To develop the students' ability to work safely in a laboratory environment without risk to themselves or others. In addition to general safety, some laboratory activities require the use of machine ...

To ensure a safe work environment everyone involved in chemical/laboratory operations must be safety conscious. Safety becomes part of the work attitude through repeated discussions, meaningful ...

Subhash Verma, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology, and his research team at the University of Nevada, Reno ...

In the event of an accidental spill, the fume hood will contain the spilled chemicals and exhaust the fumes away from the user and laboratory zone. To determine if a chemical is required to be used ...

At the same time, ill-fitting lab coats can be a danger in themselves. If they’re too small, they can restrict a scientist’s ...

The National Research Council, through its Board on Chemical Science and Technology and Board on Human Systems Integration, will examine laboratory safety in chemical research in non-industrial ...

In order to accomplish this, RIT has developed a Laboratory and Chemical Hygiene Safety Program that includes guidelines to ensure safe work practices and training to keep faculty, staff and students ...

Labels can be picked up at Science Stores at no cost and a list of common peroxide formers and their testing periods can be found in the EHS Laboratory Safety Manual (this list is not exhaustive, ...

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson. Choosing between plate reader-based assays and mass ...

You work with hydrofluoric acid, with nanomaterials, with ethidium bromide, with a chemical with acute or chronic toxicity, with a caustic chemical, a flammable solvent or with a chemical that is new ...

Cal Lutheran’s Laboratory Safety program oversees safety and compliance in all research and teaching laboratories to minimize the risks of injury, illness, property loss, and environmental damage. The ...