Chemical Handling
A student’s injury led to a detailed root cause analysis using the cause tree method, offering lab managers a systems-based approach to strengthening lab safety and preventing future incidents
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Along with methods to mitigate chemical safety risks in your lab
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Learn how to choose the right chemical-resistant gloves, including butyl and PVC gloves, for optimal protection against hazardous substances in labs and industry
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Learn how to control chemical exposure in labs using engineering controls, safe work practices, and PPE. Enhance your safety knowledge with expert training
Updated | 3 min read
Some questions any lab manager or professional at the collegiate, university, or high school levels might want to consider prior to purchasing chemicals.
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Laboratory emergency plans should be developed very early on even being implemented into the design plans themselves.
Updated | 5 min read
Peroxides and hydroperoxides are dangerous, highly reactive materials. They are extremely shock-sensitive and explosive. They can form in certain organic materials, especially ethers.
Updated | 4 min read
How to instill a sense of shared ownership of laboratory safety
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Exploring the strange side of chemical hygiene, from ototoxins that can cause hearing loss to oxidizers without oxygen atoms
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Learn why the EPA banned methylene chloride, its risks, and new lab compliance steps
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