Recently a blogger on LabSpaces confessed her biggest lab mistake. No, she didn’t set fire to anything, spill a chemical, or release any noxious fumes into the environment. As a young lab technician, she simply loaded up a plastic tray with glass...

Back in the day, I was responsible for managing and maintaining the Material Safety Data Sheets for the company I worked for. I was always thought it be great if our workers had some material to support the MSDS safety training we provided.

Gas chromatography requires handling compressed gases (nitrogen, hydrogen, argon, helium), and flammable and toxic chemicals. Consult product MSDSs before using such hazardous products. Specific precautions for working with gas chromatographs include

So how often should you run a fire drill? How do you know if employees are taking them seriously enough to be effective?

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