The Lab Manager’s checklist
The checklist is a first rate tool for keeping an eye on the lab Continue reading The Lab Manager’s checklist
Category: Lab Manager’s Tools
Hexafluorine
Hydrofluoric acid is one of the nastiest chemicals around, despite being one of the weaker acids. It’s one of the most tissue destructive organic acids; read, something you really do not want to get on yourself. The question is: how … Continue reading Hexafluorine
Keeping the glassware clean
I’m the cleaner. Continue reading Keeping the glassware clean
Mercury in the Sink Trap
How to detect the Continue reading Mercury in the Sink Trap
Hydrofluoric acid accident
Imagine this being done to a human body Continue reading Hydrofluoric acid accident
Lab management and bouncing
Lab management tips from Marc “the animal” MacYoung Continue reading Lab management and bouncing
Keeping deliveries secure
Knowing what’s arrived & what hasn’t Continue reading Keeping deliveries secure
Next level Risk Assessments
We all know Risk Assessments, right? Bits of paper that are filled in in a pro-forma way, then filed and never consulted again. I’ve recently come to the radical conclusion that perhaps these things should actually do something. Maybe that will go … Continue reading Next level Risk Assessments
Bowtie Method of Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment is central to lab management. The bowtie method ties together potential accidents with both prevention and post-accident response. Continue reading Bowtie Method of Risk Assessment
Remembering Lab Workers’ names
Trouble remembering lab worker names? Make flashcards. Continue reading Remembering Lab Workers’ names
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