Chemical Safety

The EPA’s DCM Restriction and What You Need to Know to Comply

Type of Announcement

News

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Keywords

dichloromethane

DCM

EPA

future of green chemistry

safety

Hot Off the Press: ACS’s New, FREE Lab Safety e-Textbook

Type of Announcement

Events

Keywords

ACS Office of Safety Programs; RAMP; Risk Management; Laboratory Safety; Chemical Safety

Call for Programming Proposals: Spring 2025 Expo Theater

Type of Announcement

Call for Abstracts

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Keywords

ACS Office of Safety Programs; Laboratory Safety Teams; Division of Chemical Health & Safety; Laboratory Safety; Chemical Safety

OSHA 10-Hour Course with a Lab Safety Focus

OSHA Lab Safety: Get your OSHA 10 Certification, February 27-28, $150 early bird

This specialized OSHA 10-Hour Course from the Laboratory Safety Institute focuses on promoting lab safety and ensuring compliance with OSHA standards, specifically tailored to laboratory environments. It emphasizes safety practices to mitigate risks associated with working in a lab, such as chemical handling, hazardous materials, and biological agents, while providing foundational OSHA training.

How Tobacco Companies Get Around Menthol Bans - and How this Relates to How We Regulate Chemicals More Broadly

Regulating chemicals one-by-one has allowed the tobacco industry to skirt menthol bans by creating new additives with similar effects but unclear safety profiles.

Green Chemistry Toolkit

The Green Chemistry Toolkit was developed under the Global Green Chemistry Initiative – a project led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University.