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Environmental Health & Safety Office

Your Green Holiday Checklist

December 1, 2015

Holidays are around the corner! Many of us will be taking some time off, but whether it is for a couple of days or a week, refer to the following Green Holiday Checklist to ensure that your lab space is green and sustainable before you leave for break: Turn off all computers and unplug any devices such as […]

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PDF: December 2015 Lab Rat Newsletter

December 1, 2015

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8 Tips for Avoiding On-Campus Thefts

November 1, 2015

by Sgt. Rick Allen, Emory Crime Prevention Unit, Campus Services fallen@emory.edu Persons commonly referred to as “office creepers” (OCs) target campuses as a source of expensive electronic items. OCs are looking for laptops, cell phones, and backpacks left unattended in offices, labs, libraries, coffee shops, and dining areas. 4 Tips for Avoiding OC Thefts: OCs […]

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New ELMS Video Tutorial

November 1, 2015

Emory Learning Management System (ELMS) is a central online location where many Emory departments’ online courses and training records can be accessed. This includes many training courses from EHSO. Our Training page now includes an ELMS video tutorial to help you get started with taking one of our training courses in ELMS. We also have […]

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EHSO Website Usability Test

November 1, 2015

Help EHSO improve their website! Help EHSO in one of two ways: Talk to us. Take the new EHSO Customer Satisfaction Survey located here. Participate in a 30-min usability study. Contact Beth Savoy for more information at: beth.savoy@emory.edu Visit EHSO on the web at: ehso.emory.edu

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PDF: November 2015 Lab Rat Newsletter

November 1, 2015

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Notice of National Biosafety Stewardship Month & Health and Safety Requirements for NIH Grantees

October 15, 2015

Notice Number: NOT-OD-15-163 Release Date: Sept. 29, 2015 Issued by: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Link: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-163.html This is the second year that NIH specifically reminds its grantees of: meeting applicable federal, state and local health and safety standards; and establishing and implementing necessary measures to minimize their employees’ risk of injury or illness in activities related to […]

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PDF: Special Edition October 2015 Lab Rat Newsletter

October 15, 2015

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Working Safely in Your Biosafety Cabinet

October 1, 2015

We have posted on our website a 15-min instructional video from Esco Biotech aimed to show standard operating procedures for working in Class II Biosafety Cabinets from start to shut down. EHSO encourages you to become familiar with the type of BSC in your laboratory be reviewing product specifications and recommended practices. An instructional poster […]

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Are You Aware of DURC?

October 1, 2015

The United States Government (USG) issued in March 2012 the Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) Policy, and subsequently, the Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences DURC. The USG defines DURC as: …life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technology that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, plants, animals, […]

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