by admin | Nov 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Does the OceanGate Titan disaster (18 June 2023) have anything to teach research safety professionals? I think it does. There are two axioms in safety that we will need to keep in mind for this post: · Nature is an indiscriminate executioner: Nature does not...
by admin | Jul 5, 2023 | Business, Chemical Manufacturing, Chemical Safety, Chemical Supplier, JIT, Safety, Supply Chain Management
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was a huge supporter of “just-in-time” (JIT) purchasing for small chemical businesses. On reflection, however, I’ve had to temper my enthusiasm for JIT a bit when I saw it drive one client into bankruptcy and another nearly so. If...
by admin | Feb 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last week I did something that I don’t do often: I walked away from a (potentially) large and intellectually stimulating contract that was well within my company’s wheelhouse. It was not an easy decision. In late 2021, I was approached by a very large...
by admin | Oct 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
I get the question at just about every workshop and just recently got it again a few weeks ago. “Do I have to put GHS-type labels on all of my in-use chemicals – even the 10 mL dropper bottles? So, in the spirit of “It’s better to be reminded than...
by admin | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes things just go sideways I was working with a client conducting cutting-edge research recently when they experienced something completely unexpected. A slight over-pressure in a glass reaction vessel caused one of the ground glass joints to unseat...
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