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sararah.bsky.social
time for my annual visit with the Mari Lwyd while completing my x-ray safety training for the year #chemchat #chemsafety
a training video that says As Low As Reasonably Achievable with a woman standing behind a shielding screen and the skeleton of a horse beyond the screen because it is ostensibly getting an x-ray
December 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
chemjobber.bsky.social
#chemchat #chemsafety
manhattanscientist.bsky.social Julian R. Silverman @manhattanscientist.bsky.social · 12d
Fellow chemists, scientists, and lab rats,

Next semester, my Crime Scene Chemistry class is focusing on miscommunication.

Do you have any stories about improperly labeled items in the lab that led to confusion or an accident?
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
chemjobber.bsky.social
I'm surprised to learn that CSB announced a deployment on October 27: www.csb.gov/us-chemical-...

I'd expect an initial report by the end of the year or so...

#chemsafety
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
chemjobber.bsky.social
#chemsafety
lucascmoore.bsky.social Lucas Moore @lucascmoore.bsky.social · Nov 13
Hey, #chemchat, we’re having a discussion at work about how to prevent needle sticks. Every job I’ve been at has tried and failed. (Well. Some effectively disincentivized needle stick *reporting* which is obviously not the same)

We want to craft good rules that people want to follow. Any ideas?
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
Babe, wake up, a new USCSB video just dropped.
(Stay Frosty #ChemSafety #ChemEng)

youtu.be/ReYsPKwVy64?...
Terminal Failure: Fire at ITC
YouTube video by USCSB
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
#ChemSafety notice re-issued
Safety Notice Some of the solvents used on the Solvent Purification System come out without stabilisers and can, over time, form hazardous impurities. • Ether & THF – WILL form explosive peroxides. • Chloroform – WILL form phosgene. It is therefore advised that you only take the amount you need. Do not store any of the solvents for more than 4 weeks.
September 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
chemjobber.bsky.social
#chemsafety
srdas.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy Das @srdas.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · Sep 9
I like teaching #chemistry lab courses.
I get to impart my genius and wealth of experience to new generations
Huge whiteboard on a wall with black dry erase marker handwritten text CAUTION (underlined) HOT GLASS! (LOOKS LIKE COLD GLASS)
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
#chemsafety
ctfm-lab.bsky.social CTFM lab at FAU @ctfm-lab.bsky.social · Sep 6
Big scare & spectacular save in #lab at CTFM this week: mislabeled oxygen & nitrogen lines caused diethylzinc fire in a glovebox. Perfect reaction by the team achieved containment inside the box, quick cleanup enables the start of rebuild <48 hr later!

Amazing #teamwork!

#labels #safety #chemsky
September 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
New 3-part documentary on Piper Alpha from the BBC on the worlds best streaming platform just dropped!
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

#OilandGas #ChemEng #ChemSafety
Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story - Series 1: 1. The Golden Ticket
Told through the testimony of rig workers and their families back home, this is the minute-by-minute story of how the 1980s oil boom turned to disaster when Piper Alpha exploded.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
chemjobber.bsky.social
"Student, teacher burned in summer school chemistry class fire at BHS"

Looks like IPA #chemsky #chemsafety ⚗️🧪

brookline.news/student-teac...
Student, teacher burned in summer school chemistry class fire at BHS - Brookline.News
A Brookline High School student and teacher were burned when a fire broke out on July 3 during a chemistry experiment in a summer school class, according to Brookline and state fire authorities. The s...
brookline.news
July 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
#Chemsafety chat, new labcoats dropped from @geniuslabgear.bsky.social.

It is the comfiest labcoat I have every owned and I am glad I supported the first round of production by buying one chemsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2F...
Cotton Lab Coat vs. Coffee, Knives, and Fire – Here’s What Happened
YouTube video by Genius Lab Gear
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
Good morning ChemSafety,
A new USCSB Video just dropped! Chemsky.

youtu.be/_ZkOLxHTo1c?...
Outsourcing Responsibility: Explosion at Optima Belle
YouTube video by USCSB
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
fluxandflow.bsky.social
Let's see... LRADS top out around ~160db, and

www.popularmechanics.com/military/wea...

at least according to Perdue University, 150db will rupture eardrums at 25 meters.

www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/T...

