Lab Safe Newsletter

Lab Safe is a quarterly newsletter written and distributed by Environmental Health and Safety and the Laboratory Safety Committee.  The goal of the newsletter is to share timely, relevant safety information and resources at Boston University.  On this page you will find links to recent newsletters, including the current issue, as well as a topical summary of each issue.  Please contact us if you would like to suggest or contribute articles to Lab Safe.

November 2011

• Laboratory Safety Coordinator
• Top Five Areas for Improvement in the Laboratory
• Welcome Sharon Rose
• Fire and General Safety Inspection
• Before beginning work in the lab, you should note the following:
• Training Corner

July 2011

• Lab Safety Coordinators
• Lab Safety Coordinator Toolkit
• Summer Students
• Eye Protection
• Dressing for Safety

March 2011

• Weekly Eyewash Flushing
• Updating Chemical Inventories in RIMS
• Hazardous Waste Satellite Accumulation Areas
• Chemical Segregation and Storage

October 2010

• Laboratory Door Placards Program
• Laboratory Safety Center
• Decontamination of Lab Space and Equipment
• ROHP

March 2010

• Research Information Management Systems (RIMS)
• Transporting Chemical and Biological Materials Between Labs
• Transporting Materials Between Campuses or Off Campus
• Safety Coordinator
• Surge Protectors and Power Strips
• Electrical Panel Blockage in Laboratories

Archive

• September 2009
• March 2009
• June 2008
• February 2008