Lab Safety Awareness Week!

Lab Safety Awareness Week is an event held in February that recognizes the successes of laboratory health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep our faculty, staff and students safe.

Why Participate?

Successful laboratory safety awareness and programs can help identify and manage laboratory hazards before they cause injury. 

Topics for 2024 Lab Safety Awareness Week

1. Chemical Storage

2. Engineering Controls

Chemical Storage 

For a downloadable and printable copy of the Chemical Storage poster, please select the link above.

For more information on PSU's current guidelines on proper chemical storage, please visit the PSU Chemical Hygiene Plan.

Engineering Controls

For a downloadable and printable copy of the Engineering Controls poster, please select the link above.

For more information on PSU's current guidelines on engineering controls and equipment guidelines, please visit the PSU Chemical Hygiene Plan.

Topics for 2023 Lab Safety Awareness Week

1. Personal Protective Equipment and General Lab Attire

2. Lab Housekeeping

3. Safety Equipment in the Lab

4. Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

5. We're All in this Together!

6. Meet Your EHS Team

Lab Safety Awareness Week In-Person Event!

Please join us Friday, February 17th to celebrate the culmination of this week!

There will be an in-person spill response demo starting at 12pm in SRTC 355, followed by donuts and coffee in the 3rd floor SRTC Student Lounge. Also, our local Fisher Scientific Representative, Nick Fischer, will be tabling. Stop by with questions about any lab equipment or supplies needs.

Personal Protective Equipment and General Lab Attire

For a downloadable and printable copy of the Personal Protective Equipment a General Lab Attire poster, please select the link above.

For more information on PSU's current guidelines on proper lab PPE and attire, please visit this section of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.

Lab Housekeeping

For a downloadable and printable copy of the Lab Housekeeping poster, please select the link above.

For more information on PSU's guidelines to proper lab housekeeping, as well as other best laboratory practices, please visit this section of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.

Safety Equipment in the Lab

For a downloadable and printable copy of the Safety Equipment in the Lab poster, please select the link above.

More information about lab safety equipment and emergency response can be found in this section of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

For a downloadable and printable copy of the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment poster, please select the link above.

Please find more resources and information on how to perform a proper risk assessment in this section of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.