February 10-14, 2025
We hope you can join us to recognize Lab Safety Awareness Week 2025! EH&S and our partners are hosting events on both campuses. See below for event information and details.
The Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association’s (CSHEMA) Lab Safety Awareness Week is held each February to recognize the successes of laboratory health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep faculty, staff and students safe. WashU EH&S is proud to partner with you and enable you to perform your extraordinary work that is critical to the WashU mission!
Events
We hope you can join EH&S and our Campus Partners at one or more events during LSAW! Be sure to check back here for updated event information.
| Date/Time | Event | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue., Feb. 11 12:00p.m. – 3.00p.m. | EH&S Tabling | Medical Campus FLTC Hearth | Visit with EH&S, Sustainability and Emergency Management for fun activities, safety information, and swag. Cookies, pastries and coffee while they last! |
| Wed., Feb. 12 12:00p.m. – 3.00p.m. | EH&S Tabling | Medical Campus FLTC Hearth | Visit with EH&S, Sustainability and Emergency Management for fun activities, safety information, and swag. Cookies, pastries and coffee while they last! |
| Thur,. Feb. 13 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. | SOP and Lab-Specific Training Workshop | Medical Campus FLTC 205 or via Zoom | Click Here to Register Coffee and pastries provided for those attending in-person! |
| Fri., Feb. 14 11:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. | For the Love of Safety | Wrighton Hall (Rettner Gallery) | Come learn about safety and enjoy snacks, games, and prizes! Access the event flyer here to share with others. Visit the Chemistry Department website for more details! |
Safety Topics
This year, we are highlighting a variety of lab safety topics in our theme “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”!
We hope you can join us during our tabling events and at our SOP and Lab-Specific Training Workshop for safety resources. You can also access some of our resources below:
- WANTED: Lasers
- Radiation and Laser Safety Reference Guide
- More resources coming soon!
Be sure to visit the EH&S Lab and Chemical Safety page for access to existing policies, guidance and resources.
You can also visit the CSHEMA LSAW webpage for lab safety resources.
Fume Hood Clean-Out Competition
Join us for our second annual EH&S Fume Hood Clean-Out Competition during Lab Safety Awareness Week 2025! We encourage labs to evaluate their fume hoods and look for opportunities to reduce chemical storage, improve housekeeping, remove equipment from the sides and rear of the fume hood, and maintain equipment on stands or blocks to improve airflow to name a few improvements.
The competition is open! Submissions will be due February 7. Click here for the submission form. Be sure to have both before and after photos of your fume hood.
You can access the competition flyer here to share with others!
Check out last years winners!
Medical Campus: Lishko Lab, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Danforth Campus: Taylor Lab, Department of Chemistry
Citlalli Vergara, Júlia Castro Arnau, Maureen Tam
Our competition winners received donuts for their lab and a miniature fume hood!
Lab Safety Awareness Week 2024
Link here for 2024 lab safety awareness information