OSHA Training Requirements and Guidelines for K–14 School Personnel (PDF) provides a summary of OSHA training requirements and guidelines, at both the national and state level, as determined by state. It provides training guidelines, characteristics of an acceptable trainer, and topics that are required among various states. Authored by Linda M. Stroud, PhD, NSTA Safety Advisory Board, Chair, 2009–2010; and Kenneth R. Roy, PhD, NSTA Science Safety Compliance Consultant.
Guidelines from NSTA’s Safety Advisory Board
Safety Resources List
This list of resources includes professional societies, federal and state agencies, nonprofit and for-profit companies, and science supply houses that provide safety services and products for K–12 teachers and administrators. To be listed as a “for profit” company, the company must provide free materials/services to K–12 schools. If a company or individual knows of a safety resource and wishes to submit a request to be listed on this resource site, please send the request to Linda M. Stroud, PhD, NSTA Safety Advisory Board Chair; or Kenneth R. Roy, PhD, NSTA Science Safety Compliance Consultant.
Disclaimer:
- Intended use and the purpose of this Safety Resource List is to improve laboratory safety and provide science teachers and school administrators with safety information to make prudent decisions regarding science laboratory safety based on legal standards and best professional practices.
- NSTA does not assume liability for accuracy of information.
- NSTA does not imply that methodologies and suggestions outlined are the ONLY applicable ones.
- Mention of products/companies and any links to items or websites is not intended to reflect endorsement.
This List DOES NOT SUPERCEDE SCHOOL, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, CODES, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. Ultimately it is the responsibility of the science teachers and school administrators to use appropriate legal standards and best professional practices under duty of care to make it safer in the science laboratory.
Resources for Middle / Secondary Schools
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
- Find your poison control center: 800-222-1222
American Chemical Society
California State Department of Education
Carolina Biological Supply Co.
2700 York Rd.
Burlington , NC 27215-3398
800-334-5551
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
NIOSH—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas at Austin
Chem Info Net
Cole-Parmer
Connecticut State Department of Education
Council of State Science Supervisors
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environment, Health, and Safety Online
Fermi Center
Fisher Scientific
- Safety in High School and College Laboratories
- Think Green
- Mercury Exchange Program
Flinn Scientific
- Flinn Chemical & Biological Catalog Reference Manual 2009
- Flinn Catalog / Reference Manual for Middle School Science Teachers
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Student Safety Contracts (Teachers can request one copy free)
- Science Classroom Safety and the Law
Frey Scientific
The Hartford
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Institute of Interactive Learning
Illinois
Laboratory Safety Institute
Lab Safety Supply
Local Hazardous Waste Program in King County Metro (Seattle)
Maryland State Department of Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Institute of Health (NIH)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
CAMEO Chemicals
- Chemical Database With Response Recommendations for Over 6,000 Chemicals
- Critical Response Information
- Chemical Reactivity predicts what hazards could arise if chemicals were to mix.
NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
National Research Council (NRC)
National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA)
NSELA Safety Position Statements
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Books:
Position Statements:
New York State Department of Education
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- 29 CFR 1910.1450 Laboratory Standard
- 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Standard
Purdue University
Science and Safety Consulting Services
- Science Laboratory Safety Manual, Second Edition
- Chemical Substitution List (PDF)
- Eye Protection Options Poster (PDF)
- Stroud, L.M. K–16 Science Laboratory Safety. The Science Reflector. 2009. Vol. 38, No. 3, Fall 2009.
- Stroud, L.M. K–16 Science Laboratory Safety. The Science Reflector. 2009. Vol. 38, No. 2, Summer 2009.
- Stroud, L.M. Do You Know the Law? The Science Reflector. 2009. Vol. 38, No. 1, Winter 2009.
- Laws, Codes, Standards and Regulations Which Apply to Schools (PDF)
- MSDS Activity for Chemicals (PDF)
- Laboratory/Classroom Safety Practice Drills for Middle/Secondary Students (PDF)
- Customized Comprehensive Science Safety Laboratory Program
- Chemical Management System CD, Second Edition
U.S. Department of Transportation
University of New Hampshire
Virginia State Department of Education
Web Resources for Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
Use search function at these sites:
Google the name of the chemical plus MSDS (e.g., sodium chloride MSDS)
Web Resources on Lab Techniques
Sigma Aldrich
Others:
Resources for Elementary Schools
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
- Find your poison control center: 800-222-1222
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Carnegie Institution
Charles A. Dana Center
Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS)
Illinois State Department of Education
Maryland State Department of Education
Rhode Island State Department of Education
Virginia State Department of Education
School of Risk and Safety Sciences University of New South Wales, Australia
National Science Teachers Association ( NSTA)
Books:
Position Statements:
New Jersey State Department of Education
Science and Safety Consulting Services, Inc.
Web Pages / News Articles
Williamsclass Elementary Potomac School
Safety in a Classroom
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)