ME Safety Zone

Mandatory safety training should be completed annually. In addition to the mandatory training, you may also need specific training in a related area. For example, if you are working with medical or biological materials or apparatus, you will need to do Biosafety Training. Other training workshops are also available. Contact your advisor and Roger Stahl for more information.

Safety Training Seminars

• Mandatory (annual)
  • New Graduate Student Safety Orientation (for incoming students)
  • Right-to-Know / Chemical Hygiene Plan (for all lab students / researchers)
  
  Even if you will not handle hazardous materials or enter into a laboratory, you will still need to complete the RTK / CHP certificate indicating this at the I DO NOT USE OR WORK AROUND CHEMICALS checkbox on the form.
  
  Make two copies of each of the above completed certificates and return to Roger Stahl (Spencer 110) or mailbox in Spencer 126.

• Optional (as applicable)
  • Human Subjects Training
  • Chemical Waste Training
  • Fume Hood Safety Training
  • Laser Safety Training
  • XRay Safety Training
  • Compressed Gas Safety Training
  • Corrosive Chemical Safety Training
  • Reactive Chemical Safety Training
  • Hydrofluoric Acid Safety Training
  • Toxic Chemical Safety Training
  • Biosafety Training
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Training

Make two copies of each of the above completed certificates and return to Roger Stahl (Spencer 110) or mailbox in Spencer 126.

 

Other safety resources

• Safety training sessions (webCT)
• Safety and Building Information (slide show)
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Nanomaterials
• Safety References
• Faculty compliance guide
• Laboratory compliance
• Hazardous Materials Safety Manual
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Occupational Health and Safety
  

For more information, contact:

Lab Coordinator
Roger Stahl
110 Spencer Lab
x8455