Research Lab Worker Safety Training

Whether your an undergraduate, graduate, post-doc, manager, visiting scholar or volunteer, if you’re working in a Chemistry department research lab there are some minimum safety requirements you must follow.

• Ensure you have been trained or researched the hazards and necessary precautions for all materials and equipment used before beginning work.
• Attend a department safety lecture by the department CHO; John Sullivan
• Sign and follow the department research assistant safety contract
• Discuss your position with the department’s IT department (chem.fulmerit.help@wsu.edu) and make you’re WSU e-mail is on the appropriate e-mail distribution, and check your e-mail regularly
• Please also go through WSU Online Safety Courses and make sure to complete:
  • University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Chemical Hazards
  • University Laboratory Safety – Working Safely
  • Hazard Communication
  • Personal Protective Equipment Fundamentals

Failure to follow proper department safety could jeopardize your position with department so please pay close attention to the requirements.  Safety training requirements are updated semi-annually so be sure to check back periodically to make sure you have no new requirements.

**Understand these are department minimums, but most of your training should take place by your supervisor or PI, along with your continued learning on any new materials or equipment you might use.  At minimum your supervisor should go over the lab’s Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) in detail.