Many campuses have research laboratories that handle flammable substances, as well as other dangerous materials, so institutions must adopt the right safety measures to protect their lab workers.

The University Safety Manual gives an overview of Flammable Liquids in Laboratories And Chemical Storage Rooms, Chemical Laboratories, Radiation Producing Equipment and Materials, Biological ...

Quiet gentle giants of the safety world, and also a fixture of potential danger from universities to hospitals and from clandestine government facilities to state-of-the-art for-profit private ...

A 15-year-old student and teacher sustained burns when a fire erupted during a chemistry experiment at Brookline High School’s summer program on July 3. The incident highlights the need for laboratory ...

From the use of fume hoods to the multiple trainings that students must attend to work in a lab, safety precautions and protocols are emphasized across University research laboratories. Safety ...

It is important that PIs and/or laboratory managers conduct routine inspections of the laboratory space and the work practices of students, employees, and volunteers under their supervision in order ...

Antibiotic resistance that turns ordinary disease-causing bacteria into illnesses that can't be controlled could bring about the "next pandemic," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director ...

Like this puzzle, chemical safety has several pieces that together create the whole picture for working with chemicals in a safe manner. At the center of this puzzle is you, the employee or student.

Following a string of public-safety scares, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be shutting down two research labs, temporarily stopping all transfers of samples from high-level ...

All Class 3B and Class 4 lasers or laser systems must have a Written Laser Safety Procedure (LSP) in place. The Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible for creating the LSP and submitting it to the ...

To provide students a hands-on experience with materials, equipment and experimental procedures. To develop the students' ability to work safely in a laboratory environment without risk to themselves ...