Accident Prevention
Effective ways to reduce lab accidents through hazard identification, root cause analysis, and fostering a strong safety culture
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How successful lab design can influence long-term lab safety
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The extra hour of daylight reduces road accidents by 15 percent during the day
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Training is most effective before an incident occurs
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Participation in safety activities from staff and management improves safety culture
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Forethought and preplanning, i.e., developing a response plan, can help immensely when crisis hits
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The UC team identified the likely physical cause of the March 16 explosion to be an electrostatic charge
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The question of permitting lab employees to work alone with dangerous materials and equipment has raised serious questions of whether prohibiting the practice would impede academic freedom
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"We've got an increasing number of unusually risky experiments, and we need to be more thoughtful and deliberate in how we oversee this work."
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Agency chair is kicking off the CSB overhaul by focusing on completing reports for six delayed investigations by the end of 2015
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