One of the characteristics of an effective safety program is the availability of reference and resource materials. Employees need to have easy access to this information. Your chemical hygiene plan, your material safety data sheets, and other references should not be far away. Don't make it hard for people to get answers to safety questions.

• "The Laboratory Safety Pocket Guide", 1996, Genium Publisher, 1 Genium Plaza, Schnectady, NY
• "Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories", 1998, ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W., Wash, DC 20036
• "Handbook of Laboratory Safety", 5th Edition, CRC Press, 2000, Corporate Blvd, N.W., Boca Raton, FL 33431
• "Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials", 1997, National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269
• "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Hazardous Chemicals", 2nd Edition, 1995
• "Biosafety in the Laboratory", 1989, National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418
• "Learning By Accident", volume 1 (1997) and volume 2 (2000),The Laboratory Safety Institute, Natick, MA 01760

A 39-page "Laboratory and Occupational Safety Bibliography" is also available from the Laboratory Safety Institute.

Dr. James A. Kaufman is the founder and president of The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) www.labsafety.org, an international, non-profit center for safety in science and science education. LSI provides workshops, seminars, onsite training programs, lab safety program development consultations, facilities inspections and regulatory compliance assistance. Contact LSI with all your lab safety questions: 800-647-1977 or info@labsafety.org.