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| Date | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Title | Category |
| 03/16/2018 | Spring Weather Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 01/19/2018 | Update to Improve Biohazardous Waste Removal | Announcements |
| 09/22/2017 | Evaporating Waste Solvents | Chemical Safety |
| 06/09/2017 | Electric Shock Drowning | Announcements |
| 05/17/2017 | Medical (Biohazardous) Waste Preparation and Pick Up | General Lab Safety |
| 12/15/2016 | Avoid working alone in a building | General Lab Safety |
| 12/09/2016 | UAB Guidelines for Conducting Human Xenograft Experiments in Mice | Biosafety |
| 11/22/2016 | Lab Security for the Holidays - Lock Your Lab | General Lab Safety |
| 11/11/2016 | Warning Signs of Hypothermia | General Lab Safety |
| 11/04/2016 | Change Your Clock, Check Your Smoke Alarm | Announcements |
| 10/27/2016 | Difference Between a Dust Mask and a Respirator | General Lab Safety |
| 10/19/2016 | Green Labs Program: Lunch and Learn | General Lab Safety |
| 09/28/2016 | Management of Compressed Gases and Cryogenics in Research Labs | Chemical Safety |
| 06/23/2016 | Zika virus - Fight the Bite | Announcements |
| 05/26/2016 | Beat the Heat | Announcements |
| 04/15/2016 | Chemical Labeling | Chemical Safety |
| 02/24/2016 | Bunsen Burner Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 12/11/2015 | Holiday Safety Tips | General Lab Safety |
| 11/18/2015 | Winter Weather – Are You Prepared? | General Lab Safety |
| 10/05/2015 | Drain Disposal and Intentional Evaporation of Chemical Waste | Chemical Safety |
| 09/30/2015 | Hurricane Season Preparedness | Announcements |
| 08/27/2015 | Chemical Inventory | Chemical Safety |
| 05/15/2015 | 2015 Laboratory Safety Workshop | Announcements |
| 05/01/2015 | Minors, Visiting Scientists, and Volunteers in UAB Labs | General Lab Safety |
| 04/09/2015 | Household Hazardous & Electronic Waste Collection | Announcements |
| 03/20/2015 | No Eating In Labs | Announcements |
| 02/24/2015 | Shipping Hazardous Materials | Announcements |
| 01/06/2015 | Preparing for Cold Weather | General Lab Safety |
| 10/07/2014 | National Fire Safety Week | General Lab Safety |
| 09/04/2014 | Guidelines for the Use of Dry Ice | General Lab Safety |
| 08/25/2014 | Keep Cool and Beat the Heat | Announcements |
| 07/14/2014 | Chikungunya - Fight the Bite | Announcements |
| 06/20/2014 | Summer Clothing and Lab Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 05/20/2014 | NIH Guidelines - Do You Know? | Biosafety |
| 03/26/2014 | Building and Lab Storm Preparation | General Lab Safety |
| 03/03/2014 | Laser Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 02/04/2014 | Satellite Accumulation Area | Announcements |
| 12/23/2013 | What's Your Excuse? | General Lab Safety |
| 09/25/2013 | Do You Know What Kind of "Hood" You Have? | General Lab Safety |
| 07/12/2013 | Hazard Communication has a new look! | Announcements |
| 05/10/2013 | Nanoparticles or Nanomaterial | General Lab Safety |
| 04/08/2013 | Use and Safe Handling of Bromodeoxyuridine in Research | General Lab Safety |
| 02/06/2013 | Medical Waste Pickup Changes | Announcements |
| 01/02/2013 | Space Heater Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 12/10/2012 | Holiday Week Off Reminders | General Lab Safety |
| 12/03/2012 | Changes in Select Agent Regulations | Announcements |
| 08/07/2012 | Compressed Gas Cylinders | General Lab Safety |
| 04/26/2012 | Medical Waste Compliance | Announcements |
| 03/06/2012 | Cryogens and Dry Ice | General Lab Safety |
| 03/06/2012 | Are You a Chemical Hoarder? | Chemical Safety |
| 11/15/2011 | About "Tax-Free" Ethanol Use | Announcements |
| 10/19/2011 | Space Heater Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 08/05/2011 | Chemical Inventory Survey | Chemical Safety |
| 08/02/2011 | Loss of Electrical Power | General Lab Safety |
| 04/29/2011 | Safety After the Tornado | Announcements |
| 01/06/2011 | Nanotechnology | Announcements |
