Women who work with research laboratory chemicals are less likely to get pregnant than other women, according to the findings of Swedish researchers. Laboratory work and chemical exposure have ...

As US teachers discover more and more legacy chemicals in schools, funding for cleanup is hard to find. Educators, nonprofits ...

It is the responsibility of the RIT EH&S Department to help ensure faculty, staff, students, and visitors have a safe and healthy working and learning environment in all RIT owned and operated ...

In 1983, OSHA issued the Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) to protect workers from exposure to the hazards of all chemicals in their workplace. The standard, commonly called the HAZCOM ...

REEDLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A lab operating in Reedley is shut down after an investigation found it was filled with hazardous materials, chemicals, and medical waste. The facility was discovered last ...

Science classrooms with scientific equipment and supplies should not be used for non-science courses or activities unless the science materials can be stored in a secured area. Laboratory activities ...

Two Massachusetts high school students were evaluated after being exposed chemicals in a science lab and another 22 were looked at as a precaution, officials said Thursday. "This morning two NBHS ...

The tap water you drink at home could contain traces of estrogen, insecticide and even Viagra. Researchers at the Arizona Lab for Emerging Contaminants are working to find out what threat these ...

HIGH RISK due to nature of the chemical (highly toxic, flammable, reactive) and quantity involved; extensive measures required to control or contain the spill; unique circumstances of the lab; ...