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Science Lab Safety Upgraded After Mishaps (Education Week)

Science classrooms might be the most dangerous places in America's schools. Safety experts warn, however, that can be avoided if teachers take more precautions.

http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=33labsafety.h22


Lab Safety-Beyond Goggles
(Christian Science Monitor)

A safety study conducted in 10 states by researchers at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, shows nearly half of the nation's teachers have never received science safety training, and that science classrooms are overcrowded and lack enough safety equipment for students.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0128/p14s01-lecl.htm

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