http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager Magazine Article RSS Feed for Lab Health & Safety en-us ©2011 LabManager, a division of the LabX Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:23:00 EST 120 http://www.labmanager.com//images/site/LabManagerPrintLogo.jpg http://www.labmanager.com/ http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35963/article/Blood--Sweat--and-Fears--Part-II- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35963/article/Blood--Sweat--and-Fears--Part-II- Welcome to part two in our series on bloodborne pathogens. The first part discussed the basics of BBP: Lab Health & Safety Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35975/article/Involve-Every-Staff-Member-in-Some-Aspect-of-the-Safety-Program http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35975/article/Involve-Every-Staff-Member-in-Some-Aspect-of-the-Safety-Program There’s a tendency to think that if someone is appointed safety coordinator, they have to do all the work for the rest of us. False! A coordinator is just that. He or she is not a “parent.” Each person needs to be responsible for safety in general and for a specific part of the program in particular. Here’s a list of a number of different specific assignments: Safety Tips Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35805/article/Calculating-Workplace-Tragedy http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35805/article/Calculating-Workplace-Tragedy A predominant perception among too many workplaces is that safety is expensive. That it costs too much to comply with all the personnel training, hazard assessments, workplace surveillance, medical evaluations, record keeping, etc. But have you ever really stopped to consider the full cost of a workplace mishap? Even a “minor” one? What about a serious or catastrophic accident? What would that end up costing? This article takes an in-depth look at the big picture and reveals a disturbing trend. Lab Health & Safety Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35806/article/The-Fourth-Annual-Laboratory-Safety-Survey http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35806/article/The-Fourth-Annual-Laboratory-Safety-Survey Last year we happily reported that “despite continuing economic pressures that might have made lab health and safety a ‘nice to have’ rather than a ‘must have,’” there had been substantial improvements in lab health and safety practices. Unfortunately, we cannot report the same trend this year. In fact, what we learned from this year’s survey is that there has been a significant across-the-board decrease in all aspects of laboratory safety practices, which begs the question “Why?” Lab Health & Safety Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35641/article/Dow-Lab-Safety-Academy-Promotes-Safety-Mindset-in-Future-Chemical-Workforce http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35641/article/Dow-Lab-Safety-Academy-Promotes-Safety-Mindset-in-Future-Chemical-Workforce Digital learning environment provides academic researchers with resources for laboratory safety. Lab Health & Safety, Industry News Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35432/article/Encourage-Caring-About-One-s-Health-and-Safety http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35432/article/Encourage-Caring-About-One-s-Health-and-Safety Employees, faculty, staff, and students need to be encouraged to develop a genuine concern about their own health and safety. It?s too easy to care less and become careless. Safety Tips Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35340/article/Spine-Tingling http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35340/article/Spine-Tingling There are some things that make your spine tingle that are exciting and good for you, but more often than not, if you experience a tingling in your back it is a sign of something bad. We are talking about back pain, herniated discs or worse. Back injuries are probably not something you immediately associate with laboratory research. However, there are plenty of ways to injure your back if you work in a laboratory, and back injuries are among the most common reasons for lost work time.1 Working in research facilities often involves heavy lifting and possible overexertion and, for production labs, a real potential for repetitive strain and overuse. Lifting and loading chemical containers, sample containers, and sample trays, or moving equipment such as gas cylinders, vacuum pumps, and waste containers, are just a few operations that present a risk for injury. That is why back injuries are still one of the most common hazards faced each day by this sector of workers. Lab Health & Safety Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35144/article/BioTek-Instruments-Wins-Governor-s-Award-for-Outstanding-Workplace-Safety http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35144/article/BioTek-Instruments-Wins-Governor-s-Award-for-Outstanding-Workplace-Safety The Vermont Safety & Health Council, and the Vermont Small Business Development Center recently presented BioTek with the 2013 "Governor's Award for Outstanding Workplace Safety" in the Large Business category at a ceremony in South Burlington, VT. Lab Health & Safety, Company News Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34953/article/Develop-a-Safety-Orientation-Program http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34953/article/Develop-a-Safety-Orientation-Program   All new employees, students, faculty, and staff should receive a specially designed introduction to your safety program. Safety Tips Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34925/article/Slippery-Business http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34925/article/Slippery-Business Creating the best slip, trip, and fall prevention program for your lab Lab Health & Safety Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34980/article/LSI-Lab-Safety-Training-Opportunities http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34980/article/LSI-Lab-Safety-Training-Opportunities Find out when LSI safety training will be in your city! Lab Health & Safety Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34513/article/Organize-a-Safety-Committee http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34513/article/Organize-a-Safety-Committee