Safety – Page 3
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Opinion
It’s time to ban staff–student relationships
A policy of discouragement doesn’t go far enough towards tackling sexual misconduct
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Careers
Overcoming a severe lab accident to become a chief scientist
Thea Ekins-Coward’s life changed in an instant; several years later, she has returned to science and is about to become a mum
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Business
Four dead in boiler explosion at Indian chemical plant
11 others injured as blast destroys adjacent temporary worker accommodation
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Opinion
All work and no play
Is the long-hours culture of academic organic chemistry laboratories finally changing?
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Business
Families sue LyondellBasell over fatal chemicals leak
Incident at acetic acid plant in La Porte, US, killed two workers in July
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Opinion
Timmers’ towers and Straus’ flasks
The revolutionary system that made labs much less likely to go up in flames
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Opinion
Letters: September 2021
Readers share their thoughts on chemical names and rights for workers, and continue an explosive conversation
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Careers
Rallying to the chemical safety cause
How Matt Endean works to keep children safe in school chemistry laboratories
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Opinion
Letters: July 2021
Readers discuss whether air rifles or bomb disposal techniques are best for dealing with waste chemicals
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Opinion
Letters: June 2021
Readers discuss pesticides, catalysts and how to dispose of chemicals with a rifle
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Article
Sustainable safety testing
Unilever has been researching and applying alternatives to animal testing, and working with industry, academia, government scientists and NGOs to usher in a new era of sustainable safety testing that isn’t reliant on animal models.
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Feature
Why do people believe conspiracy theories?
Rachel Brazil looks into the dangerous world of chemical conspiracy theories and asks the experts what we can do about it
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News
Practical chemistry classes resume at English universities
Lifting of lockdown restrictions allows students to return to teaching laboratories
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Research
Chemist 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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Opinion
Defence of the realm
The world’s critical infrastructure is under attack and it’s going to take a joint effort to protect it
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Research
Colour-changing coating can diagnose damage to climbing ropes or safety equipment
Heat and friction changes appearance of metal-based coating
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Opinion
Letters: December 2020
Readers muse on thermal hazard data, and ask for help with an embroidered periodic table