EHS 2026 Lab Safety Awareness Week

Join Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) for a week of engaging webinars focused on strengthening safe practices across our labs and research environments. Each day features a different topic led by our EHS experts, offering valuable insights and practical guidance for anyone working with research materials, equipment, or hazardous processes.

Whether you’re new to the University or a seasoned researcher, these sessions provide an excellent opportunity to stay informed, reinforce best practices, and connect with the teams that support safety across all campuses.

BioRAFT

• New and Expanded BioRAFT Features
• Take advantage of the full potential of the BioRAFT suite. In this session, you will receive a practical demonstration of ChemTracker and the Waste Module, your new chemical inventory and chemical waste management systems.

Incidental Exposures

• So You Poked Yourself With a Needle…
• This session will cover exposures from biological and chemical incidents that happened at the University over the past year.  We will discuss the nature of the incidents and how to prevent these undesirable outcomes.

• Legacy Chemicals and the Hunt for Picric Acid
• Join us for a practical, eye‑opening session on how legacy chemicals accumulate, who is responsible for managing them, and what our recent campus‑wide assessments uncovered. We will walk through real examples of forgotten materials, common red flags, and the hidden risks they pose to researchers and institutions.

Hazmat Incidents

• Behind the Scenes of Actual HAZMAT Response at the U
• Real incidents, real lessons learned. This presentation will detail incidents encountered by our Hazmat Team over the past year and the lessons learned for our research community.

EHS Services

• Did you know EHS could do this for you?
• Whether you’re on a research vessel, an architect or engineer in the shop, wood/metal work or welding, or are simply in the lab, your work environment is filled with hazards. Join us for the last day of Lab Safety Awareness Week to discuss the little known services that EHS can do for you.