Your department should have a safety committee. Academic institutions and companies should all have safety committees. The committees should consist of employees, supervisors, faculty, staff, administration, and students. Safety Tips Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34514/article/Blood--Sweat--and-Fears http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34514/article/Blood--Sweat--and-Fears A significant concern for scientists in biohazard labs is preventing contact with potentially contaminated human body fluids, whether it is during collection of samples or during evaluation and analysis in the laboratory. Inadvertent exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or other human pathogens is a potential occupational risk that should never be overlooked. Even so, needlesticks, cuts, splashes, and other events contribute to an alarming number of exposures each year. This month the Safety Guys aim to raise awareness and discuss the prevention of blood-borne pathogen (BBP) exposures, beginning with an overview of the OSHA standard and a discussion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s universal precautions. Lab Health & Safety Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34053/article/Have-a-Written-Safety-Policy http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34053/article/Have-a-Written-Safety-Policy This is the cornerstone of a good safety program. It’s a statement endorsed and supported by the administration that speaks to the fundamental responsibilities for health and safety in the academic institution or company. Safety Tips Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34052/article/Winning-with-LOTO http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34052/article/Winning-with-LOTO How to design and implement a successful lockout/tag out program for your facililty For those not familiar with this acronym, LOTO refers to lockout/tag out, the process by which equipment is put into a safe condition so repairs or maintenance can take place. Lab Health & Safety Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33433/article/Safety-Tip--Learning-How-to-Be-Safe-is-an-Integral-and-Important-Part-of-Your-Work http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33433/article/Safety-Tip--Learning-How-to-Be-Safe-is-an-Integral-and-Important-Part-of-Your-Work For too many years at academic institutions and some companies, health, safety and the environment have been something extra. It’s time that it becomes part of the process. At Dow, we were told that we were being paid to do three things: (1) work safely, (2) conduct active research programs, and (3) publish the reports and patent disclosures resulting from our research. Safety was part of the job—not something extra. Safety Tips Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33430/article/Too-Hot-to-Handle--A-3-Step-Program-for-Working-with-Autoclaves http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33430/article/Too-Hot-to-Handle--A-3-Step-Program-for-Working-with-Autoclaves Like the coffee pot used for brewing your favorite morning beverage, an autoclave is such a common and familiar piece of lab equipment that it is easy to overlook the associated hazards. If we do not think about what might go wrong, sooner or later we will get burned (couldn’t resist the bad pun). Lab Health & Safety Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33278/article/Even-Low-Level-Radioactivity-is-Damaging--Study-Finds http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33278/article/Even-Low-Level-Radioactivity-is-Damaging--Study-Finds Broad analysis of many radiation studies finds no exposure threshold that precludes harm to life. Lab Health & Safety, Industry News Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33159/article/Maintain-a-Chemical-Inventory-to-Avoid-Purchasing-Unnecessary-Quantities http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33159/article/Maintain-a-Chemical-Inventory-to-Avoid-Purchasing-Unnecessary-Quantities One school accumulated 20 five-pound bottles of mercury. Each year they ordered from the same list that they had used the year before! Not a good idea. You need to know what you have, where it’s located, and who’s responsible for it. Safety Tips Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33136/article/Let-s-Have-a-Look---Preparing-for-an-Effective-Lab-Safety-Inspection http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33136/article/Let-s-Have-a-Look---Preparing-for-an-Effective-Lab-Safety-Inspection The typical research facility contains a multitude of hazards. Most facilities will have a mix of research laboratories, instrument rooms, chemical storage areas, waste handling areas, and busy receiving/ loading docks. Lab Health & Safety Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/32692/article/Biohazard-Control http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/32692/article/Biohazard-Control Working in biological containment facilities or with infectious agents is serious business. The research performed usually entails indigenous or exotic agents with the potential for severe or lethal disease. Two examples of infectious pathogens that Lab Health & Safety Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/32693/article/Develop-a-Program-for-Dating-Stored-Chemicals-and-for-Recertifying-or-Discarding-Them http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/32693/article/Develop-a-Program-for-Dating-Stored-Chemicals-and-for-Recertifying-or-Discarding-Them Some chemicals have a short life expectancy. Others will remain good for a long time. Solvents that form peroxides are one example of substances requiring periodic testing. Ethers, vinyl compounds, alcohols, ketones, and aldehydes are some of the Safety Tips Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30359/article/Around-the-Clock-Lab-Safety http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30359/article/Around-the-Clock-Lab-Safety Some service laboratories operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These include chemical plant laboratories, laboratories in other types of production plants, some hospital laboratories, and forensic laboratories. While automated lab Safety