Laboratories operate in an environment that carries certain risks, which must be managed carefully for everyone’s safety.

The California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, headquartered on the UC Davis campus, is key to the state’s effort to track and prevent bird flu as it spreads through cattle herds and poultry ...

Nonsensical compliance was one of the strongest pain points raised by scientists during my roadshows and in submissions,” Ms ...

The doors to laboratories utilizing hazardous equipment, toxic or flammable chemicals—and the doors to hazardous materials storage rooms—must be posted with an emergency response sign listing the ...

As bird flu continues to soar, workers at the only lab in California with the authority to confirm high-risk cases are on strike. Employees at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory ...

Workers at the only lab in California with the authority to confirm high-risk bird flu cases will go on a brief strike next week, claiming that years of understaffing, poor training and burnout have ...

A lab specific Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is required when a laboratory engages in an activity or procedure not covered by the chemical hygiene plan. Use the Lab Standard Operating Procedure ...

In compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard, all employees who are considered at risk of occupational exposure to BBP shall be ...

California’s only lab that can confirm lethal bird flu in poultry is shifting some testing to facilities out of state due to a workers’ strike, but does not expect testing delays, the University of ...

The following general procedures provide guidance to be followed to safely and properly work with toxins in the laboratory. Adherence to this procedure will ensure that employees and students are not ...