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Spill Drill

Spill drill

May 28, 2019 BasedLabMan

Transport liquids and sooner or later something will spill.  As a lab manager, you need to be prepared for that, as do the staff. One of the cheapest things you can get to make sure that a spill is contained … Continue reading Spill drill

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Going above and beyond

February 19, 2019 BasedLabMan

My latest paper in the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety is out.  Always a cause for celebration, but for the rest of you, here is the distilled version. Continue reading Going above and beyond

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Hexafluorine

January 16, 2018 BasedLabMan

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

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My paper is out

November 7, 2017 BasedLabMan

My paper on how to avoid trouble in multi-institution labs is out. Continue reading My paper is out

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Your average laboratory on mercury fumes

Mercury in the Sink Trap

October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 BasedLabMan

How to detect the Continue reading Mercury in the Sink Trap

Biosafety, Bite Sized Lab Management, Lab Safety, RegulationsLeave a comment
Know your regulations, lab managers!

Resources for bio-hazardous labs

October 24, 2017October 3, 2017 BasedLabMan

Some useful resources for my colleagues managing biology labs Continue reading Resources for bio-hazardous labs

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Lab safety and terrorism

October 10, 2017September 18, 2017 BasedLabMan

Terrorism is something no-one can ignore today Continue reading Lab safety and terrorism

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Pressure vessels can lead to explosions

Pressure vessel safety

October 5, 2017September 18, 2017 BasedLabMan

Checking your pressure vessels before they blow Continue reading Pressure vessel safety

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Imagine acid doing this to your body...

Hydrofluoric acid accident

October 3, 2017January 16, 2018 BasedLabMan

Imagine this being done to a human body Continue reading Hydrofluoric acid accident

Bite Sized Lab Management, Habits, Lab Management Systems, Lab Manager's Tools, Lab SafetyLeave a comment
Delivery security is an essential part of lab management

Keeping deliveries secure

September 26, 2017September 15, 2017 BasedLabMan

Knowing what’s arrived & what hasn’t Continue reading Keeping deliveries secure

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