Environmental Health and Safety

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Oregon State University is committed to protecting the health and welfare of students, faculty and staff. It is vitally important that we work together to foster and sustain a culture of laboratory safety in our wide array of teaching and research activities.

According to OSHA and OSU regulations all chemical containers must be labeled for the health and safety of employees, students, visitors, and emergency responders. The purpose of the Chemical Labeling Station is to provide laboratories with the necessary means and tools to properly label all chemicals and hazardous waste. The poster provides:

A vivid demonstration of piranha solution on lab coat materials.

We will be offering a new lab coat that is both flame retardant and is chemical impermeable. They are more expensive, but some users may benefit from this. If you know some specific users, let them know they can acquire a specialized lab coat when working with high volumes of flammables and high hazard chemicals.

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