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Lessons from methanol flash fires
A safer way to do flame tests is to soak sticks in aqueous metal salt solutions, then burn the sticks in…
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Basics 4 min read
Lab safety at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
At the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education(BCCE) earlier this year, we participated in a variety of workshops and symposia that addressed…
Basics 3 min read
OPRD’s safety notables from the literature
Accidents · Fire and Explosion Disasters in Aftermath of Great East Japan Earthquake · Lab Explosion during Distillation of Propargyl Thiocyanate · Lessons…
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Process safety newsletters
Hydrate Hazards – “When a hydrate forms it can plug piping, instrument connections, valves, and other equipment causing process upsets which may…
Basics 3 min read
Process safety in labs, chemical compatibility, and other topics in process safety newsletters
Process safety in the laboratory – “Wherever you work – in a process plant, a research laboratory, a pilot plant, a quality…
Basics 4 min read
Teaching safety to chemical engineers
Three years ago, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) revamped a long-standing chemical safety program to make it more accessible to…
Electric energy generation and utilization 3 min read
Wind Power Generation
Horizontal axis: Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) have the main rotor shaft and electrical generator at the top of a tower,…
Electric energy generation and utilization 6 min read
High-temperature fuel cells:
1) Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs): Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) use a solid material, most commonly a ceramic material…
Business Ethics 1 min read
Business Ethics – Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is an action of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or any other type of disruptive behavior that takes place…
Business Ethics 1 min read
Accessibility, Censorship, and Filtering
The arguments that apply to offline censorship and filtering apply to online censorship and filtering. Is it better to have…