Lab Safety
UMass Lowell Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) office maintains a staff capable of supporting the ever growing campus research and facilities safety needs. The EHS department has a sub-section called "Lab Safety" dealing with the needs specific to laboratories on campus.
- Lab Safety Contacts
- Lab Safety Training
- Facilities Lab Safety Training
- Risk Card Awareness and Instructions
- Labs Safety Forms
Lab Safety Contact
If you have any questions, please contact: Kathi Lamond, Lab Safety Manager, Certified Industrial Hygienist
- Phone: 978-934-2746
- email: Kathi_Lamond@uml.edu
Email hazardous_receiving@uml.edu to schedule/request a pick up of hazardous waste and/or delivery of hazardous waste containers.
Lab Safety Training
Lab Safety Training is required initially and every year thereafter. Specific trainings are available upon request.
- Step 1: Complete training modules 1-4 with embedded quiz. Your results will automatically be emailed to ehs@uml.edu as well as the email you provided in the quiz.
- Step 2: Provide a copy of your results to your Principal Investigator as proof of being certified for Lab Safety Training.
- Step 3: Print a copy of your results (1st page is sufficient) and file in section 8 of your Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) Notebook.
- Step 4: Register your training through the EHS safety website. This is your landing page where you can see what trainings may or may not have expired. If you do not have an @uml.edu or @student.uml.edu email address, please log in with a Microsoft or Google account by clicking "I don't have a UMass Lowell (UML) account" when prompted.
- Step 5: Print the provided training certificate (from step 4) and file in your CHP Notebook (section 8).
online-lab-safety-modulesOnline Training Modules:
- Tutorial Video: Before starting, it is recommended that the tutorial video be watched as it describes how to properly navigate the training so content or questions are not missed:
- Module 1: Overview of EHS and the lab safety program and all associated functions including important locations and contacts.
- Module 2: Hazardous communication including review of the key labels, OSHA, GHS, SDS, and pictograms.
- Module 3: Lab Safety is the main module for understanding one's roles and responsibilities within the lab (reducing hazards, safety controls, proper handling and storage of hazardous materials, hazard identification, CHP, CHO, etc.).
- Module 4: Hazardous waste provides guidance on proper handling, categorizing, storing, and ultimately disposing of hazardous waste.
facilitiesFacilities Lab Safety Training
EHS, as a service to the university, provides facility awareness training as a right-to-know training for those who may enter a laboratory or any hazardous work environment. Facilities Lab Safety Training is required initially and every year thereafter if you are going to enter a lab unsupervised. If any questions or you would like an in-person training, contact Kathi_Lamond@uml.edu.
Complete training modules 1 - 3.
Online Facilities Lab Safety Training:
- Tutorial Video: Before starting, it is recommended that the tutorial video be watched as it describes how to properly navigate the training so content or questions are not missed:
- Module 1: Overview of EHS and the lab safety program and all associated functions including important locations and contacts.
- Module 2: Hazardous communication including review of the key labels, OSHA, GHS, SDS, and pictograms.
- Module 3: Lab Safety is the main module for understanding one's roles and responsibilities within the lab (risk card signs, entry procedures with risk card signs, safety controls, etc.).
riskcardRisk Card Awareness Information
EHS determines entryway into hazardous spaces, as such a door mounted risk card system is designed and implemented on campus to provide guidance and controls.
- Online risk information sign awareness module educates the UML community on our risk card sign system including topics such as how it is used on campus to communicate hazards and determine entry procedures.
- Risk information sign completion instructions allow Principal Investigators and facility space managers to properly identify the hazards within their spaces so EHS can assign a color and provide/post the sign.
- Risk Card Database is the online tool to track laboratories, hazards, PI's, and emergency contact information. This database will provide contacts to police for first response, facilities for the names of responsible party, and track associated hazards. To view the database, you must have UML credentials and have been provided access to the risk card database. To request access, email EHS@uml.edu, include "risk card database access" in the email subject line, include your name, department, and reason for access in the body of the email.
Lab Safety Forms
- Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) (pdf)
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- How to Wear N95 or N100 Respirator (docx)
- Lab Coat Program
- OSHA’s Laboratory Safety Guidance(pdf)
- Move-Out or Renovation Checklist (pdf)
- Lab Inspection Checklist (doc)
- Non-Hazardous Waste Determination Form (pdf)
- American Chemical Society (ACS) - Lab Safety
- NOAA Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
- SAA Inspection Checklist (pdf)
- General Safe Practice for Working with Engineered Nano-materials in Research Laboratories
- Emergency Eyewash Station Weekly Testing Form (pdf)
- Welding PPE Checklist Form (pdf)
- ETIC Level 2 Safety Training (doc)