Agency chair is kicking off the CSB overhaul by focusing on completing reports for six delayed investigations by the end of 2015

Appropriate eye protection is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z-87.1 standard.

The only good way to prepare for an emergency situation is to think through how you should respond and then practice doing it correctly.

When labs are expanded or renovated, plans for the protection of staff working in and around the construction site are often overlooked.

This simple idea preceded by 15 years the requirements of the OSHA Lab Standard for "Standard Operating Procedures," "Control Measures," and "Special Provisions for Working with Particularly Hazardous Substances." Today it's not just a good idea, it's the law!

Last month I took a mini vacation to Northern New Mexico, a place I fell in love with years ago when I drove from my home state of California to New York after college. Taos and the surrounding area offer some of the most enchanting landscapes I’ve ever seen.

There is a widening gulf between how safety is practiced in industry compared to how it is practiced in research laboratories, especially in academic settings.

Join our industry expert for an interactive discussion of the latest biological safety cabinets (BSCs) designed to protect your lab from unwanted or hazardous fumes, dusts, biological contaminants, and vapors.

Employers are responsible for ensuring that personal protective equipment (PPE) is available. 

A lot goes into maintaining a safe working environment. Here is a list of 10 quick lab safety tips to help you along.

This month’s cover story takes an in depth look at the impact of the first-inventor-to-file system that kicked in on March 16, 2013 under the America Invents Act.

Taking all the risk out of inherently risky situations has never been an easy task and probably never will be. (And no, I’m not talking about the Seahawks throwing a pass at the goal line instead of just running it in Super Bowl XLIX.) But for some industries and businesses, managing risk more successfully than others has become almost second nature.