A two-day workshop on Heath and Safety in Laboratories was held at the group and regional laboratory in York in March. Staff from factories across the country attended the workshop, organized by ST Training Solutions in collaboration with Lan Burke from the group occupational health and safety department. The speakers considered the legal and company requirements for safety matters,including risk assessment, accidents and their prevention, fire safety, dealing with spillages in laboratories, and the correct procedures for arranging for disposal of waste.In one of the practical exercises,lan Burke 'volunteered' to use the emergency shower, to check that it worked properly and to demonstrate that it is quite difficult to remove clothing whilst standing under a torrent of cold water! Says Lan, 'The social side of the workshop was enlivened by joining one of the ghost tours of York in the evening, when we heard stories of York's macabre past!'