Are you required to generate a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for your newly synthesized chemical, investigational new drug, or drug intermediate?  If you will be shipping any of these materials, or otherwise distributing them to another workplace, the answer is yes. Even if only small quantities are being shipped, an SDS is required if the material meets OSHA’s definition of hazardous.

OSHA acknowledges that computer-based training can be a useful component of an overall safety training program. However, OSHA does not consider the use of online training alone to be sufficient to satisfy safety training requirements unless that training contains interactive components.

Woah!  Can you believe how fast September came and went?  October is here and it's brought some beautiful fall weather, spooky haunted houses and exciting Halloween tricks and treats!

Laboratories of all types use fume hoods as a means of protecting their employees from chemical exposure and the processes and experiments that are performed. A fume hood is generally considered the most important engineering control in any laboratory environment to provide protection from the inhalation of harmful chemicals as well as from fires and explosions.

In May, I had written about the proposed changes to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Sewer Use Regulations (360 CMR 10.000) that were published in April 2019. The revised regulation has now been published and is available on the MWRA TRAC website.

So labor day weekend is over...But September is here - and it brings fall weather, football, apple picking, corn mazes and our favorite, another safety tip recap! Check out the summaries below and click on the titles to read our August blogs!

Have you ever wondered where the recommendation to leave the area for 30 minutes before cleaning up a BL2 level spill comes from?  The 30 minute timeline for re-entering following a BL2 spill is a standard recommendation to prevent aerosol exposure. 

The allowance by the Mass DEP and EPA for working container use under certain conditions in laboratories was intended to give labs more flexibility with waste management and to facilitate compliance. However, compliant working container management can be a challenge.