Overall safety is increasing, but new safety hazards, such as repetitive stress injuries and potential toxicities from nanoparticles, are coming under closer scrutiny. In the 1980s comedy Real ...

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Must be worn in accordance to your lab’s hazard assessments including: lab coat, safety glasses/goggles, gloves, aprons, and the minimum lab PPE required in the ...

Elimination or minimization of the hazard is always more desirable than issuing personal protective equipment (PPE). Older procedures using carcinogenic or highly ... In particular, containment ...

It is in your interest to take this aspect of practical work seriously, for three reasons: Any serious incident occurring in a lab or workshop could have life changing consequences. Becoming aware and ...

The BIDC103 manufacturing lab has hazards that require controls ... Some machines and tasks will require additional PPE and dress conditions. Check the individual standard operating procedure (SOP) ...

Ensuring student safety in undergraduate teaching laboratories is a critical component of the responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). It is very difficult for ...

This 1.5 hour class provides basic right-to-know training on hazardous chemicals and provides instructions on how to safety handle and package laboratory wastes. All lab workers including but not ...

Properly fitting PPE is critical for ensuring comfort, effectiveness, and safety on the job, but for women in the workforce, sourcing PPE that is designed with their dimensions in mind isn’t ...

The newer multi-million dollar Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State University is at the front lines of the battle ...

The primary goal of this amendment is to reinforce employers' responsibility to provide properly fitting PPE, which is a key component of workplace safety programs. Improperly fitted PPE can fail ...