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The development of chemical laboratory information profiles (CLIPs)
(J. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78, 444) is another of Jay
Young's important contributions to promoting
laboratory safety. For the academic laboratory community, and others, this simplified
approach to providing relevant safety information on chemicals will often be much
more useful than the OSHA-mandated Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Readers
should also be aware of the Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (LCSSs) introduced in
the 1995 edition of Prudent Practices in the
Laboratory (National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences). These
summaries, developed by Rick Danheiser of MIT, a member of the Prudent Practices
Committee, serve the same purpose as Young's CLIPs but are a little more extensive in
their content. In addition to their inclusion in the Prudent Practices book, LCSSs are
available online at
this Web site of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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