Laboratory Safety
You work with hydrofluoric acid, with nanomaterials, with ethidium bromide, with a chemical with acute or chronic toxicity, with a caustic chemical, a flammable solvent or with a chemical that is new to you? You have questions about the safe handling, about the required personal protective equipment, about storage etc.? You want to install a new gas in your lab and do not know if gas detection is required? You work with a 3D printer and are not sure if ventilation is necessary? You are the safety officer for your lab and have read the safety datasheet for a chemical but still have questions?
For any of these or other questions about a chemical, a test setup, technical measures, or safety in your lab, contact .
Cytostatics are medications that inhibit cell growth, the main target being all tumor cell fractions that are in cell division. In case of exposure, mutagenic, reproduction toxic and carcinogenic side effects are possible. Depending on the classification, hormones, monoclonal antibodies and other substances are counted among the cytostatics.
There are special requirements for working with cytostatics. Contact for more information .
Lab coats need to be washed periodically, but not in a normal washing machine. ETH Zurich offers a Downloadlaundry service for lab coats (PDF, 180 KB)vertical_align_bottom in cooperation with Triotex GmbH .
Areas with special hazards (e.g., chemistry lab, workshop, bio lab, chemical cabinet, gas bottle cabinet, etc.) and those that require special protective measures (e.g., laser safety goggles, safety goggles, hearing protection, etc.) must be marked accordingly
Do you need hazard labels, warning notices, mandatory signs? Browse our ?DownloadCatalogue (PDF, 1.4 MB)vertical_align_bottom? and order them at .
Examples
Red/White = danger or prohibited
Colour of symbol: Black
Description: Danger signs (e.g. on packaging)
Colour of symbol: Black
Description: Prohibited area signs (e.g. on doors)
Yellow = warning
Colour of symbol: Black
Description: Warning signs (e.g. on doors or equipment)
Green = safety, protection, First Aid
Colour of symbol: White
Description: Emergency rescue signs (e.g. for eye wash station)
Blue = instruction, advice
Colour of symbol: White
Description: Mandatory signs (e.g. on doors or equipment)
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Machinery may be placed on the market and operated only if, under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, it does not present any or only a minor risk to the safety and health of users and third parties. The work and operating equipment must comply with the basic health and safety requirements.
Documents
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Procurement of Safe Work Equipment (PDF, 301 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Safety Features (PDF, 327 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Guideline: Additive manufacturing / 3D-Print (PDF, 337 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Guideline: Machinery, and Amending Directive 2006/42/EC (PDF, 1.4 MB)
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Documents
- Download vertical_align_bottom Checklist: Lab Safety (PDF, 185 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Duties occupational safety and health protection - Suva (PDF, 927 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Gas Monitoring (PDF, 164 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Prohibition of Food in Laboratories and Workshops (PDF, 680 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Safe handling of Hydrofluoric acid and Hydrogen fluoride (PDF, 406 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Form: Laundry Service for Lab Coats (PDF, 180 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Factsheet: Simplified labeling of hazardous substances (PDF, 425 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Form: Overnight Reaction Authorization (PDF, 758 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Form: Request Prescription Safety Goggles (PDF, 232 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Guidelines: Cryogenic liquefied gases (cryogenic gases) and dry ice (PDF, 234 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Guidelines: Gas cylinders with compressed and liquefied gases (PDF, 131 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Guideline: Safe Handling of Nanomaterials in the Lab (PDF, 418 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Information Sheet: Working with Sharps (PDF, 38 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Poster: Emergencies in the Lab – What to Do? (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Template: Group-specific safety concept (ZIP, 591 KB)