It is the responsibility of the RIT EH&S Department to help ensure faculty, staff, students, and visitors have a safe and healthy working and learning environment in all RIT owned and operated ...

As US teachers discover more and more legacy chemicals in schools, funding for cleanup is hard to find. Educators, nonprofits ...

Unknown chemicals are a particular problem in laboratories. Mysterious chemicals often hide in labs for years before lab personnel notice the unidentified items. However, steps can be taken to rectify ...

Science classrooms with scientific equipment and supplies should not be used for non-science courses or activities unless the science materials can be stored in a secured area. Laboratory activities ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that its Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) opened a new experimental Chemical Security ...

In 2023, at a SpaceX campus just northeast of Seattle, the company converted a small office room into a production lab to ...

All hazardous chemical waste containers must be labeled with the contents. Labels are available and instructions are listed on the back. Failure to list the contents can lead to a material becoming an ...

Dr. Rabih Jabbour, a DEVCOM CBC scientist, works alongside Helen Mearns, deputy director of S&T CSAC, in the new Chemical Security Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (DHS S&T photo) ...