What’s the most dangerous place in your wastewater treatment plant? Headworks. Biosolids area. Electrical panels.Think again. It could be your laboratory. While one of the most regulated places within a wastewater treatment plant, the laboratory can be an accident waiting to happen, according to Rick Mealy and George Bowman who are part of a team of chemists who handle the auditing of the 270 wastewater plant laboratories in Wisconsin.There is no lack of instruction and advice on lab safety. Every operator association publishes lists and handbooks on laboratory hazards and safety tips. OSHA dedicates more than 15 pages to lab
