September is food safety month, and as students return to campus for the new school year, there are plenty of reasons to remember the importance of
Welcome to the Office of Environmental Health and Safety
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Steps to Preventing Foodborne Illness
September is food safety month, and as students return to campus for the new school year, there are plenty of reasons to remember the importance of safe food handling.
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New Hoverboard Fire Safety Policy
So-called “hoverboards”—self-balancing, hands-free scooters—have become very popular in recent years.
Unfortunately, some hoverboards are prone to overheating, creating safety risks for users.
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Know Your Hazard Symbols (Pictograms)
Hazard symbols have come a long way from the rudimentary drawings used to designate poison in the early 1800s.
As a result of updated OSHA chemical labeling requirements, 2016 marks the first full year of adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) in the U.S.
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Work Outside? Beat the Heat With These Summer Safety Tips
Summer is construction season at Princeton. It’s also the time of year when we emphasize the importance of preventing and treating heat-related illness.
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University Adds Alertus+ Emergency Notification Service
The new Alertus+ Mobile App provides notifications during campus emergencies. To download the app, go to this Emergency Management page.
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PPE for the Lab
The Eye Protection Initiative encourages the wearing of safety eyewear in the laboratory. EHS gave away safety glasses and goggles with a drawing for a FitBit®.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used in almost every work environment on campus.
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Respirator Use
Concerned about airborne exposures? Contact EHS to request an exposure assessment to determine if respiratory protection is necessary.
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Workplace Safety
The Workplace Safety program evaluates and controls hazardous conditions to reduce the frequency and severity of injuries to faculty, students, and staff.
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Biological Safety
The Biological Safety Program provides guidance to facilitate safe and responsible research with biological agents that can cause disease or be harmful to humans.
News & Announcements
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So-called “hoverboards”—self-balancing, hands-free scooters—have become very popular in recent years.
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Hazard symbols have come a long way from the rudimentary drawings used to designate poison in the early 1800s.
