Environmental Health and Safety provides safety information for graduate and undergraduate students including a basic understanding of the potential hazards present in various art materials and processes.
For additional information, you may like:
- The Artist’s Complete Health and Safety Guide, 3rd Ed., by Monona Rossol, Allworth Press, 2001
- Health Hazards Manual for Artists, 6th Ed., by Michael McCan PhD CIH and Angela Babin, Lyons Press, 2008
- Making Art Safely-Alternative Methods and Materials in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Graphic Design and Photography, by Merle Spandorfer, Jack Snyder and Deborah Curtiss, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996
Training
- Safety in the Art School
- Hazardous Chemical Waste
- Electrical Safety General Awareness
- Ladder Safety
- Tool/Machine Safety Awareness
- Shop Supervisor/Monitor Safety
- AED/CPR/First Aid
Forms
Tools & Resources
- Art Studio Safety Guidelines for Residential Colleges
- Art Safety Dos and Don’ts
- Painting and Sculpture Chemical Waste FAQs for Graduate Students
- Painting Studio Safety Guidelines
- Painting Safety Guidelines for Undergraduate Students
- Printmaking Safety Guidelines
- Sculpture and Photography Studio Safety Guidelines
- Silica Safety Guidelines for Clays and Plasters
- Creating Art Safely: A Six Step Process (Video)
- Keeping the Artist Safe: Hazards of Arts & Crafts Materials