Health and Safety News for the Princeton Community • Vol. VII No. 3, August 2023
Our Festival of Safety Comes to Frick Atrium
August 29-30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fun Games, Giveaways and Prizes!
Dress a Cutout of the Princeton Tiger in proper PPE!
Enter a raffle to win a free
lunch for your lab!
Sa{Fest} comes to the Frick Atrium August 29-30 with informative presentations about PPE, waste management, sustainability, electrical and fire safety and WorkAlone, an important feature of the TigerSafe app.

Meet Princeton's new Fire Marshal, Joe Novak. Play games and earn Paw Points, prizes and cool giveaways (tumblers, totes and more), all courtesy of EHS. It's not to be missed!
Speaking of Sa{Fest}...
We held a custom tumbler raffle at our spring festival in Icahn, and Sr. Laboratory Specialist Chris Niles presented the prizes to Jessica Feliciano in PNI and Renee Soto in MolBio. Congrats to the winners! We've upped the ante this time around by offering a free lunch to the winning lab who enters our raffle at this week's Sa{Fest} at Frick!
New Software For Health & Safety Program Enrollees
Coming Soon! Occupational Health will soon be launching a new patient management software for employees and students enrolled in health and safety programs that require regular medical surveillance, such as respiratory protection and hearing protection. Set to go live next month, users will receive notifications and complete annual questionnaires using a new patient portal.

Stay tuned for more information or email Kelly States at: kstates@princeton.edu
Latest Episode of EHS Stories
The latest episode of our podcast, EHS Stories, is our most explosive yet! Learn about the discovery of a strange box in the basement of graduate housing and the weird military secret it contained.
Emergency Management Debuts Upgraded Website
Emergency Management has launched a new website, with updated tools, features and functionality to help you feel safe and prepared at Princeton University. View Site »
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(Photo by Sameer Kahn, Photobuddy)
COVID Response Award Presented at PRD
EHS Assistant Vice President Robin Izzo, along with Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun, presented the COVID Response Recognition Award to graduate student Sang Woo Park at Princeton Research Day 2023. 
 
Park created a mathematical model to assist Princeton in developing guidelines for testing frequency and isolation during the pandemic. His model took into account circulating variants, the vaccination status of the campus population and COVID-19 policies to make predictions that played a key role in the University’s decision-making process.
 
EHS was invited to co-sponsor the award because of our leadership in crafting policy and working with partners to determine the University’s COVID response.
Upcoming Health & Safety Trainings

Fire Extinguisher Training
August 28, 2-3 p.m. 200 Elm Dr. Room 105

Fire Extinguisher Training
August 29, 10-11 a.m. 200 Elm Dr. Room 105

Advanced Safety Management
August 30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. New South 7th Floor Training Room

Radioactive Materials Safety*
Sept. 11, 2-3:45 p.m. LTL Room 003

Safety Management Fundamentals
Sept. 27, 9 a.m.-noon Location TBA

Building A Safety Culture
Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-noon Location TBA

Advanced Safety Management
Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-noon Location TBA

*Note: Open Source Radiation Basics online training modules and test
must be completed before being admitted to session.

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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.

  1. Complete the online components of the laboratory safety training: Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety 1-5 and Final Test, available at: https://putrain.learn.com
  2. 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
August 28, 2 p.m.
August 29, 3 p.m.
Sept. 5, 2 p.m.
Sept. 15, 3 p.m.
Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 26, 3 p.m.

To sign up for a training session, go to:
Select Environmental Health & Safety under "Training by Department"
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