Safety Videos & Job Aids

This is a collection of safety-related job aids in the form of PDFs and videos, arranged by topic. If you have a suggestion for a video you’d like to see, email us at training@lbl.gov

Biosafety

• How a Biosafety Cabinet works and how to configure and disinfect (video)

Chemical Safety

• Testing Peroxide-forming Chemicals (video)

• How to label gas lines in a research lab (video)

• How to safely transport gas cylinders (video)

• Assembling a Parr Pressure Vessel (video)

• Inspecting a Schlenk Line (Molecular Foundry) (video)

• First aid for exposure to Phenol (video)

• How to properly remove contaminated gloves (video)

• How to Label, Test, and Dispose of Peroxide Forming Organic Chemicals

• Video: How to Use Peroxide Test Strips

• How to Manage Potassium Metal

• How to Manage Time-Sensitive Chemicals

• Peroxide Testing Quick-Guide (for peroxide-forming organic solvents)

• Management Strategies for Peroxide-Forming Organic Chemicals (Stabilization and Purification)

• List of LBNL Peroxide-Forming Organic Chemicals

• List of LBNL Time-Sensitive Chemicals

• Piranha Work Quick Refrence Guide – Make Copy and Customize 

Chemical Management System (CMS)

• How to scan RFID tags for chemical inventory (video)

• User Guide (Inventory CMS Reconciliation Process) (G-doc)

• User Guide (How to use the RFID reader app for CMS Inventory Reconcilliation) (G-doc)

• Overview of transition to using RFID to manage chemical inventory (video)

• How to assign a Proxy Owner in CMS (video)

• How to activate a new chemical that you received in CMS (video)

• How to transfer ownership of one or more chemical containers in CMS (video)

• How to edit information in CMS (video)

• How to split a secondary container (G-doc)

• How to dispose of a chemical from your CMS inventory (G-doc)

• How to enter a chemical that was not purchased through FMS (video)

• How to use search to find chemicals in CMS (video)

• How to manage time sensitive chemicals in CMS (video)

• Overview of the FMS chemical purchasing process integration with CMS (video)

• Purchasing and Acquiring Chemicals

• Chemical Alternatives and Substitution Resources Page

• Restricted Chemicals List

• Chemical Storage and Segregation Posters

• Sample and Split  Management Best Practices Guide

• Chemical Cleanout Procedure

• Job Aid: Purchasing and Acquiring Chemicals

Cryogen Safety

• Filling a small Dewar used for a Schlenk line (video)

• Filling a small Dewar at B-2 Fill Station (video)

• Filling a large Dewar at B-2 Fill Station (video)

• Filling a small Dewar at the B-30 fill station (video)

• Filling a large Dewar at the B-30 fill station (video)

• Filling a 4L Dewar at B-70 Fill Station (video)

• Best Practice: Use of Cryogenic Liquids

Electrical Safety

• Electrical safety for office work (video)

• How to inspect & test electrical insulating gloves (video)

Emergency Response

• How to use an AED (video)

• Earthquake Preparedness (video)

• Fire Marshall Explains LBNL as being in a Wildland Urban Interface for wildland fires (video)

• Fire Marshall discusses Wildland Fires (video)

• Fire Marshall goes over how to help fire response teams (video)

• Fire Marshall explains SAFE Buildings (Safety Area For Emergencies) (video)

• Fire Marshall discusses family preparedness for Wildland fires (video)

Ergonomics

• Overiew of Ergonomic Repetitive Motion Injury (video)

• Laptop Use (video)

• Mouse Use (video)

• Keyboard Use (video)

• Working in shared spaces (Hoteling) (video)

• Mobile technology (video)

• Importance of good lighting (avoiding eye fatigue) (video)

• Setting up your desk (reaching items) (video)

• Seating (Getting a chair that fits) (video)

• Seating (Arm rest support) (video)

• Seating (Adjusting the seat back) (video)

• Seating (Feet & Leg support) (video)

• Monitor (Setting Height Position) (video)