So, I'll go with both. Both are bad, and LRADS can absolutely cause hearing damage/loss.
How to Dodge the Sonic Weapon Used by Police
The LRAD is like a car alarm from hell—and if you aren’t careful, it could permanently damage your hearing.
www.popularmechanics.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
ChemSafety still a tag? Chemsky?
racicotleanne.bsky.social The Partridge in your Pear Tree @racicotleanne.bsky.social · May 6
It is spring term so as the tradition requires I must dust off my fave picture to warn students to wear appropriate PPE during the warmer weather.
Person in a laboratory wearing nitrile gloves on their feet in flip flops. Also don't do that, closed-toes shoes protect from broken glass and sharp objects not just chemicals.
May 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
chemjobber.bsky.social
Good article by @kvasquez.bsky.social on ill-fitting lab coats: cen.acs.org/safety/lab-s... #chemsafety
Ill-fitting lab coats raise safety and inclusivity concerns
The protective garments are not only uncomfortable but can pose a danger to researchers
cen.acs.org
April 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
laurekayser.bsky.social
They were very quick at thoroughly rinsing the puncture point with water and calling 911 (finger started swelling). The student was released from the hospital and his finger seems safe thanks to their awareness of the potential danger and quick response. [2/2] #ChemSafety
March 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
chemjobber.bsky.social
Fox59: Whoosh bottle demonstration goes bad, sends teachers, students to hospital

fox59.com/news/indynew...

#chemsafety #chemsky ⚗️🧪#iteachchem
three panels first shows high school teacher with lit flame above whoosh bottle in chemistry classroom second shows blue flame in whoosh bottle third shows lots of shaking, flames around likely destroyed whoosh bottle
February 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
A #ChemSafety thread for you ChemSky
January 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
FYI #ChemSky @roysocchem.bsky.social #RealTimeChem #ChemSafety
annalandre.com Anna Landre @annalandre.com · Jan 7
Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users?

Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT

More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...
Two photos of Anna, a young white woman using an electric wheelchair, wearing a blue lab coat that fits her well with tables and dry-lab equipment in the background. Text reads: "A team of researchers and designers led by UCL is looking for wheelchair users working in wet lab environments to user-test what is believed to be the first-ever prototype of a lab coat adapted for wheelchair users."
January 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
Babe, wake up, a new Chemical Safety Board (CSB) just dropped.
#ChemSafety #ChemEng #Chemsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqqI...
Fire From the Storm: Chemical Release at Bio-Lab
YouTube video by USCSB
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
chemjobber.bsky.social
chemsafety chemsky ⚗️🧪
eromehankore.bsky.social Erome Hankore @eromehankore.bsky.social · Dec 5
For those managing chemical inventories (academia or industry) what are some tricks and tips that have enabled you to make keeping track of chemicals more efficient (less time consuming, less wasteful, and reduced risk to the safety of folks in your workspace)? @chemjobber.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 9:49 PM
pschanen.bsky.social
#OTD the worst industrial disaster happened in Bhopal, India, with more than 500'000 people exposed to a toxic gas release.

Today #ProcessSafety experts work relentlessly to prevent such accidents.

#ChemSky #ChemSafety
December 2, 2024 at 9:53 AM
drdorea.bsky.social
No puppers were harmed in the making of this clip!
✅UV's eyes were protected from her namesake 😍
✅Turmeric is safe for dogs.
✅ UV was eating doggy treats. Nom Nom...
#safetyfirst #chemsafety #scicommdogs #scicomm #dogsofbluesky
November 29, 2024 at 2:06 PM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
#ChemSafety
diygeochemist.bsky.social Dr. Robin Bond, biogeochemist at a PUI 🧪 @diygeochemist.bsky.social · Nov 14
There have been a ton, but the one that immediately comes to mind is one I frequently tell my students about when we discuss lab safety. We had a hood in my grad lab that was dedicated to concentrated acids. I was pouring some nitric acid when I felt the tell-tale itching on my arms... (1/)
tlowepower.bsky.social Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠 @tlowepower.bsky.social · Nov 13
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Scientist friends, as we are building community here, I have a question to get to know you:

What is a mistake that you made in the lab?
November 14, 2024 at 4:51 AM
alastairbaker1.bsky.social
Lets normalise that;
Gloves are permeable #chemsafety

Check you SDS for how often you should taken them ogg and bin them
palaeoepidemiology.bsky.social Alice de Sampaio Kalkuhl @palaeoepidemiology.bsky.social · Nov 13
I didn't realise that the gloves I was handling samples with formol in them with were somewhat permeable until the formol that sealed through reacted with my friend's hand sanitizer I borrowed.
November 14, 2024 at 4:35 AM