BU student caught bacterial infection from lab, tests show Nov 10, 2009
The city s biological lab safety division will review safety procedures in BU s medical labs, to ensure that the school is doing everything possible to minimize researchers exposure to pathogens, Barry said. Investigators will examine what kind of protective gear the researcher was wearing, what kind of training he received, and how thoroughly he was supervised, Barry said. (Boston Globe)
For Teachers and Parents Oct 6, 2009
Science News for Kids: TeacherZone home. Welcome to the TeacherZone. (Science News for Kids)
Digital Fingerprints Led Feds to Zazi Sep 26, 2009
The FBIs search of the laptop also reflects that Zazi conducted several internet searches for hydrochloric acid during the summer of 2009, and bookmarked a site on two different browsers for Lab Safety for Hydrochloric Acid. Zazi also searched a beauty salon website for hydrocide and peroxide. (CBS News)
Details of terror case laid out in NY Sep 25, 2009
Zazi accessed the document on his laptop in June and July 2009, searching the Internet for "hydrochloric acid" and bookmarking a site on "lab safety," prosecutors Jeffrey Knox, Berit Berger and David Bitkower wrote. Zazi and three unidentified helpers purchased "unusually large quantities" of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products in July and August from beauty shops in and around Aurora, Colo. (AZCentral -- News)
Health officials preparing for H1N1 Sep 2, 2009
Masks, he said, could be found online at lab safety supply stores such as. "If [H1N1] does come and hits hard the stores are going to get wiped out," he said. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Announces Management Addition Aug 8, 2009
Scheuneman, 41, previously held several financial leadership positions at W.W. Grainger, Inc. including Vice President, Finance, for the Lab Safety Supply business and Vice President of Internal Audit. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. degree in accounting, and received his master of business administration degree from University of Chicago. (PR Newswire)
Some manufacturers find California cheaper than China Jul 28, 2009
Photo: Spencer Brown CP Lab Safety CEO Kelly Farhangi ... It was a no-brainer for CP Lab Safety CEO Kelly Farhangi: In the U.S., you can manufacture on a cost comparable to China ... That plays into the thinking of much smaller companies, like Farhangi s CP Lab Safety, as well. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Editorial: UGA has lost credibility on biosafety Jul 23, 2009
Additionally, the university is not helped by its recent track record on lab safety issues. In November, it was learned that the university didn't inform a local citizens' liaison committee about two problematic incidents - one in September and one in October, when water mixed with animal waste leaked from an Animal Health Research Center laboratory into the facility's basement - until after reporters learned about the leaks. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wake Tech develops video-game program that's all business Jul 13, 2009
With simpler programs, such as the chemistry lab safety game, the work is done in-house by Wake Tech faculty and students. For more complicated games, like Eisai s pill press, Wake Tech outsources much of the work to independent game designers. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Explosions in the Lab May 22, 2009
At most colleges and universities, the responsibility for lab safety falls to an office of health and safety that has little power over professors who are bringing in millions of dollars in grants. Even serious mishaps rarely damage lab chiefs' careers. (Slate)
FLASHBACK: CDC to mix avian, human flu viruses in pandemic study... Apr 28, 2009
"But CDC has an incredible record in lab safety and is taking very strict precautions.". Daigle said the US Department of Agriculture requires that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses be treated as "Select Agents" and that research on them must be done in BSL-3 labs with "enhancements." These include "special provisions to protect both laboratory workers and the environment.". (The Drudge Report)
Bucks for books: Carthage alum gives $7 million for library Apr 16, 2009
He later started his own company, Lab Safety Supply, of Janesville, which supplies chemically protective clothing and other products to industry. He sold the company to W.W. Grainger in 1992. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Grainger will cut up to 400 jobs Feb 12, 2009
Grainger will lay off 300 to 400 workers as a result of lower volume and the combination of Lab Safety Supply and Grainger Industrial Supply. The company expects severance charges of $15 million to $20 million, the majority of which is expected to take place in the first half of 2009. (Crain's Chicago Business)
CDC can be slow to release documents Feb 8, 2009
But will it be enough to force the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release records about lab safety problems, the recall of a childhood vaccine or how the CDC spent millions of taxpayer dollars on new buildings. Will it pry loose documents explaining how the agency misdiagnosed the severity of Andrew Speaker s tuberculosis and failed to keep him from traveling. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
