About the Laboratory Safety Institute
The Laboratory Safety Institute is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to empowering people to practice safer science worldwide, envisioning a world where safety is intrinsic to education, work and life. Over the past 50 years, LSI has educated over 100,000 scientists and lab personnel in 30 countries, spanning 130 industries. Our workshops and seminars go beyond regulatory compliance, opening eyes with real-life stories to build an enduring organizational culture of safety.
Virtually any lab, anywhere can benefit from our safety courses. which are regularly held in select cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. We also offer live webinars and virtual courses.
The Accident That Launched a Mission
"I got there two hours after the explosion. The light fixtures had been blown off the ceiling. A grad student I knew blew off portions of his hands."
In 1973, James Kaufman was just driving home after an ordinary day at work when a news bulletin changed his trajectory: a massive explosion had rocked Worcester Polytechnic Institute—his alma mater.
Kaufman didn't go home. He drove straight to the wreckage.
Inside the ruins of the lab where he had earned his Ph.D., he found a colleague whose life had been permanently altered, hands shattered by the blast. That moment of devastation became the catalyst for a global mission. Today, the Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) is a recognized international authority on science safety.
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