> Is there room for improvement?

A follow up thought on the lab security question:
The large majority of changes that are needed to support more secure laboratories are systemic rather than at the lab level.

As walls between labs started disappearing from laboratories as the open lab and increasing use of shared spaces concept was implemented in the 2000-2005 time frame, many lab people pointed out that the quality of their lab work was now at the mercy of their neighbors who now had uncontrolled access to move between labs. Lab security in 1960’s lab buildings, which included walled spaces for ventilation and fire control reasons, was significantly easier than lab buildings built after 2000.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org

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