ABSTRACT
A responsibly managed rearing facility (or laboratory) will keep on hand a complete list of chemicals and their material safety data sheets. These sheets, now widely found in computer formats, contain the type of risk involved with various chemicals, the recommended protective clothing and protective equipment that should be used in conjunction with the potentially dangerous materials, and some guidelines on how to dispose of them. In larger rearing facilities and laboratories, regular safety orientation programs are given through a professional safety ofcer, but in smaller programs, safety matters become the responsibility of a limited circle of personnel, and some books, videos, and judicious use of websites can be informative and a good step toward responsible building of a chemical safety program.
