Resources

This document describes UMass's Respiratory Protection Program. To learn more about the program, see the program page. 

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This report provides information regarding on-campus student housing fire related incidents over the past three years and identifies the buildings and locations where fires have occurred.

Report issued with the United State Environmental Protection Agency

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This SOP details basic safe work practices to follow when working with 3D printers. Hazards include exposures to ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds. 

This SOP discusses the chemical and physical hazards of gel electrophoresis and how to mitigate these. 

Many biological toxins are highly potent, and internalization of even relatively low doses may result in death or severe incapacitation. This fact sheet applies to working with acute biological toxins in UMass Amherst facilities. 

This fact sheet applies to many common laboratory and teaching procedures, including sonication, homogenization and vortexing, generate aerosols, potentially exposing personnel and the environment to infectious airborne droplets.