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Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) contact information

Sarah Aloe is our Safety Advisor.
Ph: (212) 305-0140
Email: [email protected]
EH&S website: http://www.ehs.columbia.edu/
EH&S Medical Center phone number: 212-305-6780.
Questions or concerns about safety solicited at [email protected].

General information related to safe lab work

  • Things to avoid
    • running in the lab
    • leaving waste or reagents on the bench unlabeled
    • storing glass bottles precariously
    • eating and drinking in the lab (OK to eat/drink in the dry lab)
    • throwing away food related items in the wet lab garbage
    • incorrect waste disposal
    • preparation of noxious buffers outside the fume hood
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
    • Clothing: wear close-toed shoes, and avoid shorts and short dresses
    • Wear gloves, a lab coat, and safety glasses at the bench
    • Use the face shield for cutting out bands from gels with the UV on
    • We also have freezer gloves and autoclave gloves
    • Washing lab coats - I will look into a local service

Safety trainings

C-14 certification of fitness training

C-14 training is required by FDNY for everyone who does benchwork in NYC. If you plan to work in the wet lab, do this training ASAP - it can take months to go through the process. If you are C-14 certified, then you can work in the lab alone. But if you are not C-14 certified, then at least one C-14 certified person must be in the lab space when you are there.

Useful links:

RASCAL trainings

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