There is a feature article in this month's Chemical & Engineering News which covers the disasterous, toxic, and volitile EPA chemical handling rules not being adhered to by colleges and universities. We are talking major stuff too! The response from a consortium of University heads is that it's unfair to hold university laboratories to a standard set of rules intended for industry. They complained that if they adhere to EPA rules that they will have no funds left to do research. They also claimed that while many violations were dangerous, most of the citations issued for simple non compliance on paperwork and that such records were a waste of resources.........
Most the EPA ordered laboratory cleanups were carried out by local bomb squads because so much of the material was so dangerously crystalized. They detonated much of the chemicals on site while students were on holiday breaks to avoid the hazards.
Simply astounding that universities can complain that compliance to EPA rules are too burdensome and expensive, but that is an acceptable situation for industry!
I guess that's what nine of ten grant gifted professors hold true.