All lab safety articles
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News
9 out of 10 scientists hate their lab coat
Genius Lab Gear wants to replace the boxy garment with tailored apparel that fits different body shapes and sizes
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Sponsored
Behind the scenes of a Labster simulation
Transferring chemistry education to virtual labs
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Opinion
Chemists amid coronavirus: Hannah Beska
A teaching technician in England is helping to make her labs safe for the start of term in September
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Opinion
Letters: April 2020
Your safety warnings, XPS clarifications and memories of Theodora Greene
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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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Opinion
What we need to know to make our labs safer
We lack the data to fully understand the hazards in academic labs
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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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Chemical safety database gets American Chemical Society and Iupac backing
Library of hazardous reactions and lab near misses has found partners to develop it and help keep it afloat
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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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Puzzle
On the spot: permeating pong
What would you do if campus security reports a smell of gas near the labs during a power outage?
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News
Criminal charges dismissed early against UCLA's Patrick Harran
Principal investigator implicated in the death of UCLA research assistant Sheri Sangji sees charges dropped over district attorney’s objections
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Chemical reaction database in danger of closing down
Chemical Safety Library containing information on hazardous reactions is seeking a partner to help it stay afloat
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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