A fire at one university that led to a researcher’s death and an explosion at another that seriously injured a graduate student are among several incidents in the past few years that have turned a ...

Start the school year safely by assigning the Lab Safety STEM Certificate! Designed for middle and high school students, each video introduces essential lab procedures and safety guidelines, including ...

In order to ensure that laboratory activities are conducted safely, and in compliance with environmental health and safety regulations, all laboratory activities must be conducted under the ...

Scientific research conducted in the Tal-Gan lab poses unique safety challenges. The group's emphasis on safety has led to a ...

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 Genius, ...

A safe research environment begins with hazard awareness and risk management. Safety training is required for anyone who works in or uses a research lab, instrument development shop, test facility or ...

The department’s safety plan serves to protect health and life, the environment, the campus and local communities, and property. The safety plan outlines steps to manage risk and prevent accidents in ...

Following the rapid innovation, creation and distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19, there is no question that the work done in labs is important. Each day, scientists and researchers are making ...

The laboratory is a place where ideas are conceptualized and materialized into novel discoveries. As the laboratory houses a vast array of complex equipment and dangerous chemicals, it is imperative ...

The US Office of Research Integrity defines research misconduct as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.” But ...

Science classrooms with scientific equipment and supplies should not be used for non-science courses or activities unless the science materials can be stored in a secured area. Laboratory activities ...

Laboratory safety depends on everyone's participation and cooperation and their commitment to safety awareness and safe work practices. The "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and ...