This is part two of our interview with Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors. MEU spoke to Kaufman about how to ensure that your laboratory design and standard operating procedures (SOP) allow staff to work in separate clean and dirty areas, while...
Ensure that your laboratory design and standard operating procedures (SOP) allow for separation of clean areas and dirty areas. In this article, expert Sean G. Kaufman discusses how to best use your laboratory environment to stay safe and to promote greatest adherence to the SOP.
This is Part 2 of our interview on laboratory emergency equipment with Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors, covering necessities like fire extinguishers, spill kits, eyewash stations, and emergency showers.
Sitting in your laboratory, can you point out the nearest spill kit, fire extinguisher, eyewash station, and emergency shower? How long did it take you to locate them? Without looking, can you name the PPE and cleaning materials inside your spill kit? What type of fire extinguisher do you have?...
Inside the laboratory there are many safety controls for hazardous materials—but what controls do you have when transporting those materials outside the lab? The substances and materials lab workers use to do their jobs don’t appear in the building by magic. Nor are they beamed to their final...
The Joint Commission (TJC) has released its annual list of the most challenging standards for laboratories and other healthcare facilities. In 2023, many laboratories were noncompliant when it came to investigating testing errors, performing preventive maintenance and competency assessments,...
Laboratories are a unique workplace of scientific inquiry and diagnosis, but they also pose specific risks to those who work within their confines. One significant concern is the potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens, which can lead to serious infections and health complications if not...
Darryl saw the low CO2 level alarm on the microbiology incubator and went to change the tank in the nearby storage room. The valve cover seemed stuck on the replacement tank and Darryl was unable to remove it with his hands. He found a hammer and began to hit the valve cover to loosen it. The...
Climate change has affected almost every aspect of human civilization, and everyone, including laboratories, must adapt to meet the dangers. But how much will climate change force laboratories and lab safety to change?
