Characterize chemical waste correctly to ensure safety & avoid fines and penalties.

Five rules for maintaining stakeholder support, managing costs and achieving goals.

We recommend the establishment of a chemical management system. This system provides for the safe procurement, storage, use and disposal of chemicals.

There are certain “guaranteed to make life easier” tips you can use that will make your day flow just a little bit better.

Does your laboratory have “ethical muscle”? Do you feel your employees are flexing this muscle? Ethics and data integrity should be an integral part of your laboratory’s quality program.

There is a good chance you spend many hours at a computer workstation entering data and researching databases. By setting up your computer workstation optimally and paying attention to a few key elements of positioning and alignment, you can greatly reduce the chance of an ergonomic injury.

Standard refrigerators should not be used for storage of flammable or reactive chemicals.

Many job seekers still know how hard it is to get hired. There’s no doubt that certain worker populations continue to feel the pressures and competition of finding employment. Nearly every global industry, after all, continues to evaluate their workforce strategies in the face of extreme demands for productivity and efficiency.

E-mail etiquette to get the best results in your lab.

This column is for research labs that involve animal procedures or surgeries. We encounter anesthetic gas use in many settings such as medical research, veterinary schools, dental research labs and dental colleges, and biological research facilities.

“Hiring is your most important task,” the late Steve Jobs, former chief executive officer of Apple, Inc., told his managers. The reason? “The team with the best players wins,” according to Jack Welch, a chemical engineer and former chief executive officer of General Electric.