Laboratories operate in an environment that carries certain risks, which must be managed carefully for everyone’s safety.

“How did it start?” is among the many questions raised by the Covid-19 pandemic. Answering it may help prevent future pandemics. The escape of SARS-CoV-2 from a research laboratory in Wuhan, China, ...

Nonsensical compliance was one of the strongest pain points raised by scientists during my roadshows and in submissions,” Ms ...

Prioritizing lab safety strengthens workplace culture, boosts confidence and productivity, and reduces absenteeism and operational downtime.

The US Office of Research Integrity defines research misconduct as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.” But ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put laboratories on edge, even if they’re not testing for the novel coronavirus. And rightfully so: COVID-19 is highly infectious; symptoms are mild — or nonexistent — for ...

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has traditionally relied on a fixed air changes per hour (ACH) approach to ensure safety in laboratory and research settings. Unfortunately, this method ...

Although attitudes towards lab safety have grown more positive over the years, some academic researchers still believe that safe lab practices hamper research productivity. The idea is that time spent ...

This Safety Plan is an integral part of the management and operations of UB’s Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL), applied to all its services. The two shake tables of ...