While not an OSHA obligation, it’s highly advisable to take measures to protect the health and safety of telecommuting lab employees who work from home. How? By having employees seeking approval to … [Read more...]
Quiz
Can Racial Discrimination Be Proven with Circumstantial Evidence Alone?
September 4, 2020
SITUATION An equipment repair technician who also happens to be the lab’s only African American employee endures racial abuse at the hands of his supervisor and co-workers. He complains to … [Read more...]
COVID-19
Back to the Foundational Facts of Lab Safety
August 17, 2020
By Dan Scungio bio Things have changed drastically over the past several months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Many adjustments to how we work and live have been made and it has become … [Read more...]
TOOL: Mandatory Mask and Face Covering Policy
August 12, 2020
More than 20 states have enacted laws requiring the use of face masks or coverings in indoor public places, which would include workplaces like medical testing labs. Here’s a Model Policy … [Read more...]
Lab Safety
3 signs nobody is paying attention to safety
July 27, 2020
By Dan Scungio bio The safety officer walked into the satellite laboratory and saw an employee scrolling through social media on her cell phone. Another employee was wearing mesh sneakers and … [Read more...]
Beyond COVID-19
The 6 Hottest Lab Compliance Stories That Almost Nobody Is Paying Attention To
July 20, 2020
If not burnout, you may be suffering from a case of COVID-19 fatigue right now. And you’re not alone. The monster virus has seemingly consumed everything in its path over the past six months, … [Read more...]
Tool
Model COVID-19 Contact Log Sheet
July 6, 2020
Maintaining social distancing will be the price that labs and other businesses will have to pay to reopen and remain open until the COVID-19 threat goes away. But for social distancing to work, there … [Read more...]
