Chemical Safety Moments - 2022/23

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Issue 86 - September 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 86

  • Accident Reporting
  • Near Miss Reporting
  • When Is It Okay To Use Call Boxes?
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Issue 85 - August 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 85

  • Match GHS Pictograms to the Hazard
  • ACS C&EN Safety Letter: Phosgene from Chloroform
  • to Bretherick’s Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards
  • BioRAFT to become SciShield
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Issue 84 - July 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 84

  • Laboratory Gloves: Disposal Guidance
  • ACS CHAS Lessons Learned
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Issue 83 - June 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 83

  • Bloodborne Pathogen Safety
  • Lab-Appropriate Clothing
  • Summer Student Training
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Issue 82 - May 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 82

  • Laboratory Inspection Schedule
  • Add a Self-Inspection
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Issue 81 - April 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 81

  • Annual ChemInventory Audits
  • Annual Chemical Cleanouts
  • Building-wide Chemical Cleanouts
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Issue 80 - March 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 80

  • Transport Chemicals Safely
  • Lessons Learned from a Two-time Nobel Prize Winner
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Issue 79 - February 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 79

  • Lab Trash Boxes: What goes inside?
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Issue 78 - January 2023

Chemical Safety Moment - 78

  • Electrical Safety: Extension Cords & more
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Issue 77 - December 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 77

  • Happy Holidays!
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Issue 76 - November 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 76

  • Barcode and Inventory All Cylinders
  • Barcode Placement
  • Cylinder Disposal
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Issue 75 - October 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 75

  • Proper Line Routing for Process Waste
  • Hand Safety When Drilling
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Issue 74 - September 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 74

  • Evacuation Meeting Locations
  • Start Group Meetings with Safety!
  • Encourage your lab mates to be Safe!
  • Emergency Contact Information
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Issue 73 - August 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 73

  • Why should we do laboratory risk assessments?
  • RAMP up your Knowledge about Hazard Assessments
  • Group Meeting Challenge
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Issue 72 - July 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 72

  • Remove those gloves
  • "But I'm only working with..."
  • Eye Protection is REQUIRED in the Lab
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Issue 71 - June 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 71

  • EHS bulks YOUR waste
  • Chemical Cleanouts
  • Building-wide Chemical Cleanouts
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Issue 70 - May 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 70

  • What is missing from this setup? HOSE CLAMPS!!
  • How old are your gas cylinders?
  • Do you need lab stickers?
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Issue 69 - April 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 69

  • Share your Chemical Inventory with Select Labs
  • Wear Lab-Appropriate Clothing
  • Lab Security
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Issue 68 - March 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 68

  • Laboratory Solid Waste Streams
  • A Safer Box Cutter
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Issue 67 - February 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 67

  • Laboratory PPE –Masks vs Respirators in the Lab
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Issue 66 - January 2022

Chemical Safety Moment - 66

  • BioRaft Laboratory Self-Inspections
  • Lithium-ion Battery Charging
  • Questions for Environmental Health & Safety?
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Issue 65 - December 2021

Chemical Safety Moment - 65

  • Be Safe Over Winter Break
  • Space Heaters are Forbidden!
  • Emergency Contact Cards
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Issue 64 - November 2021

Chemical Safety Moment - 64

  • ChemInventory and Your Annual Stocktake & Audit
  • University Holidays and Closures
  • EHS New Positions
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Issue 63 - October 2021

Chemical Safety Moment - 63

  • Nitrile, Viton, Neoprene...
  • Which is the best material for your chemical gloves?