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health and saftey

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Where oh were does all the waste go

Given the exotic and exciting things that scientist play with and produce you’d think that waste disposal would be staggeringly complicated. Special buckets for certain kinds of goo, shredders for tentacles and mops specifically for flaming puddles would seem to be the bare minimum an average lab would need. Actually Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 months11 January 2023 ago
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Stop touching stuff!

In the first lab I worked in I had a colleague that taught me an introduction to basic lab health and safety. I was lucky to have someone go through it all with me as most people I know started in labs with a slap on the back and a Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 years11 March 2020 ago
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Passing a heath and safety inspection: a terrible guide no one should follow

Health and safety (H&S) inspections are a fun annual tradition in research that we all immensely look forward to in much the same way as I look forward to having my foot stepped on or falling on some sharp wood. A H&S inspection has two aims. The first aim is Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 3 years26 February 2020 ago
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Why you should prepare for lab disasters

Lab disasters happen. In the last month, my lab has been flooded (twice). Also major infrastructure (air handling) has failed more times than I can count – even the log files on the control panels have stopped counting… although, they have actually stopped doing basically everything so that might be part of the Read more…

By Matthew (@MCeeP), 7 years3 August 2016 ago
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