What are Academic Lab Safety Teams? LSTs, or Laboratory Safety Teams, are student-led groups that play a pivotal role in promoting a strong safety culture within their respective laboratories, ...

Pyrophoric materials are substances that ignite instantly upon exposure to oxygen. They can also be water-reactive, where heat and hydrogen (a flammable gas) are produced. Other common hazards include ...

Last month was busy for the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). In December, the board concluded three long-stalled accident investigation reports and updated information on an ...

It's been a year since a massive fire at a chemical plant near Atlanta produced a plume of toxic smoke that remained for days. Federal reports point to safety lapses inside the plant, but new ...

A chemical spill in a laboratory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham left one person with burns on their foot, according to the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service. A spokesperson for UAB said ...