Research safety
Research Safety programs and committees support faculty, staff and students to ensure a safe working environment and regulatory compliance in the following areas:
Many common hazards at different risk levels are found among research laboratories.
Lab safety alerts serve as a learning tool for lab personnel and students to review incidents, the underlying causes, and learning outcomes to work safely within laboratories.
- September 23, 2022 - chemical leak in office
- July 28, 2022 - boron trifluoride gas release
- May 2022 - drying oven fire
- December 2021 - stench chemical release
- March 2021 - aqua regia waste explosion
- February 2021 - defective chemical container
- August 2020 - chemical explosion
- May 2012 - acid waste disposal