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Lessons Learned: Hexamethyldisilazane Spill

  • July 29, 2020
  • Lessons Learned
When the on-call professional from EH&S arrived on scene, the researchers had evacuated the lab and were waiting in the hallway along with the UCD Fire Department Haz-Mat Team.

Lessons Learned: Beta-mercaptoethanol Spill

  • June 10, 2020
  • Lessons Learned
Approximately 50 mL of undiluted beta-mercaptoethanol was accidently spilled onto the floor of a laboratory.

Lessons Learned: Mercury Spill at RMI South

  • March 13, 2020
  • Lessons Learned
After an injury during routine laboratory work, an employee noticed a mercury spill.

Lessons Learned: Planning and Safety Preparations Before Dive

  • December 02, 2019
  • Lessons Learned
UCLA EH&S Field Safety Specialist, Claudia Alii, PhD, recounts an incident that influenced her career.

Lessons Learned: Finger-stick with DCM Chemical

  • October 28, 2019
  • Lessons Learned
A small quantity of DCM chemical causes an alarming injury after accidental injection.

Lessons Learned: Vacuum Chamber Over-pressurization

  • October 01, 2019
  • Lessons Learned
Researcher injured by flying glass when view window shatters on over-pressurized vacuum chamber. (UC Berkeley)

Lessons Learned: Battery Fire

  • May 01, 2019
  • Lessons Learned
EH&S employees discover battery fire in hazardous materials truck.

Lessons Learned: Western Africa Monkey Scratch Incident

  • November 02, 2018
  • Lessons Learned
What went right--and what went wrong--when a UC Davis student was scratched by a monkey in an African wildlife sanctuary.
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Office Electrical Safety Tips

  • October 01, 2018
  • Lessons Learned
Important electrical safety tips for the office worker.

Lessons Learned: Hazardous Autoclave Failure

  • October 01, 2016
  • Lessons Learned
Dangerous situation occurs when metal fatigue causes autoclave pressure disc failure.

Lessons Learned: Unreported Fire in a Laboratory

  • August 01, 2016
  • Lessons Learned
During a recent fire and life safety inspection, a discharged fire extinguisher was discovered in a laboratory.
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