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Our new incident reporting form is live and newly updated! Head to our site and download a pdf for your lab here: ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/…

Hypothermia affects the brain, making the victim unable to think clearly or move well. Work with a buddy when possible. Know the signs and symptoms of hypothermia and how to treat it. Find more tips to keep you and your workers safe while working in cold: bit.ly/4ghj1bB

Exercise caution over the next few days-winter weather and extreme low temperatures are expected throughout the Philly region. As always, Public Safety is here for you 24/7. Should you experience a fire, medical, or police emergency, call us at 215-573-3333. Stay safe and warm!

January FAQs are up on our website. Please check it out for the latest updates that may be impacting your lab's work: ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/…

⚠️❄️🧊 A wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected beginning late this evening into tonight from south to north. Precip changing to all rain from south to north Thurs morning. Locations from around the Philly metro and north should expect an icy morning commute.

In partnership with Penn Sustainability , our team helped facilitate the exchange of over 100 lbs of older but perfectly new glassware between Penn Dental Medicine and Penn Chemistry this week! Special thanks to all those who made this happen!

Last week, EHRS partnered with Airgas and Penn Chemistry to host a Cryogen & Compressed Gas Safety Workshop. The sessions encouraged researchers and support staff to ask questions and learn how to safety engage with this critical equipment. Thanks to all who came out!

Any Penn labs have spare new or like new glassware they no longer need? We are working with the Penn Sustainability Eco-Reps team developing a database of available labware that future researchers may be able to "shop" from. Add to the inventory here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

On Friday, we partnered with the emergency response team for Penn hospitals for a full-scale mass casualty exercise at Penn Presbyterian. The exercise gave wilderness medicine medical students a chance to learn from the pros. We're proud to collaborate to keep our community safe!

A fantastic vacuum pump safety workshop yesterday from our partners at Chemtech with Penn Chemistry ! Games, prizes, and vacuum pumps galore! All this vacuum pump talk has us asking, has your lab replaced their oil mist filters recently?

The April FAQ Newsletter is up on our website addressing your questions about summer student protocols, chemical storage, and clearer guidance on alerting us in an emergency vs a non-emergent concern. Sample below - learn more here: ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/…

Ever wonder what aspects of the community EHRS impacts? Take a look at our 2024 annual report to learn more about what we do, who we serve, and how we can help you! ehrs.upenn.edu/ehrs-annual-re…

Tomorrow is the last chance during Earth Week events to learn about the freezer challenge to promote safer and more efficient freezer use. We'll be tabling in Chemistry from 11 - 1. For more information about Earth Week, check out: sustainability.upenn.edu/get-involved/o….

We recently rehomed almost 400 excess boxes of nitrile gloves from PennEngineering to outreach programs, teaching labs, and clinical/teaching spaces in Penn Biology, Penn Chemistry, Penn Physics & Astro, and Penn Dental Medicine. See our flyer to share your excess labware with other groups!

Last week, Penn Chemistry hosted a Safety Round Robin with grad student led hands-on workshops for attendees. After gathering feedback, this safety event scored an 8.1/10 on a scale of enjoyment - a monumental accomplishment! So proud of our student leaders!

Last week, our team spent the day at the PAR Expo educating about and demonstrating radiation monitoring and dispelling myths about radiation. The collaborative energy was electric, and we're grateful especially to CHOP and HUP for their partnership!

Kicking off the summer with some basics of lab safety for our visiting undergraduate researchers. Welcome to Penn! We are here to answer your lab safety questions: [email protected].

Time for our quarterly reminder to check your peroxide formers! To learn more about what to look for, how to keep yourself safe, and what to do if you find a package that looks like this one, visit ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/…. Photo credit: Stephen F Austin State University

June is National Safety Month! Our EHRS site has a ton of freely available resources for safety needs associated with chemical, physical, biological and radiological hazards. Come explore: ehrs.upenn.edu and see if you can identify one area of your workspace to improve!

EHRS recently completed sampling and evaluation of dichloromethane (DCM) use in Penn labs, in accordance with an EPA ruling from 2024. 63% of labs using DCM have since discontinued use, while remaining labs have decreased use and improved workflows for researcher safety.