Tips Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30259/article/Provide-Adequate-Supplies-of-Personal-Protective-Equipment---Safety-Glasses--Goggles--Face-Shields--Gloves--Lab-Coats--and-BenchTop-Shields http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30259/article/Provide-Adequate-Supplies-of-Personal-Protective-Equipment---Safety-Glasses--Goggles--Face-Shields--Gloves--Lab-Coats--and-BenchTop-Shields Provide Adequate Supplies of Personal Protective Equipment - Safety Glasses, Goggles, Face Shields, Gloves, Lab Coats, and BenchTop Shields Employers are responsible for ensuring that personal protective equipment (PPE) is available. Employers Safety Tips Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30286/article/Pro-Visual-2012-13-Edition-of-the-Laboratory-Guide-to-Workplace-Safety-Released http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30286/article/Pro-Visual-2012-13-Edition-of-the-Laboratory-Guide-to-Workplace-Safety-Released Pro-Visual Publishing is pleased to announce its release of the 2012/13 edition of the Laboratory Guide to Workplace Safety. Safety Tips, Company News Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30257/article/Cut-to-the-Chase http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/30257/article/Cut-to-the-Chase Recently we had the unpleasant experience of investigating a gruesome and almost deadly accident. A maintenance worker was removing a cable tie from a package on the loading dock when his pocketknife slipped and punctured his thigh, slicing his Safety Tips Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8091/article/Develop-Plans-and-Conduct-Drills-for-Dealing-with-Emergencies-Poisoning--Release--and-Personal-Contamination http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8091/article/Develop-Plans-and-Conduct-Drills-for-Dealing-with-Emergencies-Poisoning--Release--and-Personal-Contamination Add to that bleeding, burns, medical situations, electric shock, and weather emergencies. The only good way to prepare for an emergency situation is to think through how you should respond and then practice doing it correctly. Regular drills and Safety Tips Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8076/article/VHP-Safety-Basics http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/8076/article/VHP-Safety-Basics A research technician enters a freshly decontaminated sterilization room to prepare or collect implements for research procedures. Almost immediately her nose and throat feel a tingling irritation, then she begins coughing and feeling a shortness of Lab Health & Safety Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7946/article/Researchers-Find-New-Risks-in-Low-Dose-Chemical-Exposure http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7946/article/Researchers-Find-New-Risks-in-Low-Dose-Chemical-Exposure Toxicologists have long held that the dose makes the poison: A substance can cause harm only in amounts high enough to overwhelm the body?s defenses. Safety Tips, Industry News Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7794/article/The-Third-Annual-Laboratory-Safety-Survey http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7794/article/The-Third-Annual-Laboratory-Safety-Survey Three years ago we began surveying our readers to find out about their lab safety practices and to track how those practices change moving forward. Last year?s survey indicated fairly substantial improvement over 2010 despite the continuing Lab Health & Safety, Surveys Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7804/article/Provide-Secure--Adequately-Spaced--Well-Ventilated-Storage-of-Chemicals http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7804/article/Provide-Secure--Adequately-Spaced--Well-Ventilated-Storage-of-Chemicals In academic institutions, the most serious issue is the restriction of access to hazardous chemicals to appropriate personnel. Students and others will steal chemicals. Keep the door to the storeroom locked and only allow authorized people to get Safety Tips, Reagents and Chemicals Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7768/article/Hazcom-2012--Are-You-Prepared- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7768/article/Hazcom-2012--Are-You-Prepared- Working in the safety and health field, I knew that OSHA rules took a long time to develop and perhaps longer to change. I did not really think about how long it took or why. I just knew that in my thirty-plus years of protecting workers and Lab Health & Safety Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7766/article/Waste-Not--Want-Not http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7766/article/Waste-Not--Want-Not A recent visit by state and federal inspectors brought to light the importance of knowing all your waste streams intimately. Working in a large academic research institution, with all its diverse classroom laboratories, research laboratories and Lab Health & Safety Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7675/article/Critical-Steps-to-Enhance-Lab-Safety http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7675/article/Critical-Steps-to-Enhance-Lab-Safety Several fairly recent accidents at universities in the United States have meant officials are looking more intensely at academic chemistry labs and how those involved feel about safety. Safety Tips Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7506/article/Develop-a-System-for-the-Legal--Safe-and-Ecologically-Acceptable-Disposal-of-Chemical-Waste http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7506/article/Develop-a-System-for-the-Legal--Safe-and-Ecologically-Acceptable-Disposal-of-Chemical-Waste We recommend the establishment of a chemical management system. This system provides for the safe procurement, storage, use and disposal of chemicals. The system begins with the assumption of responsibility. Management needs to have written Safety Tips, Reagents and Chemicals Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7505/article/All-Keyed-Up http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7505/article/All-Keyed-Up Computers have revolutionized our lives. How many hours a day do you average sitting in front of one? We are willing to wager it is more than a few for most us. Lab Health & Safety Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7308/article/Remove-All-Electrical-Connections-From-Inside-Chemical-Refrigerators-and-Require-Magnetic-Closures