If you experienced or observed an incident, an accident, or an 'almost!' situation in or around your lab or field work site, please report it here:
Important!
If an employee of the University was injured (even minor cuts or exposures), please be sure a Injury Report Form has been completed first! If time off of work was required, also fill out the SAIF website for Workers' & Employers' report of occupational injury or disease/illness form. These forms need to be submitted to HR and a separate follow-up by the University is needed.
What is required:
The submission form can be anonymous and only requires a brief description of the incident and the suggested measures that could be taken to solve the problem. Anyone with a PSU email address can create a submission.
When to submit:
Please consider submitting an report if you ever think there is an underlying condition or opportunity to learn. Even submitting a seemingly minor incident is important to develop the practice of sharing potential lab safety concerns.
“I wish I had known."
"Why didn’t anyone tell me?"
"If only I had dealt with that problem or followed instructions earlier."
What Happens to Your Submission:
The report submissions are reviewed and edited initially by the Laboratory Safety Specialist, in EHS, and then the Chemical Hygiene Committee who:
- Review the case details.
- Discuss why it occurred – What were the causes? (told to, unavailable, rushed, forgot, lack of safety procedures in place, equipment failure, etc).
- Review suggested measures to ensure they are appropriate and likely to prevent it from happening again
These reports are used to prevent safety issues in the future. About once a month, the Chemical Hygiene Committee reviews these reports and sends along an overview of each of the incidents to the various science and engineering department Chairs.
Questions?
Please contact Lindsay Henderson at lindsah@pdx.edu or by phone at (503)725-4312 with questions. For general safety inquiries, please reach out to EHS at EHS-group@pdx.edu