Some basic safety stuff I use.
I'm still a scrub and I mostly screw around with heavily washed glass jars, or simple commercial powder components.
I may finally be getting some real glassware soon however.
http://www.uline.com/BL_693/Respirator-Cartridges-Filters
http://www.uline.com/BL_992/3M-6000-Reusable-Respirators
I reccomend at least considering a mask, especially if you work with aluminum powder, any acids, or things that might produce vapors.
So basically everything.
I once worked with some KNO3 without a mask, and accidentally inhaled a tiny amount of dust. Fuck did it feel awful.
Another thing worth doing is getting a small box of nitrile gloves. Wear them when you work with chemicals, no matter how gentle, and strip them using the "sterile" method.
That's basically where you grab the palm of one glove and peel it off till it's inside out, then use the inside to pinch the other glove at the wrist and quickly peel it off.
At least, that's how I do it, I'm sure there's a better way to do it.