Safety News

Winter Weather Safety

The National Weather Service’s Winter Weather Safety season is underway (December 1st through February 28th). Therefore, now is a good...

Ethan was a solid lab tech – quick, efficient, and usually by the book. But today, he was in a...

The acute toxicity, or skull and crossbones, pictogram is used to represent chemicals with the highest levels of acute toxicity. ...

Back in 1969, Tim was working in a busy lab in New York City. He was careful and followed most...

Chemicals with oxidizing properties are identified by the Flame Over Circle Pictogram. The “O” represents oxygen and the flames indicate...

Topical insect repellents containing DEET are popular and have been shown to be effective against ticks and other insects. It’s...

A laboratory worker at another institution received a potentially fatal electrical shock when they accidentally touched a high voltage electrical