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2. Splint (laboratory equipment) - Wikipedia

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   A box of cylindrical splints. A splint (or spill or splinter) is a simple piece of equipment used in scientific laboratories.Splints are typically long, thin strips of wood, about 6 inches (15 cm) long and ¼ inch (6 mm) wide, and are consumable but inexpensive.

3. Emergency eyewash and safety shower station - Wikipedia

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   An emergency eyewash and safety shower station are essential equipment for every laboratory that uses chemicals and hazardous substances. Emergency eyewash and safety shower stations serve the purpose of reducing workplace injury and keeping workers away from various dangers. [1]

4. Spill containment - Wikipedia

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   Spill containment is where spills of chemicals, oils, sewage etc. are contained within a barrier or drainage system rather than being absorbed at the surface. One method is to use an inflatable stopper or pneumatic bladder which is inserted into the outflow of a drainage system to create a containment vessel.

5. Hazmat suit - Wikipedia

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   Plague doctor wearing a plague doctor costume A radiographer wearing an early hazmat suit in 1918 during World War I.. An early primitive form of the hazmat suit arose during bubonic plague epidemics, when European plague doctors of the 16th and 17th centuries wore distinctive costumes consisting of bird-like beak masks and large overcoats while treating victims of the bubonic plague. [1]

6. List of laboratory biosecurity incidents - Wikipedia

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   A scientist at a research laboratory in Australia got infected with Dengue through a mosquito bite in the laboratory. [51] 2012 Anthrax United Kingdom The UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency sent out live samples of anthrax by mistake. Its Surrey lab was subject to a Crown Prohibition Notice (CPN), closing it until improvements were made. [52 ...

7. Safe handling of carcinogens - Wikipedia

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   The safe handling of carcinogens is the handling of cancer causing substances in a safe and responsible manner.Carcinogens are defined as 'a substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure so that they multiply continuously and become malignant'. [1]