All health and safety articles
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NewsEPA concludes that formaldehyde presents ‘unreasonable risk’ to human health
Agency will propose new regulatory actions to reduce health risks associated with the compound’s industrial uses
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OpinionDo chemists die young?
Death notices for chemists suggest perhaps not, despite the hazards found in many labs
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OpinionA post-Flixborough risk assessment
In the last 50 years, attitudes to safety have improved so that first-hand experience of lab incidents is now rare
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ResearchLow-dose ionising radiation linked to higher cancer risk than previously thought
Multi-decade study reveals greater rates of fatal solid cancers among nuclear workers than previously estimated
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NewsResearch productivity is not a hostage to good safety in the lab
No decline discovered in the output of University of California chemistry labs following tighter safety rules after deadly accident in 2009
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OpinionWhat can we learn from East Palestine?
How chemists should learn to deal with spills in the lab and in the plant
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CareersDocumenting hazards in the lab for pregnant chemists
After failing to find the safety information they needed, two pregnant chemists began a project to review hazards in labs
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BusinessUS government intervenes to avert rail strike
Congress enforces a contract deal to prevent a national rail shutdown that would effectively halt chemicals production
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NewsChina grapples with lab safety following huge growth in student numbers
Study exposes serious incidents and deaths at universities
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ResearchChemist whose father survived oil rig disaster inspired to swap slides for VR safety training
Training using virtual reality could help chemical manufacturing workers prepare for the worst
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NewsGruesome accident prompts call to find alternative to needles in chemistry labs
Injection injury involving trace amounts of dichloromethane caused serious tissue damage to student’s finger
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CareersMeet the winners of the RSC’s Higher Education Technical Excellence award
The technical team at Dublin City University’s School of Chemical Sciences have won for their exceptional services to health and safety and accessibility
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PuzzleOn the spot: Pocketful of trouble
What would you do if you found a mystery substance in your lab coat pocket?
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News1% of chemicals end up on benches in undergrad labs
First effort to quantify spillages points way to improving chemical handling
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NewsLab safety challenges persist 10 years after Sheri Sangji’s death
Survey reveals that safety is taken seriously at top US universities but worrying gaps still remain
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NewsScience community rallies round to help St Andrews teams hit by fire
University is optimistic that the damage was not too serious but the biomedical sciences building isn’t expected to fully reopen for a year
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NewsBig costs, no benefits to UK’s replacement for EU chemical regulation
Industry warns small volume chemicals could no longer be sold in the UK