In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise...Read More »
In healthcare, if it’s not documented, it’s not done—including lab safety. If you want to cover all the safety steps and be able to prove that...Read More »
This is the second part of our story on managing your laboratory waste streams to reduce costs and improve safety. In this part of the interview,...Read More »
In laboratory safety circles, one of the most overlooked aspects is preparedness for hazardous chemical spills. While hospital labs are well...Read More »
Regular trash is bad enough, but the things that laboratories throw out are dangerous as well as egregious: used needles and sharps, body fluids,...Read More »
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise...Read More »
While safety procedures in the lab do take time to follow, they improve productivity in the long run by reducing employee accidents and injuries....Read More »
This story looks at some of the common PPE mistakes or misconceptions laboratories should be striving to eliminate in 2025, as well as how to...Read More »
Personal electronic devices—cell phones, smartwatches, earbuds, etc.—have become ubiquitous in our lives, but their use in laboratory environments...Read More »
There are many great quotes about leadership, but none specifically about being an excellent laboratory safety officer. The absence in popular...Read More »
