Blog

Not Just a Label

August 28, 2018

Have you conveyed the importance of accurate hazardous waste labels to all employees working in your labs? Waste labels should be used to create waste stream information profiles, which are used to generate hazardous waste manifests when waste is removed for off-site disposal.

August 22, 2018

October is ABSA’s 2018 Biosafety Month! The theme of this year is “Promoting a Culture of Biosafety and Responsibility”, and institutions are encouraged to take the opportunity to promote their biosafety and biosecurity programs.

August 14, 2018

The second annual OSHA Safe + Sound week has arrived! It is not too late to participate in this fun event. Take a moment to check out who else is participating and what activities they are holding.

August 7, 2018

When evaluating expansion space or entirely new space, be sure to evaluate the control areas. The Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) of Hazardous Material per Control Area table in 527 CMR 1 establishes the limits for hazardous materials storage.

July 31, 2018

It started with pipet tip boxes, which were piling up in labs with many hoping to find a way of recycling them. Recycling was fully implemented for homes, but there were limited options for labs. The demand for implementing a recycling program for cardboard boxes and styrofoam was also high based on the high generation of these waste materials as well.

July 25, 2018

When facilities are established, safety manuals need to be put into place. Customization of the initial manuals can be challenging when the full scope of lab operations is not completely certain. As work evolves and work practices become firmly established, updates to the manuals may be necessary.

July 18, 2018

OSHA's Access to employee exposure and medical records standard, 29 CFR 1910.1020, stipulates the requirements for medical and exposure records. The requirements for how to keep these records as well as the retention of these records is specified in this standard.

July 10, 2018

There will inevitably be a time when you are asked about how to transport a small quantity of a hazardous material to another location without going through the process of hiring a licensed hazardous material transporter. Some situations like the transport of samples to a collaborating facility may fall under the Materials of Trade classification

July 3, 2018

I hope everyone enjoys a safe, cool, and happy 4th of July week! It is definitely hot out there this week, and OSHA is encouraging employers to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and hazards.

June 26, 2018

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP) has adopted the use of the Environmental Protection Agency’s myRCRAid system. This online resource is now used to help obtain hazardous waste generator identification numbers and manage hazardous waste generator profiles.

Insights and updates from Safety Partners

Blog

Insights and updates from Safety Partners

Not Just a Label

October is Biosafety Month

Safe + Sound Week is Here

Review Control Areas

Recycling In Labs: Key Issues to Consider

Revisit Manuals

OSHA’s Exposure and Medical Record Standard

Materials of Trade

Stay Cool and Happy July 4th!

myRCRAid Comes to MA!

Categories

Sign up for updates!

Blog

Insights and updates from Safety Partners

Blog

Insights and updates from Safety Partners

Categories

Tags