The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in the United States that supports safety in
science education
Science education is the teaching and learning of science to school children, college students, or adults within the general public. The field of science education includes work in science content, science process (the scientific method), some ...
.
Founded in 1978 by Dr. James Kaufman to provide safety training for secondary school science teachers, LSI has grown to become "An International Center for Health, Safety and Environmental Affairs."
LSI members are science educators and administrators as well as corporate hygiene officers, directors of environmental affairs, chemical handling and storage and
waste management
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitor ...
personnel.
LSI publishes articles and newsletters regarding best practices in
laboratory
A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratories are found in a variety of settings such as schools ...
safety as well as safety manuals and teaching tools for teachers and laboratory managers.
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Safety organizations
Science education