Safety Culture & Compliance
Compressed gas cylinders need to be chained in place during storage, transportation, and use.
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An advisory issued by KPMG, Inc. this month notes that the company's survey of 600 senior-level procurement professionals found that "42 percent of respondents regularly evaluate suppliers on environmental and human rights performance."
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Genzyme Corp. recently marked the grand opening of its new Science Center. The new facility received a Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED.
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One of the characteristics of an effective safety program is the availability of reference and resource materials.
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Not only should these items be provided but they should be test or checked monthly.
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Members of the California state Senate voted unanimously Aug. 22 to approve the state bill requested by the University of California to help stem the campaign of violence and intimidation by animal-rights terrorists against researchers and their families.
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Employers are responsible for providing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, goggles, face shields, gloves, lab coats, and bench top shields. Employees are responsible for using these devices.
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The Food and Drug Administration has announced several improved policies and procedures strengthening its management of FDA advisory committees. The improvements include stricter limits on financial conflicts of interest for committee members, improved voting procedures, and improvements to the processes for disclosing information pertaining both to advisory committee members and to specific matters considered at advisory committee meetings.
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In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information must be available about the identities and hazards of the chemicals.
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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' Pearl River, N.Y., research and manufacturing facility has become the 2,000th worksite in the United States to be recognized in the elite Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Appropriate eye protection is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z-87.1 standard. The most current edition is 1989.
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The establishment of a separate accounting line for safety and health related purchases is essential. This allows you to clearly track monies expended for this purpose.
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