| 10/08/2010 | R.A.C.E. to Fire Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 09/28/2010 | Lab Closeout Procedures | Helpful Lab Information |
| 08/05/2010 | Appropriate Lab Attire | General Lab Safety |
| 04/29/2010 | Handling of Reactive and Pyrophoric Materials | General Lab Safety |
| 12/23/2009 | Safety Training for Lab Workers | Announcements |
| 11/23/2009 | Aerosol Can Safety | General Lab Safety |
| 11/05/2009 | Unclutter Your Corridors | General Lab Safety |
| 05/20/2009 | Disinfectants | General Lab Safety |
| 04/17/2009 | Biomedical Waste Disposal Guide | Announcements |
| 03/27/2009 | Regulated Medical Waste | Biosafety |
| 03/06/2009 | EPA Audit - Are You Ready? | Announcements |
| 03/06/2009 | Aerosol Alert | Announcements |
| 01/29/2009 | EPA Compliance Toolkit | Announcements |
| 12/24/2008 | Ultraviolet Radiation | General Lab Safety |
| 12/09/2008 | Fire Safety & Prevention | General Lab Safety |
| 10/09/2008 | Emergency Procedures | General Lab Safety |
| 06/10/2008 | To Glove or Not To Glove | General Lab Safety |
| 04/14/2008 | Emergency Exits | General Lab Safety |
| 02/01/2008 | Emergency Eyewash Testing | General Lab Safety |
| 01/01/2008 | Report "chemicals of interest" | Announcements |
| 01/01/2008 | Reporting Unusual Research Hazards | Announcements |
| 10/01/2007 | Use of Open Flames in Biosafety Cabinets/Tissue Culture Hoods | Biosafety |
| 06/21/2007 | Accident Investigation | General Lab Safety |
| 07/20/2007 | No gloves | General Lab Safety |
| 01/01/2007 | Use and Storage of Compressed Gas Cylinders | Announcements |
| 12/01/2006 | "Tax Free" Ethyl Alcohol Usage and Accountability | Chemical Safety |
| 11/01/2006 | Using your autoclave safely | General Lab Safety |
| 09/01/2006 | Drain Disposal | Chemical Safety |
| 03/11/2006 | Risk Assessment | General Lab Safety |
| 12/01/2005 | Proper Handwashing | General Lab Safety |
| 10/03/2005 | Driver Focus | Announcements |
| 08/01/2005 | Housekeeping and Clutter in the Lab | General Lab Safety |
| 07/01/2005 | Research Lab Storm Preparation | General Lab Safety |
| 06/01/2005 | General food safety tips | Announcements |
| 03/01/2005 | Mercury Spill Clean-Up Kits | Chemical Safety |
| 01/01/2005 | Using Ether Safely | Chemical Safety |
| 07/21/2004 | Stop the Prop | General Lab Safety |
| 06/04/2004 | Gloves - Primary PPE | General Lab Safety |
| 02/04/2004 | Silver Recycling | General Lab Safety |
| 02/03/2004 | Cover your Cough Poster | Lab Equipment Safety |
| 02/01/2004 | CDC "An Ounce of Prevention" Handwashing | Lab Equipment Safety |
| 06/16/2003 | Changes in Hazardous Chemical Waste Management | Announcements |
| 05/20/2003 | Management of Common Rooms and Shared Equipment | General Lab Safety |
| 03/19/2003 | Sharps! Sharps! Everywhere are Sharps! | General Lab Safety |
| 02/14/2003 | Primary Containment Devices | Lab Equipment Safety |
| 11/05/2002 | Is there a Fungus among us? | Helpful Lab Information |
| 06/04/2002 | 2002 ed. of the Chemical Safety and Waste Management Manual | Chemical Safety |
| 01/31/2002 | Release of Equipment for Moving | Lab Equipment Safety |
| 01/07/2002 | Proper Use and Care of the Biosafety Cabinet | Lab Equipment Safety |
| 11/09/2001 | What is a suspicious letter or package? | Helpful Lab Information |
| 09/19/2001 | Fume Hood Safety | Lab Equipment Safety |
| 08/03/2001 | Announcing Online Bloodborne Pathogen Training | Announcements |
| 05/23/2001 | Laboratory Self-Assessment Checklist | Helpful Lab Information |
| 05/09/2001 | Laboratory Stretching Exercises | Helpful Lab Information |
| 04/30/2001 | Laboratory Ergonomics | Helpful Lab Information |
| 04/09/2001 | EPA Update on Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal | Chemical Safety |
| 02/16/2001 | Making Sense Out of Chemical Storage | Chemical Safety |
| 01/23/2001 | Work Area Orientation Checklist for Laboratories | General Lab Safety |
| 12/11/2000 | Spill Response | General Lab Safety |
| 08/29/2000 | Training Record: Spills | General Lab Safety |
