The following prudent biosafety practices are recommended by the National Academy of Sciences in the publication Biosafety in the Laboratory and in part constitute basic good biosafety practices.

The Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering takes every reasonable precaution to protect the health and safety of faculty, researchers, staff, and students. However, users of ...

Osmium Tetroxide (OsO4), a severe oxidizer, is highly poisonous even at low exposure levels. It must be handled with appropriate precautions. In particular, inhalation at concentrations well below ...

Laboratory incidents that impact personnel health and safety or environmental health will be investigated to determine the cause(s) of the incident and the actions necessary to minimize the likelihood ...