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Markus Schaufele
Director, ORS Evanston
Phone: (847) 491-5581
m-schaufele@northwestern.edu
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General Lab Safety Information

The safe operation of laboratories is regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) among other regulations. All laboratory rooms, principal investigators and laboratory workers are registered in the Integrated Safety Information System (ISIS). There are also special registration requirements for lasers. The laboratory compliance guidelines at Northwestern are listed on this and related pages.

Responsibility for maintaining related safety guide lines and coordinating the laboratory safety program is assigned to ORS.

Engineering Controls

Radiofrequency and Microwave Hazards

Magnetic Fields

Electrical Safety - DOE Handbook

Electrophoresis/Sequencing Equipment

Fume Hoods and Ventilation

Laboratory Equipment

Nip Points, Rotating Shafts or Belts

Laboratory Doors

Vacuum Work and Apparatus


Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Clothing

Gloves

Allergic reactions to gloves

Eye Protection

Noise

Respiratory Protection Program


Administrative Controls

Roles and Responsibilities

Housekeeping

Signs and Labels

Visitors to Labs

Risk Management: Volunteers and Visitors Lab Use Agreement

Eliminating Mercury Thermometers

Laboratory Animals

Flammable and Combustible Liquid Containers

Limitations for Compressed or Liquified Gas Cylinders

Hazardous Waste

Chemical Waste

Radioactive Waste

Potentially Infectious Waste


Policy and Laboratory Review

Laboratory Annual Reviews

Lab Safety Checklist

Relocating or Closing a Laboratory

Safety Enforcement Policy

Compressed or Liquefied Gases


Emergency Equipment

Safety Showers

Eyewash Fountains

Fire Extinguisher Policy


Related Northwestern Departments

Risk Management
Oversees a variety of the University's loss prevention and insurance programs.

Facilities Management Operations
Responsible for the maintenance, replacement, and repair of buildings, grounds, and utility systems.

University Services
Provides gas, dry ice, alcohol and other laboratory supply chain services among other services.

Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM)
The centrally administered animal resource.

Office for Audit and Advisory Services
Provides independent, objective assurance and consulting services with respect to evaluating risk management, control, and governance processes

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