protocol you followed, etc. The incident also needs to be reported to the Workman's Compensation Office. Lack of prompt reporting might cause personal financial liability for any medical treatments. For a brief overview of reporting responsibilities, click here.
Any visitors to our labs need to be authorized; for detailed University policies, click here. Please stop all unaccompanied visitors before they enter our labs and direct them to our office (Michelle Paul, Peter Wipf) or the main office for clarification of their status.
Chemistry Department EMERGENCY PROTOCOL
HAZARD COMMUNICATION & MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS); for my favorite MSDS site, click here
Wipf Group Waste Collection Setup
Information on Nitrile Gloves; General Chemical Guide and Permeation Tables
List of Common Peroxide-Forming Chemicals - Peroxide teststrips are available from PW; for a review of Peroxides and peroxide-forming compounds, click here.
Empty Container Disposal Guidelines
Techniques for Handling Air-Sensitive Compounds
Segregation of Chemicals in the Wipf Group
University of Pittsburgh Environmental Health & Safety Homepage
University of Pittsburgh Radiation Safety Office Homepage
Online Training for Chemical Hygiene - Required Course for All Wipf Group Members!
NOTE: These guidelines are for the benefit of the Wipf Research Group, and not intended for use by unauthorized or untrained personnel.