DCHAS-L Archives, Nov 7, 2023 - Re: [DCHAS-L] Most Important Lab Safety Rules

My perspective is of a technical lab rather than a research lab.

1. Take your time and stay focused on the job you are doing. Distractions lead to accidents.

2. Remember that a laboratory setting has different rules than the kitchen. In the kitchen any spill can be wiped up directly, but in the lab, there are often other steps such as neutralizing an acid spill before it can be safely cleaned up.

3. When you don't know how you should react to something unexpected in the lab, or what steps to should take when something unexpected happens, ask the instructor, that's what they are there for.

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 12:51 PM Iulian Patrascu <00001a7c76adc396-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**lists.princeton.edu> wrote:

Dress up regularly…, complete the list of presence.., check the equipment and calibrate…, …on work!

Pe 5 oct. 2023, la 00:59, Iulian Patrascu <iulian_patrascu19**At_Symbol_Here**yahoo.com> a scris:

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Pe 5 oct. 2023, la 00:21, Leach, Patricia <Patricia.Leach**At_Symbol_Here**utdallas.edu> a scris:

Don’t eat the chemicals; no food or drink in the lab.

Wear appropriate PPE.

If a teaching lab – don’t do unauthorized experiments

If a research lab – always do a risk assessment of new experiments or modified experiments or follow existing SOPs.

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of James Kaufman
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Most Important Lab Safety Rules

So far, I've received nine responses.

Let's simplify the question in the hope that more will be willing to take the time to reply.

What are your top three most important lab safety rules?

Thanks ... Jim

PS. LSI now has virtual lab inspections, safety program evaluations, document reviews, plus courses and seminars ... all virtual.  And, a complimentary, updated version of our classic Laboratory Safety Guidelines is now available on our website ... https://www.labsafety.org/product/lab-safety-rules

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On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 10:21 AM James Kaufman <jkaufman**At_Symbol_Here**labsafetyinstitute.org> wrote:

What do you believe are the most important lab safety rules? The ones that you feel are so important that if you had a colleague who didn’t want to follow those rules, you don’t want that colleague in the same room with you.

When they violate these rules, they are putting themselves at risk. They are putting you at risk. And, they are putting the reputation and perhaps the future of your organization at risk.

Please send me your “Top 10” directly to jim**At_Symbol_Here**labsafety.org. I will compile the results and share them with the listserv.

Thanks … Jim

PS. LSI now has virtual lab inspections, safety program evaluations, document reviews, plus courses and seminars ... all virtual.  And, a complimentary, updated version of our classic Laboratory Safety Guidelines is now available on our website ... https://www.labsafety.org/product/lab-safety-rules

James A. Kaufman, PhD

Founder/President Emeritus

The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI)

A Non-profit Educational Organization

for Safety in Science, Industry, and Education

192 Worcester Street, Natick, MA 01760-2252

(O) 508-647-1900   (F) 508-647-0062   (C) 508-574-6264

Skype: labsafe; 508-401-7406 jkaufman**At_Symbol_Here**labsafety.org  www.labsafety.org

Teach, Learn, and Practice Science Safely

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