If your lab or clinic hasn’t done so already, it will have to review its supply, storage, and placement of alcohol-based hand rub and sanitizers,...Read More »
As a lab safety professional, it can be frustrating to see safety issues go unattended, especially after they have been reported. The apparent...Read More »
Remember to update your facility’s list of hazardous chemicals and materials at least annually, possibly more often depending on your state and...Read More »
Pete began his shift in the hematology department. He liked to use the counter-mounted safety shield when opening specimens because he didn’t like...Read More »
Be prepared for COVID-19 cases to increase in number and potentially severity if the general public becomes too lax in vaccination, testing, and...Read More »
You can have clutter in your bedroom, your car, or your home closet, but you can’t have it in your laboratory. Hazardous chemicals can’t be stored...Read More »
If you’ve ever ridden a roller coaster, you have some idea about what specimens go through when being transported via a pneumatic tube system (PTS...Read More »
The wrong label on the wrong container in the laboratory can be dangerous, even lethal. Given the wide variety of chemicals, biologicals,...Read More »
