Spotlight on Safety

Health and Safety News For The Princeton Community, Feb. 2025

Feb. 12 from 10am-1pm E-Quad Cafe

Eye safety is the focus of our winter laboratory safety event at the E-Quad Cafe on Wed. Feb. 12.

Raffle Prize! Win Stoggles or Lego Flowers.

Stylish Stoggles protect your eyes in a variety of fun colors and shapes, while Lego plants are sure to be a conversation piece at your desk or lab bench.

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Topics: Eye Safety, Laser Safety, PPE and More
Sweet Treats
Vouchers: $11 Lunch Credit at E-Quad Cafe
Demonstrations
Advice From EHS Staffers
Vendors Focused on Laser Eyewear

Bonus: For Lincoln's Birthday, a live performance of eye-themed songs from Honest Abe himself on the lounge piano! Intrigued? Confused? Come and see!

Music • Food • Safety • Feel the Love!

Register Your 3D Printer

EHS has initiated a survey for registration of 3D printers on campus.

In order ensure users are in compliance with safety standards and training requirements, EHS has initiated a survey for registering both existing and new 3D printers.

GO TO SURVEY

For more information on 3D printer health and safety, training requirements, exposure control and other resources, visit our 3D Printers on Campus page.

Lab Coat Program Page Has FAQs

The EHS website now has FAQs about the Lab Coat Program on a new web page dedicated to the service. The page also outlines lab coat types and has information on how to sign up for the program and use the automated lab coat services around campus.

Learn More about the Program »

Changes in Exposure Limits on Horizon

Laboratories should prepare now for changes to allowable exposure limits for Methlene chloride (also known as dichloromethane or DCM), according to Stanley Howell, Senior Program Manager for Chemical Safety. Labs should look for MC/DCM in storage areas and determine whether continued use is critical. Unneeded MC/DCM can be disposed of through EHS's chemical waste program.

Notify EHS by March 1 of your plan for continued use at ehs@princeton.edu. Contact Stanley Howell for additional information: schowell@princeton.edu.

EHS Stories: New Episode!

A new episode of our popular podcast has dropped! Join Safety Specialist Joan Hutzly as she relates some wild stories from her four-decade career at Princeton, including dog-sized rats, mysteriously smoking drums and booby-trapped fume hoods.

EHS Stories is available to stream on our anniversary website and all major platforms.

Supervising For Safety at Princeton

New sessions have been posted for the nationally award-winning Supervising for Safety Certificate Program on the Employee Learning Center.

This three-session program is open to anyone, but targeted towards directors, supervisors, managers, team and project leaders, and anyone who wants to influence safety in their organization. Classes can be taken out of order.

Upcoming Trainings

Radioactive Materials Safety

Feb. 24, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Lewis Thomas Laboratory, Room 222

SUPERVISING FOR SAFETY

Safety Management Fundamentals

Feb. 12, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Louis A. Simpson International Building MPR B60B

Building a Safety Culture

Feb. 24, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Louis A. Simpson International Building MPR B60B

Advanced Safety Management

March 13, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Louis A. Simpson International Building MPR B60B

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Laboratory Safety at Princeton University (Online)

New researchers to Princeton University should complete the following steps as part of the online Laboratory Safety Training Sequence.

Complete the online components of the laboratory safety training: Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety 1-5 and Final Test, available at: https://putrain.learn.com
After completing the online components, sign up for and attend an instructor-led Laboratory Safety Training session.

Upcoming dates for instructor-led Laboratory Safety Training sessions:

Laboratory Safety at Princeton University

Feb 11, 28

March 11, 28

To sign up for a training session, go to:

https://putrain.learn.com

Select Environmental Health & Safety under "Training By Department"

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