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Lab Safety Man: Lab safety lessons

December 18, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance

I recently completed a seven-month stint as an interim laboratory manager. One of my leaders asked me if the time in that role had altered my perspective about lab safety. ...

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Q&A: Accountability and compliance in the laboratory

December 19, 2023

Laboratory Safety

How a laboratory approaches mistakes, successes, and compliance with rules are all equally important, says Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behaviors—and it al...

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Pillars of prevention: the critical role of oversight committees in combating drug diversion

December 18, 2025

Leadership & Finance, Quality & Errors

The establishment of a drug diversion oversight committee is critical for healthcare facilities. As the healthcare industry grapples with the imperative to mitigate the unauthorized use or misappropri...

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Laboratory safety in 2024

December 18, 2025

Laboratory Safety

It’s a new year, but the lab safety work continues, says Dan Scungio MT(ASCP), SLS, a laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia. It’s the time of year when staf...

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Q&A: Swimming with sharks and effective lab training

January 16, 2024

Laboratory Safety

When you train your lab staff, are you raising their awareness on a topic, or are you teaching them how to respond to it? While both have their own merits, when a chemical is spilled or someone is stu...

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Waste management in the laboratory

December 18, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

The laboratory is a source for several potential waste streams and in the eyes of regulatory agencies, managing those streams is the responsibility of the department. Consider regular (non-hazardous) ...

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It shouldn’t take a crisis to make a leader

December 18, 2025

Natural & Manmade Disasters, Leadership & Finance

A crisis can happen at any time, anywhere, and to any organization or community. Some are fairly predictable, such as the cyclical patterns of weather; others come unannounced, such as the events of 9...

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Q&A: Building your dream laboratory

December 18, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety

Imagine if you could have your perfect laboratory. Leadership gave you the green light and the funds for you to design, build, and equip a new lab however you like. What annoyances would you remove? W...

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Tips for working with the lab you have

December 18, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety

Last week we asked about your perfect dream laboratory—but there is a reason we called it a dream. Most healthcare organizations can’t afford to build new laboratories from the ground up and instead h...

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From false positives to focused prevention: The AI-driven approach against drug diversion

December 18, 2025

Healthcare Staff, Laboratory Safety

Hospital leaders only need to glance at the headlines from the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration’s Diversion Control Division to see the pervasiveness of drug diversion in hos...

Lab Safety Man: Lab safety lessons

Q&A: Accountability and compliance in the laboratory

Pillars of prevention: the critical role of oversight committees in combating drug diversion

Laboratory safety in 2024

Q&A: Swimming with sharks and effective lab training

Waste management in the laboratory

It shouldn’t take a crisis to make a leader

Q&A: Building your dream laboratory

Tips for working with the lab you have

From false positives to focused prevention: The AI-driven approach against drug diversion

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