Lab Safety

The $69,300 fine was reduced from an initial $115,500 after a settlement reflecting the institution’s efforts to address the problems and improve its safety culture

Acknowledging and rewarding safe research practices can make a difference

Investigation into yet another lab disaster reveals the same basic cause as numerous others

A U.S. Supreme Court decision can inform how we talk about lab safety incidents

Fundamental to the lapses that led to the explosion at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, was poor institutional safety culture

A free webinar later this month will introduce participants to a useful new report and discuss how to keep labs safe

Institutions are taking various approaches to emphasize lab safety and impart crucial skills

A new resource draws on foundational reports to provide safety recommendations

Fire department report to be followed by reports from two additional groups investigating underlying causes

A report on a March lab explosion at Texas Tech University illustrates the lab safety progress the institution has made since a 2010 catastrophe

A University of California center established in the wake of lab tragedy has been brought in to investigate the incident

The cause of the blast—which occurred during a frequent, routine procedure—is unknown

Funding agencies have the power to change research culture, but they neglect concerns about inadequate lab safety