Guidelines for Lab Design: Health and Safety Considerations

Dr. Dagdeviren will discuss her approach to fostering a 'Safety Culture' using  'Lean Laboratory' methodologies in her brand-new cleanroom facility at the MIT Media Lab, called the "YellowBox." The design and construction of a laboratory, regardless of its use, involves many stakeholders. While providing a safe environment for laboratory users to perform their work is imperative, competing stakeholders’ needs often cause health and safety considerations to be overlooked.