Lessons Learned: The Santayana Report

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Lessons Learned: The Santayana Report

“Close Encounters of the Lab Kind: The Santayana Report” is a new series from Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) written about recent incidents at the University.  The information presented is intended to provide awareness and help readers plan against the occurrence of a similar situation in their laboratory or work area.

2025

September - Bleach Meets Buffer – Lessons in Incompatibility

2024

May - Powder Pandemonium

2022

June - Enhancing the Safety of Culture
March - What's Hiding Under Your Sink?

2021

December - Can't Start a Fire Without a Spark!
November - Caught in a Fix by Expired Formaldehyde
March - Split-Second Decision

2020

November - Racking Up the Heat: Fume Hood Heating Elements
September - Commingle the Compatibles
September - Alone at the Bench
February - Cryostat Conundrum

2019

December - Safety in High Hazard Procedures
June - Hot Topic: Missed Opportunity

2018

September - Cold Room Classics
July - Rethink Your Training Protocols
June - Keep Your Storage Up
March - Hot Plate Coming Through!

2017

April - Too Hot to Handle

2016

November - Under Pressure
June - It's All in the Mixture
April - Hats Off to Bunsen Burners
January - Double Badge Mix-up

2015

December - Stereo Overtaxed
November - Read All About It!
September - Too Hot to Handle, Too Cold to Hold
April - The Peril of Nitric Acid (Re-Released)
July - Clean Your Coils
March - Making a Splash
February - An Imperfect Match
January - How to Avoid a (Procedural) Creep

2014

December - All Mixed Up
December - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
October - All Labware is Not Created Equal
September - Avoiding Meltdown
August - Needle Stick
July - The Methylene (Chloride) Blues
June - Safety Never Sleeps
June - When the Chemical Hit the Bench
May - Overflow of Radioactivity
May - Pop Goes the Monomer
April - Under Pressure

2013

December - It's 10:PM, Do You Know Where Your Chemicals Are
October - It's Elemental
September - Don't Fear Safety Gear
August - Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
July - Walking Away
March - Protecting Your Waste, Protecting You
February - The Man With the Glowing Gloves
January - Clamping Down on Unattended Work

2012

October - Hot Stocks
October - Mercury Falling
September - Incident Impacts Softened by Well-Trained Students
September - Benzene Spill Shuts Stock Room
September - Dark Room Leak and Delayed Response
June - Dichloromethane Needle Stick
June - Unattended Work