AFM-NANO
LAB SAFETY
ADDRESS
Universidad de La Laguna
Dpto. de Química Orgánica
Edificio Nanotec (Apartado 456)
C/ Rectora María Luisa Tejedor Salguero
Parque Urbano Las Mantecas
38320 San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tenerife, Spain
DDD - IPF © 2023
Developing a culture of asking yourself “what” and “why” are you doing something
EVERYTIME you are working in a lab, will not only have a positive impact in your
research, but it will also help you to prevent accidents!
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND REAL CASES
Laboratory
Safety
is
a
very
critical
aspect
of
science.
Protocols,
practices
and
regulatory
issues
regarding
research
are
routinely
trained
and
addressed
in
the
private
sector,
but
unfortunately
they
continue
being
underestimated
in
most
academic
labs.
The
most
serious
accidents
usually
are
related
to
unexpected
explosions
during
a
chemical
reaction.
Although
everybody
can
make
mistakes,
these
accidents
usually
occur
by
a
lack
of
knowledge
on
the
hazards
associated
to
specific
chemicals
and
reactions.
There
is
limitless
documentation
available
on
Internet
that
aims
to
minimize
these
hazards
and
explain
how
should
we
behave
in
the
case
of
an
emergency
in
the
lab
caused
by a personal injury, an explosion or a fire.
Herein,
we
want
to
emphasize
the
importance
of
this
theme
by
listing
examples
of
dangerous
procedures
that
everybody
should
keep
in
mind.
As
a
commitment,
we
will
schedule
in
our
group
lab
safety/learning
reports
and
consequent
actions
aiming
to
avoid
accidents,
as
well
as
to
identify
and
use
emergency
equipment and protective gear.
Next
you
can
find
a
compilation
of
a
series
of
"stories"
you
should
ALWAYS
(no
excuses)
keep
in
mind
during
your daily work in the lab.
Destroyed Coleman's lab after an explosion and
fire at Ohio State (April 8th).
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GENERAL AND VERY USEFUL LINKS ON LAB SAFETY
ONLINE TRAINING COURSES ON LAB SAFETY
SAFETY TRAINING
NIH Office Management
Division of Occupational Health and Safety
TRAINING COURSES
The University of Texas at Austin
Environmental Health & Safety
