There is a wide range of chemicals present in the research laboratory. The safe clean up of a chemical spill requires some knowledge of the properties and hazards posed by the chemical, and any added dangers posed by the location of the spill.
Probably one of the most common types of personal injury lawsuits involves a claim of negligence. Negligence describes a situation in which a person acts in a careless (or negligent) manner, which results in someone else getting hurt or property being damaged.
contributory negligence. n. a doctrine of common law that if a person was injured in part due to his/her own negligence (his/her negligence contributed to the accident), the injured party would not be entitled to collect any damages (money) from another party who supposedly caused the accident.