Safety

For PI’s, Researchers, Grad Students, & Post Docs – Lab Check-In Form (PDF)

Required Training on Canvas for all ISU Laboratory Personnel:

• Laboratory Safety: Core Concepts
• Fire Safety and Fire Extinguisher Safety (online)
• Emergency Response Guide Video
• Other safety training as assigned due to hazard assessments or equipment

• For PI’s – EH&S Research Support Checklist (PDF)
• General Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Lab Inspection Forms
• EH&S Resources for Laboratories

The Iowa State University Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) provides these standard operating procedures (SOPs) as a starting point for researchers to develop SOPs that are tailored to the specific circumstances of the researcher’s lab. These SOPs have been submitted by Iowa State University researchers and staff and EH&S makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of their content for any specific lab. EH&S expressly disclaims any warranty or liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this site. Visit the site.

All of these EH&S SOPs and other SOPs developed by ME can be found in the Learn@ISU course catalog and are now available for assignment as training.

EH&S SOP Template (DOCX)

EH&S Laboratory Safety Website

More information is listed at the bottom of the page in the “More information” portion. Many of these resources are taken from Iowa State University’s Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) resources.

Thank you for your efforts in maintaining a safety culture in your shop or laboratory. It is ME’s priority to provide clean and safe workspaces for research and technical work.

• Accidents (seek injury care flowchart)
• Review the floor-by-floor emergency maps for Black Engineering Building.
• Fire
• Inclement weather (heat, flood, lightning, tornado)
• Automated external defibrillator (AED) – In the event you find someone who is unconscious, call 9-1-1 immediately and locate the AED in the third floor elevator lobby.

• Call the ISU Department of Public Safety at (515) 294-4428. For emergencies, call 911.
• Caller will need to give an address if you call 911 from an off-campus location, and they will ask for building and room

• Information for Accidents and Incidents
• Employee and Student Incident Reports (must report within 24 hours of incident)
• Employees should contact Occupational Medicine at McFarland Clinic by calling (515) 239-4496.
• Students should contact Thielen Student Health Center at 2260 Sheldon Ave., (515) 294-5801.
• If you require urgent counseling for any reason, call (515) 294-5056; during after hours, call (515) 290-3642. Business hours during fall and spring semesters are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Business hours during summer semesters and academic breaks are 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Experiencing a mental health crisis?

Sign up or update ISU Alert Information to receive telephone, text message and email alerts of potentially dangerous situations on campus.

The ME Safety, Health and Space Committee has developed trainings that are hosted on Canvas and Workday. These trainings can be assigned as additional training requirements by course instructors and others within ME. To request more information, email John Howell.

• Office for Responsible Research
• Research & Intellectual Property
• Safety & Health
• Waste and Recycling Guidelines
• Chemical Inventory
• EH&S Standard Operating Procedures Development
• ISU Department of Public Safety
• ISU Environmental Health and Safety
• ISU Facilities Planning and Management
• ISU Policy Library
• Iowa State University Laboratory Safety Manual
• EH&S Safety Training Curriculum for Laboratory Personnel
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Lab Safety Standards
• EH&S Hazard Assessment video