In laboratory safety circles, one of the most overlooked aspects is preparedness for hazardous chemical spills. While hospital labs are well equipped to handle day-to-day safety concerns, they often lack readiness for rare but high-risk events—such as fires, chemical spills, or emergency...
Regular trash is bad enough, but the things that laboratories throw out are dangerous as well as egregious: used needles and sharps, body fluids, caustic chemicals, and items that will burst into flames in the right conditions. Lab staff can be injured by improper disposal of chemical waste, but...
