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Lab Safety Manual

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General Safety Rules and Equipment
Emergency Procedures
First aid
Fire Safety Rules
Guide to Classes of Fires and Methods of Extinguishment
Disposal of Radioactive Waste
Maximum Permissible Radiation Doses
Rules for Working with Radioactive Materials
Special Precautions for Using Milicurie Quantities of P₃₂
Rules for Working with Chemical Carcinogens and Other Regulated Chemicals
Rules for Working with Electrical Equipment
Rules for Working with Laboratory Animals
Rules for Working with Lasers and Other High Intensity Light Sources
Rules for Working with Microorganisms
Occupational Exposure to Bloodbourne Pathogens
Rules for Working with Recombinant DNA Materials