Safety Culture & Compliance
Every workplace involves cutting tasks where utility knives are used. By observing your various cutting operations and the type of utility knives used, you can ensure the proper tool is used for the task.
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There are surely going to be times when experiments must continue running on their own while you do other things (go to lunch, or go home to sleep).
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This program will help participants acquire a solid understanding of the complex regulatory requirements and user demands of laboratory construction, renovation, reconstruction, and decommissioning from the leading authorities on laboratory design.Available on Demand
The eighth annual IMACS conference is the only technical and management conference dedicated to automating compliance-based processes for cGMP operations.Available on Demand
A summary of recommendations based on audit and inspection reports, along with some general lab safety recommendations, provide a broad overview of the types of issues raised during safety consultations.
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Standing in the same spot for the large part of a nine hour shift taught me that mats matter. Since I was new to the position, I stood on a section of cardboard for a week until the company was able to provide me with one of those anti-fatigue mats.
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The ACS Green Chemistry Institute has just announced the 15th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference will be held June 21-23, 2011. In a greater effort to unite scientific leaders and commemorate the International Year of Chemistry, ACS GCIAvailable on Demand
This is your time to step back a little from your day to day involvement and look for problems and opportunities for improvement as well as things that are well done.
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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory won a 2010 Federal Energy and Water Management Award for its aggressive energy savings plan, which relies on in-house personnel to find creative ways to reduce energy. The lab also emp
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The commute to the lab just got a little greener for five university lab researchers who won Kimberly-Clark Professionals Go Green, Get a Ride contest. Each of the five has been awarded a new Trek Valencia commuter bicycle in recognition for their ef
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Where fuses and circuit breakers are designed to protect wiring and equipment from overcurrent, GFCIs are designed to protect personnel from electric current. Not having a GFCI near a water source can lead to injury or even death.
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With the constant attention we give to maintaining a safe work environment—such as safety training, meetings, signage, email updates or links to articles—you have to wonder when employees begin to tune out safety information in a similar gradual pattern
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