Safety Culture & Compliance

Rainin Instrument, North America’s largest pipette service provider, has partnered with American Forests to encourage customers to re-use the padded cardboard boxes it provides for mail-in pipette service. Each time a customer reuses a service return kit, Rainin has arranged for American Forests to plant a tree.
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We’ve all done it. Either in a rush, under pressure, or trying to save money, we’ve gambled with our safety. Opting not to wear the bike helmet for a quick ride around town; skipping the sunscreen since it’s really not that sunny; not flossing, despite the dental hygienist’s threats and pleas. While these examples are fairly trivial and affect only oneself, other safety gambles have much more serious consequences.
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Yasuyuki Kaneko left his wife and two small children at the end of April to fly from the northern Japanese city of Sapporo to Albuquerque. He stayed overnight at a small hotel a few blocks from the airport. The next morning, Kaneko — a Sapporo city councilor — took the final step of his mission when he was escorted into the building housing Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine, viewed by the overwhelming majority of Kaneko’s elected colleagues as the heart of darkness.
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