A Mouse and a Needlestick
“A Mouse and a Needlestick” featured in Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research, Volume 3, tells a real-life story about what can happen when safety procedures aren’t followed in animal care facilities.
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OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Update the Hazard Communication Standard
“A Mouse and a Needlestick” featured in Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses in Laboratory Research, Volume 3, tells a real-life story about what can happen when safety procedures aren’t followed in animal care facilities.
Are You Ready for the March 1st Tier II Reporting Deadline?
Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) describes reporting requirements for facilities that possess chemicals above established reporting thresholds.
February Events in Biotech
We’re excited to host and attend these events in February! We hope to see you (virtually) at one of these events
Webinar Recording of Moving Up, Moving Out: A NYC Primer + Best Practices
On January 28th, Safety Partners, East Egg Project Management, Newmark, Perkins & Will, and First Republic Bank discussed the NYC landscape for R&D companies considering moving and/or expanding into new space, either from an incubator, sub-leased, or currently leased space.
From Ph.D. to Safety: Brown BioCon Recap
This past October, Safety Partners had the opportunity to speak at Brown University’s BioCon Seminar. The BioCon Seminar series is focused on bringing in speakers, with higher degrees in the life sciences, to speak with post-docs, graduate students, and med students about diverse career paths outside of academia.
OSHA Violations and the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
Did you know that the most frequent cause of OSHA violations related to the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is outdated, or otherwise non-compliant, Exposure Control Plans?
January Events in Biotech
We’re excited to host and attend these events in January! We hope to see you (virtually) at one of these events
Remember to Post OSHA Form 300A!
OSHA Form 300A, Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, is used to summarize the recordable injuries and illnesses for the previous year and includes the number of days work was lost or restricted, and the types of injuries and illnesses that occurred.
New Watertown Regulation Biotechnology & the Use of rDNA Molecule Technology: Sharing Our Tips!
In my April 16th 2020 blog, I wrote about the new Watertown regulation Biotechnology and the Use of Recombinant DNA Molecule Technology which became effective July 1, 2020.
Safety Doesn’t Break for Parties: IANM V5
With the holidays, there’s a guarantee of rushing around which makes errors more likely to happen in the lab. Many people are typically off on vacation which adds another variable for accidents to happen. Learn how to prevent accidents this season with this ‘near miss’ from our publication Incidents, Accidents, and Near Misses Volume 5
Have you Conducted Your Annual Fit Testing?
The OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard requires that respirator fit testing be performed initially (before the employee is required to wear a respirator), and it must be repeated at least annually when respirator use is required.