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Safe Work Procedures

Safe Work Procedures are currently being transferred to SafetyNet online. 

Those which are not linked below are on Safety Net.

To access the School of Chemistry Safe Work Procedures on SafetyNet

1. Log on to SafetyNet

2. Select Search

3. Deselect Incident/Hazard and Risk Assessment

4. Select Faculty/Division  as Faculty of Science

5. Select Unit as Chemistry

6. Click on Run Search

This will give you a listing of the Safe Work Procedures for the School of Chemistry. 

8. Click on Ref No. to access individual SWP.

 

Safe Work Procedure

Buchi Flash Chromatography

Arsenic Compounds - Handling

Concentration of N2O from air using a cryogenic extraction line

Decanting of solvents from drums

Dispensing Silica from Drums

Dispensing Liquid Nitrogen from the 40L dewar

Distillation of Dichloromethane

Distillation of Diethyl ether

Distillation of Hexane

Distillation of THF

Distillation of Toluene

Drill Press

Freeze - drier

HPLC reverse phase

Handling, Disposal and Storage of Flammable Organic Solvent
CEM Discover Microwave assisted organic synthesis

Microwave assisted organic synthesis

Refilling of gas drying tubes

Rotary Evaporator

Small vacuum line used for N2O sampling

Speedi-vac

Transport Storage and Handling of Gas Cylinders
Transport Storage and Handling of Gas Cylinders in the field

UV lamp

Use of a Heat Gun in the laboratory

Weighing of Hazardous Substances

 

 
   

Last reviewed: 3 July, 2008 

 
   
 
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