After the Research Safety team conducted laboratory inspections during the month of January, our team has selected one lab to be recognized.
EHSO would like to recognize the Vega Lab for the January Lab Safety Spotlight. Congratulations to the members of Dr. Nicole Vega’s research group for embracing a culture of safety. Keep up the great work!
About the Vega Lab: “We perform research in microbial community ecology using synthetic microbial ecosystems, with Caenorhabditis elegans as a host model. We are interested in the mechanisms underlying community assembly and stability, particularly in the context of the host, and the mechanisms and consequences of heterogeneity within and between systems.”
Members of the lab selected for the Lab Safety Spotlight will receive a pizza party sponsored by EHSO.
Thank you to all the labs and team members for being proactive and embracing a culture of safety.
Ways members of research labs can embrace a culture of safety:
- Maintain your EHSO training to keep it up-to-date
- Know the biological, chemical properties, or characteristics of the materials that you are using in research
- Use your PPE according to the lab-specific PPE Assessment
- Review the safety and lab-specific SOPs before commencing work
- Clean after you have finished your work
- Know how to respond to and report an incident or accident
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