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Roadmap to REACH 2018
June 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) held its 10th Stakeholders’ Day at its headquarters in central Helsinki, Finland on May 27. This annual event offers participants the chance to hear the latest news from ECHA about the REACH…
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CSMLS calls for regulation of medical laboratory assistants
April 23, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – The Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) is calling for the regulation of medical laboratory assistants (MLAs) in all jurisdictions across Canada, which it says will enhance patient safety for Canadians. Regulation would define the scope…
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Healthy air for the laboratory
July 6, 2012 by Lab Canada We have all worked in stuffy indoor environments. These places have a detrimental effect on our morale, demeanor and quality of work. Healthy air in a laboratory is essential, not just for worker morale, but for their safety. The first…
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Monitoring hazardous substances
November 22, 2011 Neil Haine, Leica Microsystems Laboratory personnel, even with the greatest of care and with ventilation systems in place can, under certain circumstances, be exposed to small amounts of chemicals such as formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde and xylene when they are at work. If these hazardous substances…
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