All health and safety articles
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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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News
Gruesome 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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Careers
Meet 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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Puzzle
On the spot: pocketful of trouble
What would you do if you found a mystery substance in your lab coat pocket?
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News
1% of chemicals end up on benches in undergrad labs
First effort to quantify spillages points way to improving chemical handling
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News
Lab 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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News
Big costs, no benefits to UK’s replacement for EU chemical regulation
Industry warns small volume chemicals could no longer be sold in the UK
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News
Accidents at cannabis cultivation facilities worry industry chemists
Incidents at marijuana growing facilities have caught the attention of the American Chemical Society, and its cannabis chemistry subdivision
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News
DuPont settles with US government over fatal chemical leak
Firm will pay $3.1 million to settle accident prevention violations linked to incident that killed four workers
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Opinion
Health and safety gets mad
Lab horror stories are fine – as long as we remember why we tell them
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News
Former US Chemical Safety Board chairman won’t be prosecuted
Justice Department has dropped a perjury case against Rafael Moure-Eraso
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Research
Fluorescent test strip detects deadly phosgene gas
Portable test checks for industrial gas leaks and chemical attacks
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Review
The radium girls: the dark story of America’s shining women
A reminder of where health and safety came from, and why it is so very important for progress
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Business
Chemical companies urged to update cyber defences
Outdated technology is leaving chemical, energy and petrochemical facilities vulnerable to ransomware attacks
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News
India’s university chemistry facilities in need of overhaul
Academics say outdated lab infrastructure is putting students at risk
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News
Chemical reaction database sparks discussion
The Chemical Safety Library under development by Pistoia could have legal implications for those who don’t learn from near misses
