All Safety articles – Page 10
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NewsUCLA spent $4.5 million on legal costs in Sangji case
University defends spending in case brought against chemistry professor, highlighting $20 million investment in lab safety
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EPA criticised over asbestos clean-up research
Watchdog faults US Environmental Protection Agency for lax oversight of experiments involving asbestos
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White House tightens oversight of dangerous studies
New rules governing so-called ‘dual use’ research will take effect in a year, but there is concern that they will stymie critical studies
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NIH audit turns up plague bacteria and ricin
US biomedical research agency turns up five potentially harmful infectious agents inappropriately stowed on its campus
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Research on ice at British Antarctic base
Coolant leak means experiments at the research station are unlikely to start again until the summer
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US labs urged to develop stronger ‘culture of safety’
Report looks at new ways to prevent lethal accidents in chemistry labs
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Research
Nanosilver fears come out in the wash
Swiss team finds fabrics treated with non-nano silver actually release more nanoparticles than nanosilver fabrics
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UCLA chemist avoids prison time for lethal lab accident
Out-of-court agreement resolves ongoing lab safety case
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Nickel allergy case highlights nanoparticle unknowns
Chemist’s metal hypersensitivity after weighing powder on open bench underlines safety needs
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US agencies report back on safeguarding chemical plants
Rules for handling ammonium nitrate revisited in wake of West disaster, but industry groups are worried by increasing complexity
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Research
Pre-childbirth solvent exposure raises breast cancer risk
Women working with solvents before having children are more at risk
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Taking responsibility
Sara Cooper talks about safety in the lab and how it’s up to everyone to create a safe environment
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Feature
Safety first?
Just how safe is working in a laboratory? Jon Evans discovers that it depends on where you are
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US safety body says deadly West explosion 'preventable'
One year after ammonium nitrate explosion in Texas, Chemical Safety Board calls for new regulations to avert another incident
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Para-xylene plants face uphill struggle for acceptance in China
Chemistry students come to defence of latest project’s safety but government and industry are failing to talk to the public about risk
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Dangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China
Lethal accident caused by contamination of parcels by toxic chemical highlights difficulties faced by small firms
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Business
Deadly explosion at Japanese silicon plant
Five killed and several more injured at Mitsubishi Materials site
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West Fertilizer plant cited for 24 ‘serious’ safety violations
Safety body says chemical plant exposed workers to fire and explosion hazards
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US not accurately tracking serious chemical accidents
Even America’s best chemical incident data is only 10% accurate, a Dallas Morning News investigation has found
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Feature
Phasing out fire retardants
With many brominated flame retardants facing bans, Nuala Moran examines the industry’s dash for new ones
