The dress is looser, the attitudes less serious, and the timing less hurried.
Accidents happen as frequently in the summer as any other time of the year.
As a matter of fact, two of the biggest recent accidents in the Department happened in the summer . In the research and instructional laboratories in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, closed toed shoes must be worn. The obvious reasons are that chemicals, spills, splashes, bottles, glass, and a wide variety of dangers exist for the feet. In research and instructional labs, closed toed shoes must be worn. It is also dangerous from the standpoint of moving boxes, equipment, solvents etc.