Home

Our CoP member call-in is scheduled for next week Tuesday 3pm ET (2pm CT, 12pm California, 9am Aloha Hawai! ): Please use the Zoom link on the right side of the  Lab Safety COP Community Homepage underneath the header "Community Information"  Agenda  ...

Biosafety CoP Members, Our next meeting will be Friday, September 28 th at 1 PM Eastern. Attached is our meeting agenda and the Journal Article, "Autoclaving Contaminated Liquids: No Problem?", for the discussion. See you next week! ------------------------------ ...

Thanks Mary! Your thoughts are also very helpful. I've got to spend some time thinking about this. I think that I'll try to compile them all into a list and send it out to our CoP. All the best, Jon "Amor fati!" ...

Hi Jon, To add a couple potential metics to the list: Number of rooms with hazards - a lab with 1 room likely requires less effort than a lab with 10 rooms. Number of overall trainees in research labs - including undergrads, grad students, post-docs, ...

John, it was our opinion to prohibit 3D printers in residence halls because of our (EH&S team) concerns with air exchanges rates (majority of our dorms do not have HVAC systems, mainly steam heat and windows for fresh air), how the student would handle ...

OSHA 1910.1450 Appendix A states the following under Section 4. Provide Laboratory Ventilation: Toxic or corrosive chemicals that require vented storage should be stored in vented cabinets instead of in a chemical hood. The phrase "that require vented ...

Hi Heather, I've worked at a number of institutions that do the same thing - placing pans above ceilings to catch water until the root cause of the leak can be addressed.  I'm not aware of any injuries occurring as a result but have heard of instances ...