Originally constructed in 1917, Oglebay Hall has become West Virginia Univ.'s first building to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
With a research facility’s typical mix of research laboratories, instrument rooms, chemical storage, waste handling and busy receiving/loading docks, a wide array of hazards is always present.
A discussion on selecting appropriate pressure and flow control devices would be incomplete without covering the requirements pertaining to a variety of chemical process and quality control applications.
Labs, especially those using solvents in any quantity, have a very high potential for flash fires, explosions, rapid spread of fire, and high toxicity of products of combustion.
The FBI has arrested a former employee of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in Menlo Park, Calif., for allegedly destroying more than 4,000 protein crystal samples
You'd think the Energy Department would be good about saving on energy consumption, but a new internal audit suggests it has wasted millions of dollars
On the heels of significant steps already taken by UCLA in the last six months to improve laboratory safety programs, a campus committee conducting a comprehensive review has recommended a number of additional changes
Fume hoods are important and critical pieces of equipment in many labs, and a competent certification company can align the operator, the laboratory environment and the hood itself to improve effective hood use.
During a recent poll on interviews, Salary.com received an alarming number of reports from people who had been asked highly inappropriate questions during an interview.