*Editor's Note: We are happy to feature this guest blog from the My Green Lab team. My Green Lab, a non-profit environmental organization with a mission to build a global culture of sustainability in science, works to introduce both new perspectives and proven best practices within a carefully crafted framework to inspire tens of thousands of scientists to make a positive change in their labs by reducing the environmental impact of their work. You can learn more about My Green Lab on their website. Laboratory fridges and freezers are essential for scientific discovery and the betterment ..read more

We continue our EHS and compliance training deep-dive series here, with a discussion of RCRA training regulations. The next stop on our deep dive into common environmental, health, and safety (EHS) and compliance trainings takes us to those pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). RCRA, passed in 1976, led to a baseline set of hazardous waste regulations—including a training requirement for hazardous waste generators that can vary state-to-state ..read more

Is your business committed to sustainability, creating a circular economy, or some similar green initiative? If so, the donation of unwanted inventory to local nonprofits can be an excellent way to enrich any such green program ..read more

February was 2024’s National Cancer Prevention Month. Now is the time to consider best practices to help better protect employees from cancer-causing hazards in the workplace. Cancer, in its various forms, has many vectors in labs, factories, and other workplaces across industries—but best practices exist to help mitigate risk. In fact, in the United States, experts say that up to 50% of cancers are avoidable with proper lifestyle. To achieve cancer avoidance, workers across industries must remain vigilant of workplace carcinogens. As part of this, they must also actively understand the ever ..read more

Human blood poses unique and serious risks to workers across industries due to the potential presence of bloodborne pathogens (BBP). As such, it is the only health-related workplace training the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires. In fact, it is one of the few health-related trainings specifically developed for the life science industry. This underscores the importance of BBP precautions to biotech organizations—precautions that include proper training programs that will protect your employees and keep you in safety compliance ..read more

Laboratory fire code safety compliance is crucial. Its importance, especially to life sciences, healthcare, and higher education laboratories, is only going to grow. Unfortunately, many operational and environmental, health, and safety (EHS) managers don’t even begin to understand all their lab fire code obligations ..read more

Cold sterilants, a class of non-bleach liquid sporicidal disinfectants, have been used for many years to control microbial contamination in R&D and manufacturing industries. Using these compounds in the workplace, however, introduces health and safety risks. Managers need to know these risks—and more importantly, be able to evaluate employee exposure to these disinfectants ..read more

It’s 2024, and many companies remain confused or slow off the block as they try to launch sustainability programs. They are also baffled while simultaneously attempting to roll out environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting or related initiatives ..read more

Hazardous waste is a term thrown around often—but do all of us who use the phrase really know what exactly it refers to? Maybe not. To cut through the confusion and help ensure full compliance, we will look at the exact specifications that constitute “hazardous waste ..read more

Last November marked the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This was a major boost to the economy and to green causes overall ..read more