Newsletters & Lessons Learned

Please see below links to School of Chemistry Safety Committee Newsletters and a collection of Lessons Learned with investigations of previous safety hazards and incidents and tips for avoiding them in the future.

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LESSONS LEARNED

• Glovebox Ergonomics - 2025 08 

• Broken Thermometer Mercury Spill - 2025 01 

• Overflowing MilliQ Jug - 2024 12 

• Small fire within oven in chemistry lab - 2024 11 

• Gas Cylinder in goods lift without DG mode - 2024 09 

• Glassware injury - 2024 08

• Dropped gas cylinder - 2024 08

• Chemical exposure to eye - 2024 03

• Unknown chemical exposure - 2024 02

• Base bath splash - 2023 04 

• Needlestick injuries - 2023 03 

• Waste in bunding tray - 2023 02 

• DMF spill in Lab - 2023 02 

• Unknown stain on hands - 2023 02

• Ethanol caught on fire - 2023 02

• Waste door propped open - 2023 01

• Glass shattered in fume cupboard - 2023 01

• Unknown chemical exposure - 2022 11

• Accidental splash of a reaction mixture - 2022 10

• Vacuum filtration loss of containment - 2022 10

• Incorrectly attached liquid nitrogen hosing - 2022 10

• Triple burns - 2022 09 & 10

• Condenser leaking overnight - 2022 09

• Sulfuric acid spill while bubbling gas - 2022 09

• Waste door left open - 2022 09

• Sealed reaction vessels being heated - 2022 09

• NMR tubes in the lifts - 2022 07

• Unsecured gas cylinders - 2022 07

• CHEM-RA Altered Post Signature - 2022 05 

• Liquid Nitrogen Spill - 2022 05 

• Water Spill in Research Lab - 2022 05 

• Unnauthorised Hydrothermal Autoclave Use - 2022 05

• Exploding Schlenk Flask - 2022 04 

• Chemical Exposure - DCM in eyes during column setup - 2022 03 

• Chemical Exposure - triethylamine spill in laboratory - 2022 03 

• Chemical Spill - Spill from rotary evaporator - 2022 01 

• Chemical Labelling - Unidentified waste container- 2021 12 

• Chemical Exposure - PCl5 incorrect disposal - 2021 12 

• Chemical Spill - Acid spill in corrosives cabinet - 2021 12 

• Chemical Exposure - DCM spill in service corridor  - 2021 12 

• Glassware and needlestick injuries - 2021 12 

• Chemical Exposure - sulfuric acid - T1 2021 

• Flood - broken safety shower handle - 290721 

• Chemical Exposure - HF precursor - 050221 

• Chemical Exposure - nitric acid near miss - 110820

• Chemical Exposure - dodecylamine - 130720

• Chemical Exposure - cell culture - 230620

• Chemical Exposure - borane/THF - 180620

• Chemical Spill - benzaldehyde - 310820

• Chemical Spill - acetonitrile public space - 250520

• Fire/Explosion - THF peroxide - 260820

• Glass cut - 210720

• Glass cut - 300620

• Needle Stick Stab - 180620