The emergence of laboratory safety

Hill, Robert H.

doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2006.10.001

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“…These hazards can be physical, chemical and biological. (1,2) Workers usually are faced with numerous occupational hazards and their health and safety may be severely risked if appropriate protective practices are not possessed (3)(4)(5)(6) . The clinical laboratory staff are among those workers, and, they are exposed daily to various hazards and risks from human samples, infectious aerosols, spills, broken glass, cuts from sharp objects, needle stick injuries, chemical agents, centrifuge accidents and others (7,8) .…”

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Assessment of Occupational Safety Practices Among Medical Laboratory Staff in Governmental Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alshalani

Salama

2019

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Background: workers in laboratories are faced with many occupational risks at work and their health and safety may be severely jeopardized if adequate preventive protective measures are not taken. Objectives: to assess the level of occupational safety practices among laboratory staff in governmental hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method: It was a cross sectional descriptive study among 107 laboratory staff, and 28 labs. Data was collected by a self-administered validated structured questionnaire and observation checklist, which were developed, and validated by us using guidelines on universal work precautions and based on previous studies. Results: Overall, there was a positive knowledge of, and attitude towards, occupational safety practices among medical laboratory staff. Nationality and age group were the only two variables that were significantly correlated with occupational safety practices. Almost of the occupational safety practices subscales were followed in the assessed subscales, except for certain parameters including mainly personal protective equipment’s and electrical safety. Conclusion: Overall, a positive knowledge of, and attitude towards, occupational safety practices among medical laboratory staff was reported.

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Assessment of Occupational Safety Practices Among Medical Laboratory Staff in Governmental Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alshalani

Salama

2019

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“…Unlike other indoor environments, working in academic laboratories involves potential exposure to a wide variety of hazards such as chemical, biological, radiological, electrical, mechanical, physical, etc. (Hill Jr., 2007;and Tenkate, McBride, & Richard, 2001;Langerman, 2009a;and Shariff & Norazahar, 2012). Therefore, lab personnel should be aware of the hazards risks (actual and/or potential) associated with their work chemicals and biological substances.…”

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“…Though great scientific discoveries were made in the past and eventually helped to enhance society, the concept of safety was absent in most of the work that led to them. In fact, in the early 1840s, lab safety was given very little attention (Hill Jr, 2007). Specifically, researchers were ill-equipped to conduct their work safely.…”

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The current state of safety within the wet laboratories of a Canadian academic institution

Ayi¹

2021

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Working in an academic laboratory (lab) often involves handling hazardous substances (Shariff & Norazahar, 2012). These substances are dangerous due to their toxic, flammable, explosive, carcinogenic, pathogenic or radioactive properties (Furr, 2000). Therefore, it is crucial that those working in these environments do so safely. Recently, many researchers and students from various universities in the U.S. and globally have suffered severe injuries and fatalities from lab accidents. For example, in 2008 a lab fire at the University of California Los Angeles led to the death of a student(Van Noorden, 2011). Following this and other similar accidents that transpired afterwards, an international study was conducted to understand the state of safety within the wet labs of today’s universities(Van Noorden, 2013a). The findings revealed numerous safety gaps and an overall lack of a strong and positive safety culture within the labs (Benderly, 2013;and Schröder, Huang, Ellis, Gibson, & Wayne, 2016). Since the majority of the accidents and study reports were predominantly from the U.S., it is unknown if the same safety gaps and risks also exist in the wet labs of Canadian universities. Therefore, this research study examined the state of safety within the wet laboratories of a medium-sized Canadian university. This was achieved by: 1) conducting an inventory of the labs’ hazardous substances to identify their labeling and storage conditions, 2) inspecting the labs to identify potential hazards or risky conditions, and 3) surveying lab personnel to understand how safety is perceived and practiced. The results show several safety deficiencies and a negative perception on certain safety elements among the lab personnel. As in universities in the U.S. there is an overall need to enhance thecurrent culture of safety at this Canadian university.

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“…Approaches to safety training aim to respond to gaps in knowledge (proactive approach), to target high-risk groups or areas (reactive approach), and to adjust perception of risk (Borys, 2009;Vecchio-Sadus, 2007). However, Hill (2006) points out that one of the biggest challenges of better educating students in safety is to teach them to "understand and recognize hazards" rather than just to follow safety rules (Hill, 2006, p. 18).…”

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Playing it Safe: Approaching Science Safety Awareness through Computer Game-Based Training

Miliszewska

Sztendur

2011

IISIT

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Safety is a critical component of any workplace. Within the Science area it is especially important to train students in appropriate safe work practices, as they might be exposed to toxic chemicals, hazardous biological material, and potentially dangerous instrumentation. However, it is often difficult to develop the essential safety awareness, knowledge, and skills in students. This article reports on an innovative approach to lab safety training: the development of an interactive computer game to serve as a lab safety tutorial for science students. The article presents the rationale for the development of the game, outlines its features, and discusses the potential application of the game across the educational sector.

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The emergence of laboratory safety

Cited by 17 publications

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Assessment of Occupational Safety Practices Among Medical Laboratory Staff in Governmental Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of Occupational Safety Practices Among Medical Laboratory Staff in Governmental Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The current state of safety within the wet laboratories of a Canadian academic institution

Playing it Safe: Approaching Science Safety Awareness through Computer Game-Based Training

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