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Tips for working with the lab you have

December 13, 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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Q&A: Building your dream laboratory

December 13, 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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Waste management in the laboratory

December 13, 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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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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Laboratory safety in 2024

December 13, 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: 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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Lab Safety Man: Lab safety lessons

December 13, 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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Five behavioral expectations of lab staff

December 13, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Workplace safety

Be clear with your laboratory staff about what you expect of them when they encounter real or potential problems, says Sean G. Kaufman, CEO and founding partner of the lab safety company Safer Behavio...

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Laboratory safety this winter season

December 13, 2025

Environment and Facilities, Laboratory Safety

Winter is coming, and it’s time for laboratories to brush off their winter safety checklists. The forecast for the 2023–2024 winter season will be dominated by a powerful El Niño, according to the Nat...

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Ingraining safety: how leadership and engagement shape lab culture

December 13, 2025

Laboratory Safety, Leadership & Finance

In the world of hospital laboratories, where precision and accuracy are non-negotiable, the culture of safety forms the bedrock of daily operations. It is within this critical context that Daniel J. S...

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Tips for working with the lab you have

Q&A: Building your dream laboratory

Waste management in the laboratory

Q&A: Swimming with sharks and effective lab training

Laboratory safety in 2024

Q&A: Accountability and compliance in the laboratory

Lab Safety Man: Lab safety lessons

Five behavioral expectations of lab staff

Laboratory safety this winter season

Ingraining safety: how leadership and engagement shape lab culture

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