A New Year's resolution is a tradition in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behavior, accomplish a personal goal or otherwise improve their life.

Recently, there have been several instances of unpleasant odors in laboratories that have elicited calls to EHS. In each case, the cause was dry sink and floor drain traps. 

If you've worked at Princeton University for more than a few years, you've collected some good stories. Lab Safety Specialist Joan Hutzly is no exception. 

Every laboratory researcher must continuously address a key question: What makes the laboratory safe and how can safety outcomes be improved?  

It may be Chacos weather outdoors, but proper attire is still essential in the laboratory. Standards of proper dress and PPE do not change when the weather heats up.    

Proper Laboratory Attire

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Recently, a University sanitation worker was operating a trash compactor on campus. Unbeknownst to the operator, someone had disposed of a closed helium balloon tank.

Recent severe weather in the Northeast is a good reminder of the danger of thunderstorms. 

Shaundree Davis, Senior Program Manager for Industrial Hygiene at Princeton EHS, has seen the phenomenon before.

In the first half of April, pollen production begins to go up rapidly in Central New Jersey, and calls to her office...

EHS has been charged (see what we did there) with the collection and disposal of recyclable batteries around campus.

Before you shoot us an email or give us a ring, however, make note of the following requirements and procedures for...