Health and Safety News For The Princeton Community • Vol. VI No. 5, Dec. 2022
Holiday Research Shipping and Waste Pickup
Research Material Shipping

Regulated Shipping services available through EHS will be paused during the holiday break from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2.  

Please have any Hazardous or Regulated Shipping Requests submitted by Friday Dec. 16. (More info is on our website.) 

Shipping services will resume Jan. 3.
Holiday Waste Schedule

For the 2022 winter holiday, waste pickups will take place Thursdays as normally scheduled. Triumverate will therefore be onsite Dec. 22 and 29.

Be sure to have all requests submitted to EHS by 2pm on the Wednesday before pickup using the Waste Pickup Request form. A video explaining the submission process is available here.
2022 Dale Grieb Safety Award Winner
At the fall safety managers breakfast, EHS awarded the 2022 Dale Grieb Safety Award to fifth-year graduate student Yejoon Seo of the Priestley Polymer Lab. Seo was nominated by colleagues for creatively revising lab practices, improving communication between subgroups to maximize safety and embracing a leadership role.

The award was presented by Meagan Fitzpatrick of EHS. Pictured above left to right: Meagan Fitzpatrick, Steve Elwood of EHS, Yejoon Seo, Robin Izzo of EHS, William Gervasi of SEAS and Paul LaMarche of the Provost’s Office.
Symposium Explores Storytelling as Transformative Tool
The CSHEMA Fall 2022 Symposium on Storytelling brought health and safety professionals from around the country to Princeton University Oct. 11-12 for two days of presentations, networking and knowledge-sharing around the art and science of storytelling. Read More »
The symposium also kicks off our Sa[Fest] series of research safety events, coming to multiple locations on campus during the school year.
EHS Launches Supervising for Safety Certificate Program
Developed specifically for supervisors and managers across campus, the Supervising for Safety Certificate Program is a 3-session program designed to help those who supervise employees to become proficient leaders for safety. The program is presented by Kelly States.
Listen In On 'EHS Stories'
We've seen a great response to the "EHS Stories" podcast, launched in October. Listen on the EHS 50 Website or your favorite streaming platform and discover some of the fascinating incidents and characters that have shaped our office over the last 50 years. Stay tuned for a new episode coming soon!

Staff Can Request Records
Employers are required to make available upon request certain medical records and all exposure records of employees who are exposed to toxic substances or hazardous agents.

The University will provide a copy of these records free of charge to the employee or a representative to whom the employee has given specific written authorization.
Do You Work Alone?
TigerSafe includes a Work Alone feature which checks in on you while you work or study alone and can automatically trigger a call to your emergency contact if you fail to check in. Learn more by going to the Emergency Management website or the Work Alone section of the app.
Upcoming Trainings Dec. 2022 - Feb. 2023

Radioactive Materials Safety
Dec. 19, 2-3:30 p.m. LTL Room 222

Computer Workstation Ergonomics
Dec. 20, 10-11 a.m. Location TBA

Safety Management Fundamentals
Jan 12, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location TBA

Intro to Biosafety
Jan. 20, 2-3 p.m. LTL Room 117

Bloodborne Pathogens For Researchers
Jan. 20, 3-4 p.m. LTL Room 117

Building a Safety Culture
Jan 26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location TBA

Advanced Safety Management
Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location TBA

Intro to Biosafety
Feb. 9, 10-11 a.m. LTL Room 118

Bloodborne Pathogens for Researchers
Feb. 9, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. LTL Room 118
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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
Dec. 20
Jan. 6, 17
Feb. 3

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