From the first year of Chemistry study, students work in laboratories, so they must learn the appropriate safety protocols and procedures when working with chemicals and scientific equipment. These include always wearing a lab coat and safety glasses, and if relevant, putting your hair up, when in a laboratory.

Information about how to work with chemicals safely is available below. Note that some of these are PDFs and require Adobe Acrobat to view. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat, you can get it here.

• Material Safety Data Sheets on the Web
• Labels for decanted chemicals
• Ansell glove chart 7th edition
• Chemical inventory - what each lab must have
• Chemical Management - (PDF) Guidelines for storage and handling of hazardous chemicals
• Incompatible chemicals (PDF)
• High risk chemicals and reactions - The Dirty Dozen
• Chemical incidents - Actual chemical incidents and what we can learn from them
• Use of metal cyanides
• Risk & Safety phrases (PDF), the complete list
• Management of time sensitive chemicals (PDF). A recent paper by the American Chemical Society
• WorkSafe Victoria website guidance note on hydrofluoric acid
• A guide on working with perchloric acid, taken from the Australian Standards
• The National Occupational Health & Safety Commission website's searchable database for hazardous substances
• Reactions producing toxic gases
• Prohibited and notifiable carcinogenic substances
• Waste disposal procedures
• Working with chemicals while pregnant
• Chemical related legislation