August 31 @ 10:30 a.m. – noon in ETRL 101
Refreshments will begin at 10:30 a.m. in ETRL 119
MME Safety Seminar presented by Environmental Health & Safety
Environmental Health and Safety
(EH&S) is a non-academic service department dedicated to promoting and supporting the university’s efforts to protect human health, safety and the environment. EH&S, with the administration, faculty, staff, and students, develops and implements WSU’s safety policies and procedures to establish and maintain a safe and healthy university community. EH&S provides consultation and services in the areas of public health, air and water quality, worker health and safety, and chemical waste disposal and cleanup.
Please join us for the lab safety seminar presented by representatives from WSU EH&S. Several topics will be addressed:
- Chemical and dangerous waste management, with an introduction to resources to assist with safely managing chemical waste.
- Hazard identification and the hierarchy of hazard controls.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) selection, considerations and criteria.
- Laboratory housekeeping.
