{"id":5318,"date":"2015-07-16T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=5318"},"modified":"2022-11-04T11:58:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T16:58:34","slug":"enhancing-academic-lab-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/enhancing-academic-lab-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancing Academic Lab Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lab work can be hazardous\u2014and even something as simple as wearing a <a title=\"Buy Lab Coats\" href=\"\/c\/lab-coats\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lab coat<\/a> can be life-saving.\u00a0 A University of California, Los Angeles researcher \u201cwas not wearing a protective lab coat when the plunger on a syringe she was using dislodged, discharging a chemical compound that burns when exposed to air,\u201d reported <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com\/articles\/12343-improving-academic-lab-safety\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Safety+Health<\/em><\/a> associate editor Sarah Trotto. \u201cShe suffered serious burns and died nearly three weeks later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While not all incidents are fatal, recognition of potential hazards is necessary to improve vigilance concerning safety protocols in academic labs. From exposure to chemicals to infectious materials, donning personal protective equipment provides a barrier from the hazardous substance and the worker.<\/p>\n<p>OSHA mandates employers to make an assessment of possible perils and select PPE to safeguard workers. PPE is to include protection for eyes, face, head, extremities; protective clothing; respiratory protection; shields and barriers.<\/p>\n<p>For academic labs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com\/articles\/12343-improving-academic-lab-safety\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Safety+Health<\/em><\/a> cites the American Chemical Society as working to improve safety guidance by developing educational guidelines. These will arm lab workers with information about what the hazards are and why safety measures need to followed rigorously.<\/p>\n<p><em>Work in an academic lab and have questions about <\/em><a title=\"Lab Safety Products from Cole-Parmer\" href=\"\/c\/safety-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>personal protective equipment<\/em><\/a><em> (PPE)? Contact our <\/em><a title=\"Cole-Parmer Tech Support\" href=\"\/product-support\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>technical support<\/em><\/a><em> specialists.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lab work can be hazardous\u2014and even something as simple as wearing a lab coat can be life-saving.\u00a0 A University of California, Los Angeles researcher \u201cwas not wearing a protective lab coat when the plunger on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":5320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,19],"tags":[1837,906,1225],"class_list":["post-5318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-the-lab","category-safety-tips","tag-lab-coat","tag-lab-safety","tag-personal-protective-equipment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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