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 ...

The department’s safety plan serves to protect health and life, the environment, the campus and local communities, and property. The safety plan outlines steps to manage risk and prevent accidents in ...

UMass Lowell (UML) Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) office maintains a staff capable of supporting the ever growing campus research and facilities safety needs. The EHS department has a ...

The role of academic faculty members who have laboratory research programs has expanded from that of Principal Investigator and academic mentor to laboratory supervisor with responsibility for ...

Environmental Health and Safety, previously known as Radiological and Environmental Management, participates in Lab Safety Awareness Week each February, sponsored by the Campus Safety, Health, and ...

Ensuring student safety in undergraduate teaching laboratories is a critical component of the responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S). It is very difficult for ...

The University Safety Manual gives an overview of Flammable Liquids in Laboratories And Chemical Storage Rooms, Chemical Laboratories, Radiation Producing Equipment and Materials, Biological ...

Despite high-profile laboratory accidents in the past several years, including one that was fatal, a laboratory safety survey conducted last summer indicates that significant numbers of research labs ...

A 15-year-old student and teacher sustained burns when a fire erupted during a chemistry experiment at Brookline High School’s summer program on July 3. The incident highlights the need for laboratory ...

A safe research environment begins with hazard awareness and risk management. Safety training is required for anyone who works in or uses a research lab, instrument development shop, test facility or ...

It is recommended that middle and high school chemistry laboratories include the lab and safety equipment below. For students to carry out investigations in a safe environment, the safety equipment ...

To provide students a hands-on experience with materials, equipment and experimental procedures. To develop the students' ability to work safely in a laboratory environment without risk to themselves ...