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What is safe and sound week?A safe workplace is a sound business. Every August a nationwide event is organized by OSHA to bring attention to workplace safety and highlight successful workplace safety programs. Participation is voluntary and it’s easy to sign up. How can I create a Safety and Health Program?Every workplace is unique and requires special consideration for the dangers therein. There are different activities that can help raise important questions about safety and get the conve …

For over 20 years CP Lab Safety has been working to keep you and your workplace healthy and safe. Starting in 1996, we set out with a vision of creating healthy laboratories around the world with our flagship product, ECO Funnel. The beginning was a challenge because many people were not interested in protecting the environment and did not want to follow safe chemical disposal procedures. Simply allowing chemicals to evaporate in a fume hood was the most common method of disposal. Howe …

What makes a good pie? There are many different variations on fillings, from savory ground meat to various sweet fruits. While the filling is certainly important to making a marvelous pie, it is the crust that makes or breaks this delectable confection. The buttery, flakey layers are the vehicle in which the filling is held – without it, there would be no pie.What is the science behind the perfect crust? The ingredients for a perfect pie crust are simple: flour, fat (butter or shortening), …

150 years ago the periodic table was established by Dmitri Mendeleev. To commemorate this anniversary, 2019 has been designated by the United Nations as the International Year of the Periodic Table. This significant achievement in science has given us the tools to study our world and universe in ways our ancestors could only imagine. While Mendeleev is credited with creating the iconic chart, other scientists have contributed to it as well. Read on to find out more about the Periodic Table’s fas …

There are few things on this earth that are as recognizable and iconic as the snowflake. The whimsical and often very beautiful patterns have fascinated us for decades…and we often wonder, “causes a snowflake to the look the way it does?” The final shape of a snowflake tells you the journey it’s taken from inside the cloud, where it’s born, to landing on your shoulder. Although the most common term is “snowflake” scientists prefer to call them “snow crystals”. The process in wh …