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  1. Hokkaido University student dies following hydrofluoric acid exposure

    A graduate student at Hokkaido University has died after severe exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) during an experiment in a science faculty building, the university announced Aug. 27. Two students who attempted to resc…
    #Japan #JP #Hokkaido #fatality #HokkaidoNews #hydrofluoricacid #inorganicchemistry #labsafety #news #北海道
    alojapan.com/1531833/hokkaido-

  2. Hokkaido University student dies following hydrofluoric acid exposure

    A graduate student at Hokkaido University has died after severe exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) during an experiment in a science faculty building, the university announced Aug. 27. Two students who attempted to resc…
    #Japan #JP #Hokkaido #fatality #HokkaidoNews #hydrofluoricacid #inorganicchemistry #labsafety #news #北海道
    alojapan.com/1531833/hokkaido-

  3. alojapan.com/1531833/hokkaido- Hokkaido University student dies following hydrofluoric acid exposure #fatality #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #HydrofluoricAcid #InorganicChemistry #LabSafety #news #北海道 A graduate student at Hokkaido University has died after severe exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) during an experiment in a science faculty building, the university announced Aug. 27. Two students who attempted to rescue the victim sustained minor injuries but are in stable condit

  4. alojapan.com/1531833/hokkaido- Hokkaido University student dies following hydrofluoric acid exposure #fatality #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #HydrofluoricAcid #InorganicChemistry #LabSafety #news #北海道 A graduate student at Hokkaido University has died after severe exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) during an experiment in a science faculty building, the university announced Aug. 27. Two students who attempted to rescue the victim sustained minor injuries but are in stable condit

  5. Hokkaido University student dies following hydrofluoric acid exposure

    A graduate student at Hokkaido University has died after severe exposure to hydrofluoric acid (HF) during an experiment…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Hokkaido #fatality #hydrofluoricacid #inorganicchemistry #labsafety
    europesays.com/japan/82020/

  6. DECADE-OLD GENETIC SHARING RULES STILL BAFFLE RESEARCHERS

    How does the Nagoya Protocol affect genetic research in 2026? Learn about new guidance for scientists regarding access and benefit-sharing rules.

    #geneticresearch, #nagoyaprotocol, #sciencepolicy, #labsafety, #biotechlaw

    newsletter.tf/nagoya-protocol-

  7. New guide from Cryolab covering cryogenic safety equipment for IVF laboratories.

    Gloves in four lengths. Face shields for open handling. Oxygen monitors for storage rooms. Aprons for bulk transfers.

    The oxygen depletion risk is the most overlooked nitrogen gas is colourless and odourless. A fixed alarm is the only reliable warning.

    Full guide: cryolab.co.uk/cryogenic-safety

    #cryogenicsafety #IVFlaboratory #liquidnitrogen #labsafety #embryology #reproductivemedicine

  8. Yes! He's smelling chemicals the correct way! Holding the open container a bit away from the face and waving the fumes toward it protects you from nasty surprises. Even mild essential oils can send you into coughing fits if you put your nose in a bottle. And you don't want to think about what the stronger ones does to your lungs.

    (Eye contact in pic)

    #TheWantedDetective #LabSafety #CharacterDesign #wuxia #CDrama

  9. Yes! He's smelling chemicals the correct way! Holding the open container a bit away from the face and waving the fumes toward it protects you from nasty surprises. Even mild essential oils can send you into coughing fits if you put your nose in a bottle. And you don't want to think about what the stronger ones does to your lungs.

    (Eye contact in pic)

    #TheWantedDetective #LabSafety #CharacterDesign #wuxia #CDrama

  10. Yes! He's smelling chemicals the correct way! Holding the open container a bit away from the face and waving the fumes toward it protects you from nasty surprises. Even mild essential oils can send you into coughing fits if you put your nose in a bottle. And you don't want to think about what the stronger ones does to your lungs.

    (Eye contact in pic)

    #TheWantedDetective #LabSafety #CharacterDesign #wuxia #CDrama

  11. Yes! He's smelling chemicals the correct way! Holding the open container a bit away from the face and waving the fumes toward it protects you from nasty surprises. Even mild essential oils can send you into coughing fits if you put your nose in a bottle. And you don't want to think about what the stronger ones does to your lungs.

