GD Labs shares Top 5 Lab Safety Tips

The best way to safeguard yourself from laboratory accidents is to wear protective clothing and safety accessories.

Yes! Your lab coats and protective workwear can protect you from fires, explosions, pathogens, sharp objects and hazardous chemicals. We recommend you to promote lab safety at your workplace to enable a safe working environment.

Enrich yourself with some of these simple yet effective lab safety tips.

Conduct a comprehensive safety program

A detailed safety program will help the lab workers to overcome hazards and adhere to safety rules and regulations in the long run. Acknowledge your workers about safety standards and guidelines, brief them about the equipment, procedures, environmental conditions and emergency protocols. Make your session interesting by showing them videos and make sure you document the whole program for further use.

Also, check for a company that provides hood testing services.

Vanguard fume hood testing services by GD focuses on a comprehensive assessment of your lab ventilation system. We not only perform On-Site, As Used ASHRAE 110 Testing for your fume hoods but also check the entire lab HVAC system to ensure optimal functionality.

We also provide periodic training to users on the various elements of the lab ventilation system. How about reaching us for the same?

Build a laboratory safety culture

Motivate your employees to take action or raising their voices during any issues. Communicate all safety information loud and clear and make sure that every worker knows what actions to be taken during an emergency. Safety of your employees should be made a priority; a safe culture will make your employees feel comfortable and safe (obviously!).

Never compromise on your PPE

Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), including a lab coat, safety glasses, goggles, gloves, etc. should be made mandatory. You need to be ready for all random circumstances. Don’t wear your lab coats just for the sake of wearing it. It should be flame-resistant (FR), chemical-splash protective (CP) or should have the properties of both CP and FR.

Adhere to good housekeeping regime

Strictly implement regular housekeeping routine and be consistent in cleaning your fume hoods daily or weekly. Teach your lab workers to store chemicals properly, follow good housekeeping practices while working and proper use of fume hood when in use.

Stay vigilant

You may have a strong safety program but are poor at implementing it; then everything is useless. Stay alert and look for potential safety issues and introduce new innovations that promise safety to your laboratories. Try to modify your program depending on the current situation.

The End

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