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Lab Safety

13-Part Series

Lab Safety

Laboratories are dangerous places to work, and even in the best prepared laboratories, accidents still occur.  This series will cover lab safety regulations and biosafety best practices,  as well as recommendations on how to prevent laboratory-acquired infections, what to do in specific emergency scenarios, and more.

Articles in this Series

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Improving Indoor Air Quality in Clinical Laboratories: Best Practices for Safety and Compliance 

Improving Indoor Air Quality in Clinical Laboratories: Best Practices for Safety and Compliance 

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8 Ways to Improve Your Clinical Lab's Emergency Disaster Preparedness Plans

8 Ways to Improve Your Clinical Lab's Emergency Disaster Preparedness Plans

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Protecting Your Clinical Laboratory from Cybersecurity Threats

Protecting Your Clinical Laboratory from Cybersecurity Threats

Following safety precautions for each mode of transmission protects clinical lab workers handling potentially infectious samples

Reducing the Risk of Laboratory-Acquired Infections

Reducing the Risk of Laboratory-Acquired Infections

A strong biosafety program can improve and streamline overall safety in clinical microbiology labs

How to Build a Biosafety Program in Clinical Microbiology Labs

How to Build a Biosafety Program in Clinical Microbiology Labs

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Preventing Chemical Accidents in the Clinical Lab

Preventing Chemical Accidents in the Clinical Lab

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Improving Safety Compliance through Lab Design

Improving Safety Compliance through Lab Design

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Danger in the Clinical Lab

Danger in the Clinical Lab

Biomedical Laboratory
Safety Updates

Biomedical Laboratory Safety Updates

Biomedical Laboratory Safety Updates

Common Accidents in a Histopathology Lab

Common Accidents in a Histopathology Lab

Common Accidents in a Histopathology Lab

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Safety Measures to Prevent Laboratory-Acquired Infection

Safety Measures to Prevent Laboratory-Acquired Infection

How to Handle a Laboratory Emergency

How to Handle a Laboratory Emergency

How to Handle a Laboratory Emergency

Lab Safety and Preparedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lab Safety and Preparedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lab Safety and Preparedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic