Online Orientation:
Laboratory Environment

• About EHS
  • Mission Statement
  • Purpose & Responsibility
  • Sections
• Workplace Safety
  • Program
  • Committees
  • Committees, con't.
  • Request for Special Safety Investigation
  • Request for Special Safety Investigation, con't.
  • Anonymous Investigations
• Fire Safety
  • Program
  • Egress
  • Components of Egress
  • Emergency Action Plan
  • Posting Evacuation Routes
  • Procedures
  • Emergency Coordinator
  • Emergency Coordinator, con't.
  • Fire Extinguisher Classes
  • Using the Fire Extinguisher
  • Fire Safety Reminders
• Workers' Compensation
  • Program
  • Benefits
  • Medical Treatment
  • Reporting Job Injury or Illness
  • Further Information
• Hazard Communications
  • Program
  • Labeling
  • Hazardous Chemical Inventories
  • Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Training
  • Further Information
• Responsibility PI, Employee, EHS
  • Who is Responsible
  • The Principal Investigator
  • The Employee
  • Environment, Health and Safety
• OSHA Lab Standard
  • Laboratory Standard
  • Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • Occupational Exposure and Medical Surveillance
  • EHS Laboratory Safety Manual
  • PI's Laboratory Safety Plan
• Hazard Recognition
  • What is Hazard Recognition
  • Identification of Hazards
  • Identification of Hazards, con't.
  • Physical Hazards
  • Physical Hazards, con't.
  • Physical Hazards, con't.
  • Health Hazards
  • Health Hazards, con't.
• Routes of Exposure
  • Typical Routes of Exposure
  • Inhalation
  • Ingestion
  • Food Items Areas
  • Food Items Areas, con't.
  • Injection
  • Injection, con't.
  • Razor Blades
  • Sharps Containers
  • Skin Absorption
  • Safety Showers and Eyewash
• Reproduction Toxin
  • Types of Reproductive Toxins
  • Conceptus Protection Program
• Controls in the Lab
  • Main Controls Used
  • Administrative Controls
  • Administrative Controls, con't.
  • Engineering Controls
  • Chemical Laboratory Hoods
  • Chemical Laboratory Hoods, con't.
  • Chemical Laboratory Hoods, con't.
  • Biological Safety Cabinets
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • PPE for Eyes
  • PPE for Hands
  • Latex Allergy
  • PPE Clothing
  • Respiratory PPE
• Ergonomics
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Lab
  • Musculoskeletal Disorder Warning Signs
  • Ergonomic Stressors Related to Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Using Ergonomics to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • How to Let the Right People Know
• Biohazards
  • What is a Biohazard
  • Disposal Procedures
  • Disposal Procedures, con't.
  • Disposal Procedures, con't.
  • Disposal Procedures, con't.
• Other Laboratory Waste
  • Broken Glass
• Spill Response
  • Who Cleans Up
  • Dealing With a Spill
• Lab Safety Clearance and Clean Out
  • Safety Clearance Form
• Hazardous Waste
  • Regulators
  • Regulators, con't.
  • Waste Accumulator
  • Containers
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Characteristics
  • Tips
  • Tips, con't.
  • On-Line Chemical Waste Pick-Up
  • On-Line Chemical Waste Pick-Up, con't.
• Conclusion
  • Post-Test and Additional Trainings

Further Information on Workers' Compensation

For further information concerning University policies on workplace injuries and illnesses, refer to the "Workers' Compensation" pages on the EHS web site.