Introduction
All of us in the Boettcher lab are firmly committed to maintaining a safe, healthy environment for all who enter our lab space. Anyone working in the Boettcher lab space must receive one-on-one safety training with the lab safety officer before beginning work in the lab. Task-specific safety training is administered as necessary by senior lab members or other qualified personnel. An annual safety review with UO Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) is mandatory for all postdoctoral, graduate, undergraduate, and volunteer lab workers.
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about safety in the Boettcher lab, please contact the lab safety officer.
Current lab safety officer:
Lizzie Cochran
eac@uoregon.edu
Important safety contact information
In case of emergency, contact UO DPS and EHS
DPS: 541-346-6666
EHS: 541-346-3192
Lizzie: 209-981-0839
Shannon: 805-452-4709
Important web links about lab safety
UO Environmental Health and Safety main page
Link to Boettcher lab inventory, training records, and to schedule waste pick-up (requires login, contact lenman@uoregon.edu for login info) *Add chemicals to inventory as soon as they are received
Online access to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
EHS lab safety guides and manuals – includes information about working with nanomaterials, chemical compatibility chart, and reproductive hazards, among other things.
EHS laboratory safety forms and form templates
UO Chemical Hygiene Plan
EHS contacts for task-specific safety training
Forms and Training
If you are an undergraduate VOLUNTEERING in the lab (i.e. not working for credit) then you must fill out the*UO Conditions of Volunteer Service form* for liability and injury coverage, and submit it to Risk management. Shannon will sign the form as well. The forms are available on line at
http://orm.uoregon.edu/content/volunteers
All researchers must also complete responsible conduct of research training. If you are a graduate student then your research ethics course is sufficient for this purpose. Postdoctoral scholars and undergraduates must complete this online module.