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Q&A: Biorisk and biosecurity management in the laboratory

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Biorisk and biosecurity management protects lab workers and the communities they work in from the unintended, or intended, release of biological agents. The importance of this cannot be overstated, gi...

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Create disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Workplace safety

Create easy to store and quick to move disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency. ...

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OSHA: Respiratory protections, bloodborne pathogens, and hazard communication lead hospital violations

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Get your respiratory protection program up to date and make sure it’s written and enforced, because OSHA inspectors are pressing to put those violations in a category that could mean a penalty of up t...

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Lab Safety Man: The big three safety audit blunders to avoid

February 11, 2026

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

Safety audits are performed in laboratories across the world, but in some of these locations the environment remains very unsafe and performing audits hasn’t made any difference. Mistakes can be made ...

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Observe eye safety in the laboratory this August

February 11, 2026

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, and while hopefully your laboratory staff aren’t children, they should know the protocols for eye protection when dealing with hazardous materials. Am...

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Departmental Workplace Violence Assessment (courtesy Bryan Warren)

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety

(Departmental workplace violence risk assessment courtesy of Bryan Warren, president and chief consultant for WarSec Security; for more information on this tool, go here; for a downloadable copy of th...

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Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Quality & Errors

An important part of the diversion prevention and detection initiatives of any institution is limiting access to controlled drugs through physical security measures and instituting measures that allow...

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Lab Safety Man: Three rules regarding chemical waste in the laboratory

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The lab technologist approached the lab safety officer (LSO) to ask what should be done with a collection of liquid wastes that were collected from the chemistry analyzers. The LSO had worked with mul...

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Q&A: Can you make lab safety training engaging? : Part 1

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Getting staff engaged with safety training can be the difference between them remembering how to do something safely and them injuring themselves or others. ...

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Q&A: Can you make lab safety training engaging? : Part 2

February 11, 2026

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance, Policies and Procedures, Workplace safety

Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors, offered Medical Environment Update some suggestions on engagement in a recent interview. ...

Q&A: Biorisk and biosecurity management in the laboratory

Create disaster kits to provide staff items they may need in an emergency

OSHA: Respiratory protections, bloodborne pathogens, and hazard communication lead hospital violations

Lab Safety Man: The big three safety audit blunders to avoid

Observe eye safety in the laboratory this August

Departmental Workplace Violence Assessment (courtesy Bryan Warren)

Drug Diversion Prevention book excerpt: Video surveillance

Lab Safety Man: Three rules regarding chemical waste in the laboratory

Q&A: Can you make lab safety training engaging? : Part 1

Q&A: Can you make lab safety training engaging? : Part 2

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OSHA Dental Facilities Update - November 2023

OSHA Medical Facilities Update - November 2023

Tab 2, Medical Facilities OSHA Manual- August 2023

Tab 2, Dental Facility OSHA Manual- August 2023

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