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Articles for 2003

 

Volume 19, Number 1 - January 2003

  • Coming to a lab near you: Fume hood testing contract underway
  • Second select agents survey underway
  • Call 911 For Emergencies
  • Are you shipping biological materials?
  • Staff Spotlight
  • Biological Safety Cabinets and UV lights
  • ORS observes
  • Safety Kudos!
  • From the Director: New Laboratory Designs = New Management Approaches
  • SAFEteasers
  • A close call
  • Ask Alice: Safety questions and answers
 

Volume 19, Number 2 - April 2003

  • SELECT AGENT FAQ
  • New Training Program - Shipping Biological Materials
  • Hydrofluoric Acid
  • You got a a problem with that? - Seven common waste disposal problems solved
  • Ask Alice: Safety questions and answers
  • Not ORS!

Volume 19, Number 3 - July 2003

  • Safety Kudos
  • Summer can be Carefree if you are careful!
  • Ask Alice: Safety questions and answers
  • Sacrificing safety for space
  • Get medical help first, ask questions later!
  • Darkroom operations
  • Accumulating chemical waste in laboratories
  • From the Director: Web-Based chemical inventory has arrived
  • NU's FIRST SAFETY DEPARTMENT?

Volume 19, Number 4- October 2003

  • The New Laboratory Annual Review
  • Safety Eye for the lab guy (or gal)
  • Fab five have helpful hints - Snaps to you if you already follow them!
  • Ask Alice: Safety questions and answers
  • Avoid sticky situations
  • Cyanide exposure
  • NU SAFETY TIPS
  • Chemtracker
  • Shipping or receiving dry ice?
  • Safety Kudos!
  • Baffles blocked?
  • From the Director: New Employee Safety Handbook
  • 100 YEARS AGO...NU Student Saved 36 Lives

 

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