Safety tips
Peroxides and hydroperoxides are dangerous, highly reactive materials. They are extremely shock-sensitive and explosive. They can form in certain organic materials, especially ethers.
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Learn about chemical labeling, SDS access, and training to ensure workplace safety compliance.
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Many of the safety precautions observed for compressed gases also apply to cryogenic liquids.
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Gases that corrode the material or tissue they come in contact with are classified as corrosive. They can also be reactive and toxic and/or flammable or an oxidizer. Most are hazardous in low concentrations over long periods of time.
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Learn essential steps to handle medical emergencies in the lab, including first aid techniques, emergency protocols, and safety equipment to ensure quick, effective responses.
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The safe, orderly and prompt evacuation of building occupants depends on having the physical safety features of a building in operating condition as well as having an emergency evacuation plan.
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Protect yourself and others by learning proper sharps handling techniques, injury prevention strategies, and safe disposal methods in the laboratory.
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Prevent costly damage and disruptions in your laboratory by following these best practices for flood prevention and maintaining water-cooled systems safely.
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Common sense is probably one of the most important parts of laboratory safety. Sadly, even the smartest people are guilty of doing incredibly stupid things in the lab. Here are a few shared by our readers.
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Accidents in the laboratory are often the result of carelessness or ignorance either by you or by your neighbors. Stay alert and pay constant attention to your own and to your neighbors' actions.
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