Elizabeth Braun, PhD and Christina McKeon Across North America, many school laboratories contain legacy chemicals that have accumulated over ...

Given the growing anti-regulatory atmosphere in Washington and elsewhere, it almost sounds like a "dog bites man" story: Major stakeholders say there's lots to like about OSHA's process safety ...

The board announced its findings at a public meeting held in Houston earlier this week. The CSB recommendations won initial praise from industry and labor groups. The release of the two-year special ...

This program outlines the minimum set of guidelines for the safe laboratory use of hazardous chemicals at WMU to prevent overexposures. This program does not cover the laboratory use of radioactive ...

A lab specific Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is required when a laboratory engages in an activity or procedure not covered by the chemical hygiene plan. Use the Lab Standard Operating Procedure ...

The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) Feb. 5 said it found "unacceptable" that the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has so far opted not to consider CSB ...

A major concern in many laboratories is the proper storage of chemicals. The best approach to this issue will vary from to lab, depending on the chemical inventory of the lab, the storage space ...

A new method of evaluating process hazards combines experimental thermal analysis, computational chemistry methods, and thermodynamic-energy relationships. This results in a better understanding of ...