While science labs can be dangerous places, schools can take several steps to prevent accidents, experts say. Those measures include: Limiting class sizes. Accidents rise dramatically along with the ...

Several resources and strategies have been developed to support students, faculty, and academic staff to start and maintain a student-led lab safety teams within academic institutions. The ACS CHAS ...

Many tasks performed in research laboratories place workers at risk of muscle and joint aches and strains. Activities such as using pipettes, microscopes, microtomes, and centrifuges can put stress on ...

The following applies to any laboratory equipment items that are used in a laboratory for the purposes of research. This also includes any item that presents an exposure hazard to non-laboratory ...

In order to ensure that laboratory activities are conducted safely, and in compliance with environmental health and safety regulations, all laboratory activities must be conducted under the ...