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Refer to links below for information about common hazards and how to reduce your risk:

  • July 2022 - Mercury thermometer breakage and spill clean up
  • April 2022 - Expired peroxide former discovery and detonation
  • April 2022 - Laboratory vacuum pump safety 
  • February 2022 - Mercury waste packaging and spill clean up  
  • November 2021 - Hanging lab coats on fume hood valves  
  • June 2021 - Lab coats
  • May 2021 - Pyrophorics quenching
  • April 2021 - Fogged safety glasses  
  • December 2020 - Lecture bottle storage 
  • May 2020 - Cleaning and Disinfecting Guide to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
  • November 2019 - Space heaters  
  • October 2019 - Hazardous material spill on body
  • July 2019 - Laboratory flood prevention & response
  • June 2019 - Sharps in washrooms
  • November 2018 - Chemical storage and glove permeation
  • April 2018 - Elevator safety
  • November 2017 - Transporting chemicals on campus
  • November 2017 - Flip-top table tipping hazard
  • June 2017 - Cell phones in the lab 
  • July 2017 - Fainting in laboratories  
  • July 2017 - Compressed gas cylinder safety  
  • January 2017 - Autoclaves  
  • August 2016 - Securing bookcases and cabinets  
  • July 2016 - Hazards in regular garbage
  • July 2016 - Bottle explodes in storage
  • June 2016 - Ethanol fire burns research associate    
  • May 2016 - Unstable chair incident
  • February 2016 - Space heaters
  • November 2015 - Securing heavy items
  • November 2015 - Carrying items on campus

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