Safety Culture & Compliance
An EMS is an important part of laboratory activities and demonstrates a commitment to environmental stewardship and compliance with standards and regulations
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Eliminating the risk of cross-contamination in pharmaceutical production areas, R&D labs, cleanrooms, and support areas includes effective methods for hand sanitization.
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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 policies
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These eight steps will help you solve the issue and ensure it doesn't happen again.
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The U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory was named a winner in the Office of the Federal Environmental Executives third annual Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign at a White House ceremony on December 16.
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This article attempts to provide a checklist against which the choice of chemical or biological containment cabinets may be measured. However, the benefit of an expert evaluation of the hazards and risks to be considered before any equipment is selec
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Several innovative steps designed to maximize the efficiency of Argonne's new Blue Gene/P high-performance computer have saved many taxpayer dollars while reducing the laboratory's environmental footprint.
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Some rules are NOT made to be broken. That is true of the rules used in a chemistry lab. They are really, truly for your safety and not your humiliation.
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OSHA specifies that all equipment in the workplace be grounded to avoid shock and possible electrocution.
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PerkinElmer, Inc. today announced collaboration with Labtronics Inc., to offer laboratories more choice for connecting laboratory instruments with LABWORKS Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
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Dr. Philip J. Wyatt, CEO and founder of Wyatt Technology Corporation, has been awarded the 2009 Prize for Industrial Application of Physics by the American Physical Society (APS).
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Two of the nation's five biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) labs lack outer-ring security controls to protect against a terrorist attack or theft of some of the world's most dangerous pathogens, such as the Ebola and smallpox viruses, according to a new repor
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