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Clients often ask me if they should provide continuous gas detection in their laboratory hoods. I always start by asking them why they believe it is necessary and usually get some version of the following. (These are numbered for reference not any priority.) To warn them they have a leak or similar loss of containment.Continue reading “Gas Detection Inside Laboratory Hoods: Prudent Safety Measure or Wasted Money?”

The accepted hierarchy of controls[1],[2],[3] is: 1.      Elimination 2.      Substitution 3.      Engineering Controls 4.      Administrative Controls 5.      PPE In research, there is often a strong desire from management, professionals and operators to use administrative controls in place of engineering controls. Administrative controls are usually less expensive, faster, and easier to implement. They allow greater flexibility in the response to an issueContinue reading “Administrative Controls in Laboratories and Pilot Plants: When Might They Be an Acceptable Safety Measure?”