• Monitor (Head and Neck Position) (video)

• Ergonomic support accessories (video)

Gas Safety

• Attaching a regulator (video)

• Testing for leaks (Video)

• Removing the regulator (Video)

• Securing a cylinder (Video)

• Dispose Empty Gas Cylinders (PDF)

• Segregation of Cylinders (PDF)

• Determining Contents in Compressed Gas Cylinder (PDF)

• How to label gas lines in a research lab (video)

• How to safely transport gas cylinders (video)

Lab Safety

• Best Practice: Defrosting Your Laboratory Freezer

• Best Practice: Unattended Experiment Template Form

Ladders and Fall Protection

• How to climb ladders safely (3-point climbing method) (video)

• Fall Protection Harness Fit Guide (interactive)

• Fall Protection Harness Fit Guide (PDF)

Northwestern University Safety Training Videos

• Alice Young | Hazard & Risk Management in the Laboratory | Safety Workshop 2018

• Allison Campbell | ACS and PNNL: Translating Our Core Values of Safety into Action

• Best Practices for Alkali Metal-Chalcogen Reactions Under Liquid Ammonia

• Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC): How It Works to Protect You

• Biological Waste Minimization and the Environment – A Bird’s Eye View

• Cheryl Lloyd | ERM: Every Researcher is a Risk Manager

• Completing Radioactive Materials Surveys

• Dr. Mark R. McLellan | A Roadmap to Safety Culture on a University Campus

• Emergency Drills 2019

• Emergency Response Drills 2016

• Emergency Response Drills 2017

• Emergency Response Drills 2018

• Filling and Maintenance of Liquid Nitrogen Tanks

• Glove Penetration, Permeation, and Degradation

• Handling Pyrophoric Materials (Northwestern University Collaboration with Dartmouth College)

• Hazardous Materials Response Training Drill Highlights

• Kristen M. Kulinowski | Driving Chemical Safety: The First 20 Years

• Laser Safety_ Routes of Exposure and Potential Injuries

• Lessons Learned: Introduction

• Lessons Learned: PPE

• Lessons Learned: Pressure Vessels

• Nancy Leveson | Laboratory Safety Workshop, 2018

• Nitric Acid Waste

• NUFAB: Northwestern University Micro/Nano Fabrication Facility

• PPE: The Graduate Student Who Would Not Comply

• Proper Use of a Geiger Counter

• Radioactive Waste Disposal and Minimization

• Receiving Radioactive Materials Packages & Inventory Control

• Regulator Installation

• Responding to a Biological Spill

• Responding to a Fire in a Hydrogen Generator

• Responding to a Radioactive Materials Spill

• Responding to Incidental Chemical Spills

• Safety Training for Support Staff

• Segal Shop Safety

• Skin Exposures and Effects

• Submitting a Hazardous Waste Pickup Request in NSIS

• The Importance of Wearing a Flame Resistant (FR-rated) Labcoat

• The Triple Rinse Procedure – A Bird’s Eye View

• Triple Rinse

• Triple Rinse Procedure

• Using NaK for Solvent Drying

• Using the Gas Chromatograph

• Vented Caps

On-the-Job Training

• On-the-job Training resources

SJHA (Subcontractor Job Hazard Analysis)

• How to use the SJHA for subcontractors performing work at the Lab (video)

Walkaround Safety

• Walk around safety (video)

Waste Management System Tutorials

• Using step-by-step webform to enter waste (Video)

• Comprehensive Waste Generator Guide | (G-Doc)

• Requisitioning lab debris (dry waste) (Video) | (PDF step-by-step)

• Requisitioning an unused chemical container (Video)| (PDF step-by-step)

• Requisitioning a 5 gallon Carboy (sodium hydroxide and water) (Video) | (PDF step-by-step)

• Requisitioning accumulated hazardous waste (Video) | (PDF step-by-step)

• How to certify, submit and print waste labels (Video)

Work Planning & Control (WPC) Tutorials

• Tutorials are available from https://ehs.lbl.gov/resource/wpc/