The workplace of today sees chemical handling compliance as a standardized necessity, often dictated by stringent regulations. Yet, a cursory glance at safety records reveals a troubling number of ...

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS), on May 12, 2015, announced that 66 of its customers have been awarded the 2014 Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award for altogether safely shipping more than 227,000 ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a serious accident alert on handling dangerous chemicals, recommending best practices. MSHA highlighted a November 3, 2017, accident in which an ...

Highly reactive chemicals include those that have the potential to vigorously polymerize, undergo a vigorous condensation or oxidation-reduction reaction, or become self-reactive due to shock, ...

“Laboratory use of hazardous chemicals” is defined as handling or use of such chemicals in which all of the following conditions are met: Chemical manipulations are carried out on a laboratory scale; ...

Finger lacerations, eye injuries, safe chemical handling, hurricanes and wildfires are all part of Emily Connor’s job description. It is her responsibility to help plant managers and safety teams draw ...

The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) has trained key players in the chemical industry on health and safety. The LSSC held the one-day training in Lagos on Monday, in collaboration with its safety ...

Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is a commonly used DNA stain in molecular biology, but it poses serious health and environmental hazards. As a powerful mutagen, EtBr intercalates into DNA and can cause ...