The instructor at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Basrah Assistant Professor Dr. Zuhair Ghalib Obaid, obtained a certificate of participation in the training course (Principles of Occupational Safety to Avoid Radiological, Biological and Chemical Hazards in Scientific Research Laboratories), which was organized by the College of Science at the University of Mosul.
The course included a lecture on the importance of occupational safety in laboratories, especially when conducting chemical experiments and using radioactive materials that negatively affect the health of the individual and cause cancerous diseases. One of the most important means of protection is protective clothing in the laboratory. It should not allow dangerous chemicals to penetrate into it. It is given protection for workers. Clothes made of synthetic fibers should not be used because they are flammable and stick to the skin, thus increasing the severity of burns. Therefore, cotton clothes are preferred when working in laboratories and other means of protection that must be followed by the researcher or worker in laboratories of all kinds.
