The mention of workplace safety conjures images of hard hats, steel-toe boots, and thick gloves. Add biomanufacturing and pharmaceutical facilities into the mix, and we may think of people covered from head-to-toe in hazmat suits. In reality, occupational safety for these industries falls between those two extremes. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new health considerations. At its onset, laboratory workers were exposed to an unstudied virus that brought with it an unknown hazard level. As knowledge advanced and scientists developed vaccines,…