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Research skills are only part–albeit a critical part–of what lab managers need to succeed. Fortunately, scientists are learners and as such can put this skill to work in developing management techniques and tools to run their labs as businesses.
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The purpose of a fume hood is to contain contaminants and prevent their escape into the laboratory. This is accomplished by drawing contaminates within the hood’s work area away from the user, so that inhalation and contact are minimized.
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Here are three principles to help managers climb the strategic summit.
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Appropriate eye protection is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z-87.1 standard. The most current edition is 1989.
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Meetings can be an excellent opportunity to get noticed, create allies, and participate in team efforts. Yet many researchers tend to sit passively during meetings and let decisions be made without their participation. How can you participate constru
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While working with a customers project manager, preparing to create the plan for their upcoming LIMS project, I was asked how we know how much to put into the first phase so we could meet the project deadline. My answer was that we could put as littl
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A few practical tips for preparing for question-and-answer periods, particularly when you expect difficult questions from skeptics.
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The establishment of a separate accounting line for safety and health related purchases is essential. This allows you to clearly track monies expended for this purpose.
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Sustainable change requires persistence, skill and hard work. To make a lasting change in any workplace environment, you need the right tools.
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While the Lab Standard does not require specific work practices for individual experiments, it does stipulate that employers generate a list of recognized good practices which lab workers are expected to follow,
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There is always somebody, or something, you can blame. Use your imagination!
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Good housekeeping is one of the foundations of good safety practice.
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