http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7308/article/Remove-All-Electrical-Connections-From-Inside-Chemical-Refrigerators-and-Require-Magnetic-Closures Standard refrigerators should not be used for storage of flammable or reactive chemicals. Electrical connections within the refrigerator can be an ignition source for flammable vapors. In fact, it?s been reported that there are nearly a dozen Safety Tips Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7307/article/Feeling-Sleepy- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7307/article/Feeling-Sleepy- This column is for research labs that involve animal procedures or surgeries. We encounter anesthetic gas use in many settings such as medical research, veterinary schools, dental research labs and dental colleges, and biological research... Lab Health & Safety Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7179/article/10-Things-You-Shouldn-t-Do-in-the-Lab http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7179/article/10-Things-You-Shouldn-t-Do-in-the-Lab Common sense is probably one of the most important parts of laboratory safety. Sadly, even the smartest people are guilty of doing incredibly stupid things in the lab. Safety Tips Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7034/article/Jumping-Back-Gas- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7034/article/Jumping-Back-Gas- This column will focus on ethylene oxide, a frequently used and potentially dangerous sterilizing agent. Also known as EtO or EO, it is highly compatible with today?s polymer-based single-use medical devices, procedure kits, surgical trays, etc Lab Health & Safety Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7047/article/Require-All-Staff-Members-to-Read-Appropriate-Safety-Manuals--Sign-a-Rules-Agreement-and-Keep-Statements-on-File http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7047/article/Require-All-Staff-Members-to-Read-Appropriate-Safety-Manuals--Sign-a-Rules-Agreement-and-Keep-Statements-on-File Following this procedure does several things. It forces you to decide what the rules and policies are going to be, shows everyone that you are concerned about health and safety, and keeps a permanent record of your safety standards. This Safety Tips Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6885/article/Approval-Process-for-Particularly-Hazardous-Substances http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6885/article/Approval-Process-for-Particularly-Hazardous-Substances Laboratory workers planning to use a particularly hazardous substance must first do the following. Safety Tips Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6796/article/Health-and-Medical-Surveillance-in-the-Lab http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6796/article/Health-and-Medical-Surveillance-in-the-Lab Some tips for creating a health and medical surveillance program for your lab. Safety Tips Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6697/article/How-It-Works--A-Lab-Safety-Research-Management-System http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6697/article/How-It-Works--A-Lab-Safety-Research-Management-System Problem: Laboratories are filled with hazardous chemicals, biological materials, animals, and equipment. It?s often the responsibility of lab managers to make sure everyone in their lab completes the various safety training, inventory, and indi Lab Health & Safety, How It Works, How it Works Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6657/article/Label-All-Chemicals http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6657/article/Label-All-Chemicals Label All Chemicals to Show the Name of the Material, the Nature and Degree of Hazard, the Appropriate Precautions, and the Name of the Person Responsible for the Container Don?t leave a booby trap for another person. Make sure that all con Safety Tips Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6651/article/iPod--Therefore-I-Hear http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6651/article/iPod--Therefore-I-Hear Remember the cellular telephone commercial cliché, ?Can you hear me now?? Well we have adopted it as our slogan, and test, for use of audio devices in laboratories. What do we mean by ?test?? Let us explain. We know you have noticed the creep of Lab Health & Safety Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6340/article/Leed-the-Way-to-Safety http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6340/article/Leed-the-Way-to-Safety We have written previously on LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the U.S. Green Building Council?s (USGBC) certification program for green buildings. Now that we know what building green means and how to do it, are there any dr Lab Health & Safety, Lab Design and Furnishings Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6345/article/Require-Grounded-Plugs-on-All-Electrical-Equipment http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6345/article/Require-Grounded-Plugs-on-All-Electrical-Equipment Require Grounded Plugs on All Electrical Equipment and Install Ground Fault Interrupters (Gfi?s) Where Appropriate The National Safety Council reports that about 1000 people are electrocuted each year in the United States. In 2005, a biology profe Safety Tips Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6357/article/Ask-the-Expert--Implementing---Maintaining-Lab-Safety-Programs http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6357/article/Ask-the-Expert--Implementing---Maintaining-Lab-Safety-Programs James Gibson, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S), and Nancy Wayne, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), talk to contributi Home, Lab Health & Safety Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6341/article/Centrifuge-Safety http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6341/article/Centrifuge-Safety The modern research lab is filled with equipment helping researchers to harvest, chop, boil, homogenize, and crystallize materials of all types. Keeping track of the maintenance and safety of lab equipment used in performing these tasks can be a chal Lab Health & Safety, Centrifuges Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST