The Fulton Schools of Engineering has a new Assistant Director of Safety Programs. Jonathan Klane comes to ASU from Maine and began his duties April 16. He will be advancing the position previously held by John Crozier and looks forward to working with everyone to protect our students, faculty and staff. His office is at…

In the past decade university laboratories in the United States have documented nearly 120 explosions, fires, and chemical discharges. However it was not until late last year that the first criminal charges were filed over insufficient laboratory safety. Discouraged safety experts point out the association between these two statistics.  The lack of interest by universities…

A student from the University of Cincinnati was hospitalized Wednesday April 11th, after a laboratory incident occurred. Early Wednesday morning, a student from the University of Cincinnati was hospitalized after an explosion in a laboratory located in the Engineering Research Building. A female student was conducting experiments alone with a toxic chemical while aluminum etching….

A University of Wisconsin postdoctoral student sustained minor lacerations to the fingers and neck as the result of an explosion in the Chemistry Building. The chemistry department employee, as well as student, was completing a distillation when an air-sensitive compound ignited. This ignition caused the glass to break and a small fire started, said Robert…

A graduate student and firefighter were injured as a result of an explosion at the University of Florida. A similar incident occurred in this same laboratory and chemical in October. Graduate student Khanh Ha, of 27- years-old, was in Sisler Hall’s laboratory working with sodium azide with the explosion occurred. He incurred serious injuries to…

A University of California and UCLA chemistry professor was charged with a felony in connection with a laboratory incident that resulted in a fire killing a staff researcher three years ago. On December 29th, 2008, twenty three year old Sheharbano “Sheri” Sangji was not wearing a protective laboratory coat when an air-sensitive chemical burst into…

The United States Department Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration have published information to encourage workers and employers to take action in reducing the spread of flu within the workplace.  Their recommendations describe the necessary precautions for all workplaces. Basic hygiene precautions recommended are as follows: Vaccination. The season flu vaccine for 2011 through 2012…