    (Eye contact in pic)

    #TheWantedDetective #LabSafety #CharacterDesign #wuxia #CDrama

  12. Das gilt übrigens nicht nur für Tiere, sondern für alle Materialien im Umgang mit Zellkultur und Bioprozessen. #LabSafety #ForschungMitVerantwortung #RealScientistsDE

  13. Das gilt übrigens nicht nur für Tiere, sondern für alle Materialien im Umgang mit Zellkultur und Bioprozessen. #LabSafety #ForschungMitVerantwortung #RealScientistsDE

  14. first time in my life I had to make a label for a chemical that includes the statement "fatal if inhaled”

    maybe I should include “do not taunt 70% glutaraldehyde”

    #ChunderRoad #chemistry #labsafety

  15. first time in my life I had to make a label for a chemical that includes the statement "fatal if inhaled”

    maybe I should include “do not taunt 70% glutaraldehyde”

    #ChunderRoad #chemistry #labsafety

  16. first time in my life I had to make a label for a chemical that includes the statement "fatal if inhaled”

    maybe I should include “do not taunt 70% glutaraldehyde”

    #ChunderRoad #chemistry #labsafety

  17. first time in my life I had to make a label for a chemical that includes the statement "fatal if inhaled”

    maybe I should include “do not taunt 70% glutaraldehyde”

    #ChunderRoad #chemistry #labsafety

  18. first time in my life I had to make a label for a chemical that includes the statement "fatal if inhaled”

    maybe I should include “do not taunt 70% glutaraldehyde”

    #ChunderRoad #chemistry #labsafety

  19. Can we please stop pretending brushing off the dust after using an analytical balance is good laboratory practice?
    It leaves the weighing space contaminated with all kinds of chemicals, stuff gets inside the weighing mechanism and it makes for generally disgusting balances.
    Who even ever thought paint brushes at an analytical balance was a good idea?
    #LabDuty #LabSafety #Yuck #chemistry #microbiology

  20. Can we please stop pretending brushing off the dust after using an analytical balance is good laboratory practice?
    It leaves the weighing space contaminated with all kinds of chemicals, stuff gets inside the weighing mechanism and it makes for generally disgusting balances.
    Who even ever thought paint brushes at an analytical balance was a good idea?
    #LabDuty #LabSafety #Yuck #chemistry #microbiology

  21. Can we please stop pretending brushing off the dust after using an analytical balance is good laboratory practice?
    It leaves the weighing space contaminated with all kinds of chemicals, stuff gets inside the weighing mechanism and it makes for generally disgusting balances.
    Who even ever thought paint brushes at an analytical balance was a good idea?
    #LabDuty #LabSafety #Yuck #chemistry #microbiology

  22. Can we please stop pretending brushing off the dust after using an analytical balance is good laboratory practice?
    It leaves the weighing space contaminated with all kinds of chemicals, stuff gets inside the weighing mechanism and it makes for generally disgusting balances.
    Who even ever thought paint brushes at an analytical balance was a good idea?

  23. Can we please stop pretending brushing off the dust after using an analytical balance is good laboratory practice?
    It leaves the weighing space contaminated with all kinds of chemicals, stuff gets inside the weighing mechanism and it makes for generally disgusting balances.
    Who even ever thought paint brushes at an analytical balance was a good idea?
    #LabDuty #LabSafety #Yuck #chemistry #microbiology

  24. The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

    Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

    "Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

    "From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

    "Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

    msn.com/en-us/health/other/the

    #BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
    Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

  25. The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

    Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

    "Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

    "From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

    "Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

    msn.com/en-us/health/other/the

    #BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
    Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

  26. The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

    Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

    "Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

    "From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

    "Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

    msn.com/en-us/health/other/the

    #BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
    Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

  27. The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

    Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

    "Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

    "From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

    "Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

    msn.com/en-us/health/other/the

    #BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
    Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

  28. The Danger of ‘Invisible’ #Biolabs Across the U.S.

    Opinion by Dan Greene, August 31, 2023

    "Recently, many #California residents were disturbed to learn that a small, privately-operated bio lab in the #CentralValley town of #Reedley was shut down by Fresno County Department of Public Health officials after they found that it had been improperly managing almost 1,000 laboratory mice and samples of infectious diseases including #COVID19, #rubella, #malaria, #dengue, #chlamydia, #hepatitis, and #HIV. The lab was registered to a company called #PrestigeBiotech that sold a variety of medical testing kits, including for pregnancy and COVID-19, and it was likely storing disease samples for the purpose of developing and validating its testing kits. Government authorities are still investigating the company’s history, but it appears to have previously operated a lab in Fresno under the name Universal MediTech, where city officials flagged it for investigation regarding improperly stored chemicals.

    "From what is publicly known, the Reedley lab should likely have followed proper biosafety practices to minimize the risks of an #outbreak, and it apparently failed to do so. It could have caused illness, disruption, or even death among local communities and beyond depending on the circumstances of an outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) maintains a system of four 'Biosafety Level' standards that are used worldwide for work with dangerous pathogens. Based on the pathogens that were being used at the Reedley lab, it probably should have followed Biosafety Level 3, which involves controlling the airflow inside the lab as well as a host of other practices, equipment, and facility design requirements.

    "Yet, astonishingly, the U.S. government seems to not have even known that the Reedley lab existed until it was discovered by chance by Jesalyn Harper, an observant local city code enforcement officer—the only such officer working full-time in the entire city. Once discovered, the Fresno County and California Departments of Public Health found it to be in violation of local and state codes, including those for registering clinical labs and managing medical waste. Based on our reading of available information, it was likely also in violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations for protecting workers from bloodborne pathogens. But these codes require proactive reporting, and the lab simply never reported any issues to regulators. In slightly different circumstances, it would likely have continued to operate unnoticed for a long time."

    msn.com/en-us/health/other/the

    #BioHazard #LabSafety #Pathogens
    Potential #Pandemic #LabLeak

  29. Sooooo, I need to have a talk with someone. Not sure WHAT they did but it took chips out of glass on the other side of the aisle.

    And if it is taking chips out of glass at range, that FOR SURE counts as a near miss that needs to be reported.

    #RealTimeChem #labsafety

  30. Sooooo, I need to have a talk with someone. Not sure WHAT they did but it took chips out of glass on the other side of the aisle.

    And if it is taking chips out of glass at range, that FOR SURE counts as a near miss that needs to be reported.

    #RealTimeChem #labsafety

  31. Sooooo, I need to have a talk with someone. Not sure WHAT they did but it took chips out of glass on the other side of the aisle.

    And if it is taking chips out of glass at range, that FOR SURE counts as a near miss that needs to be reported.

    #RealTimeChem #labsafety

  32. Sooooo, I need to have a talk with someone. Not sure WHAT they did but it took chips out of glass on the other side of the aisle.

    And if it is taking chips out of glass at range, that FOR SURE counts as a near miss that needs to be reported.

    #RealTimeChem #labsafety

  33. Mega edition of #Coronavirus Tidbits, #245 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-ti w end of #PHE, new #ventilation recs fr #ashrae, #LongCovidKids #antivax #labsafety #pipelines #Elsevier #immigration
    by @ahandvanish @joeyfox85 @pjavidan @alisonannyoung @writermjs @DrJessTaylor @itscaitlinhd, @MarianLives, and many more

  34. Mega edition of #Coronavirus Tidbits, #245 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-ti w end of #PHE, new #ventilation recs fr #ashrae, #LongCovidKids #antivax #labsafety #pipelines #Elsevier #immigration
    by @ahandvanish @joeyfox85 @pjavidan @alisonannyoung @writermjs @DrJessTaylor @itscaitlinhd, @MarianLives, and many more

  35. Mega edition of #Coronavirus Tidbits, #245 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-ti w end of #PHE, new #ventilation recs fr #ashrae, #LongCovidKids #antivax #labsafety #pipelines #Elsevier #immigration
    by @ahandvanish @joeyfox85 @pjavidan @alisonannyoung @writermjs @DrJessTaylor @itscaitlinhd, @MarianLives, and many more

  36. Mega edition of #Coronavirus Tidbits, #245 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-ti w end of #PHE, new #ventilation recs fr #ashrae, #LongCovidKids #antivax #labsafety #pipelines #Elsevier #immigration
    by @ahandvanish @joeyfox85 @pjavidan @alisonannyoung @writermjs @DrJessTaylor @itscaitlinhd, @MarianLives, and many more

  37. Mega edition of #Coronavirus Tidbits, #245 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-ti w end of #PHE, new #ventilation recs fr #ashrae, #LongCovidKids #antivax #labsafety #pipelines #Elsevier #immigration
    by @ahandvanish @joeyfox85 @pjavidan @alisonannyoung @writermjs @DrJessTaylor @itscaitlinhd, @MarianLives, and many more