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Galveston National Laboratory is an eight-story structure that was built using construction standards designed to resist a Category 5 hurricane.In addition to structural design elements, other protective measures included support pilings reaching a depth of 120 feet (37 m) into the earth and the placement of all lab facilities at a height of at least 30 feet (9.1 m) above the 100-year ...
The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in the United States that supports safety in science education.. Founded in 1978 by Dr. James Kaufman to provide safety training for secondary school science teachers, LSI has grown to become "An International Center for Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs."
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is a science-based, independent operation consisting of two distinct forensic services for the Harris County community – the Medical Examiner Service and the Crime Laboratory Service. The institute is located in Houston, Texas. The institute is a part of the Texas Medical Center.
Space Food Systems Laboratory [7] Offices for Space Exploration. 18 Morpheus Command Center 20 Safety and Mission Assurance, Office of Procurement 2010 21 Human Health and Performance Laboratory 2017 [8] 24 Central Heating and Cooling Plant 25 26 Columbia Center 2010 27 Astronaut Quarantine Facility 2005 28 Auxiliary chiller facility 1991 29
Many laboratories contain significant risks, and the prevention of laboratory accidents requires great care and constant vigilance. [1] [2] Examples of risk factors include high voltages, high and low pressures and temperatures, corrosive and toxic chemicals and chemical vapours, radiation, fire, explosions, and biohazards including infective organisms and their toxins.
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory is the term used by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration to identify third-party organizations that have the necessary qualifications to perform safety testing and certification of products covered within OSHA and each organization's scopes.
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. is an American pharmaceutical company specializing in a variety of preclinical and clinical laboratory, gene therapy and cell therapy services for the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries. [2]
The earliest floodplain map located in the Chemical Safety Board investigation, was from September 1985, and indicated the plant was in "Zone C - Area of Minimal Flooding". A November 1996 update to the floodplain map, placed most of the facility into "Other Areas - Zone X - Areas determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain".