Safety Education
Not Rocket Science: A JHU Safety Note
posted: May 20, 2022
A researcher spilled beta-mercaptoethanol on their forearm without proper PPE. Learn more about this incident and lessons learned here!
Gloving
posted: October 21, 2021
Learn how to choose the right glove for your lab environment with this Safety Note.
Introduction to Standard Operating Procedures
Posted: October 21, 2021
Learn more about writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with this Safety Note.
Introduction to Pressure Vessel Safety and Regulations
posted: June 28, 2021
Learn about pressure vessel safety and regulation with this blog post.
How to be a Lab Safety Buddy
posted: June 28, 2021
Learn how to be a lab safety buddy with this blog post.
Some Safety Measures Are Better Than Others: The Hierarchy of Controls
posted: June 03, 2021
Learn about the hierarchy of controls with this blog post.
Safely Vacating a Laboratory
Posted: May 06, 2021
Learn how to safely vacate a lab with this blog post.
Safety Eyewear
posted: February 28, 2021
Learn about the role and importance of Safety Eyewear with this JHU Safety Note.
Introduction to Fume Hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets
posted: February 28, 2021
Learn about fume hoods and biological safety cabinets with this JHU Safety Note.
Why Not to Trust Personal Protective Equipment
POSTED: February 23, 2021
Learn why PPE cannot be trusted for complete protection and instead must be used with other hazard controls.
Tidy Labs Are Cool
posted: January 25, 202`1
Learn why it is important to keep your lab clean, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Working Alone
posted: january 09, 2021
Learn when and how you can safely work alone in the lab.
Old Chemicals
Posted: November 30, 2020
Learn how to review and dispose of old chemicals here.
Hitting the “Pause Button”
POSTEd: may 25, 2019
Learn how to “hit the pause button” and respond to unanticipated lab safety issues here.
Office fire extinguisher training now offered by HSE
Posted: may 25, 2019
Office fire extinguisher training and resources for extinguishing early-stage fires is now available.
HPLC waste handling
posted: may 25, 2019
Learn how to store, handle, and dispose of High Performance Liquid Chromatographs (HPLCs) here.
Managing experimental scope changes
posted: June 03, 2018
Learn how to create safe and efficient broad-scope experimental design, and properly apply safety analysis, here.
Warning: Graphite oxide explosions
posted: April 27, 2018
Learn how to safely handle and store graphite oxide to avoid explosive incidents here.
Keep an accurate chemical inventory
posted: February 02, 2018
Learn the regulations and requirements for keep an up-to-date chemical inventory here.
How to test an eyewash or drench hose station
posted: October 09, 2017
Learn how to test eyewash and drench hose stations and properly log the results here.
Transporting chemicals
posted: September 14, 2017
Learn how to safely transport chemicals here.
Situational awareness
Posted: july 25, 2017
Initiating and maintaining situational awareness is a crucial step towards maintaining a safe lab environment.
Unattended experiments
Posted: July 29, 2016
Learn how to maintain a safe lab environment during unattended experiments here.
When do you need safety eyewear? Always!
posted: june 01, 2015
Learn the whens and whys for wearing safety eyewear in the lab here. (Hint: the answer is always)
Lab air can kill you
posted: may 26, 2015
Learn about the dangers of compressed air here.
JHU chemical waste disposal
posted: April 27, 2015
Learn how to register and dispose of your chemical waste here.
What to do if you can’t follow a safety rule
posted: April 27, 2015
Learn what to do if a safety rule is not practical or applicable to your experiment here.
Finding (Material) Safety Data Sheets for chemicals
posted: April 27, 2015
Learn how to find safety data sheets for chemicals here.