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"It is the policy of Creighton University to provide a safe and healthy environment for all faculty, employees, students, and visitors to campus. The safety and health of our community is imperative in light of our desire for the highest possible quality of life on campus. Under no circumstances will campus safety be ignored or diminished in importance in favor of other financial or cultural priorities. Safety and health issues on campus, and in every facility, will receive a high priority and all safety and health hazards that are discovered will be addressed and corrected without delay."

-- from Creighton University Faculty Handbook

This page serves as your gateway to Creighton's EH&S department.  You can find all of our policies and procedures, as well as safety tips, the services we offer, information on training, and more.

The next hazardous waste shipment is scheduled for June 3, 2008.
Please have your inventory to Mary Duda by Friday May 23, 2008.

As always, we will be around a few days before the pickup, on May 29 and 30, to pick up your waste so we can have it ready for shipment the following week.

Please contact Mary or John Baxter with any questions.

We have scheduled training for shipping infectious substances, biological samples, or dry ice.  If you are responsible for shipping any of these items, please plan on attending one of the sessions listed below.  For more information, please contact John Baxter at 546-6269.

Sessions for 2008:
May 15  2-4 p.m.
August 13  2-4 p.m.
November 13  2-4 p.m.

All sessions are in room L57 of the Criss Complex

Both the Department of Transportation and International Air Transportation Association requires that training take place every three years or when there is a significant change in the regulations.

 

Please note if you ship materials preserved in other chemicals you may need additional training.  This will be discussed during the training already scheduled.

Are you shipping regulated medical waste (RMW)?
 
Are you packing the red Stericycle tubs for shipment?  

Are you signing the documentation form when Stericycle picks up your tub?

If so, you need to attend:

DOT REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE TRAINING

THURSDAY, May 22 2-3 pm

L57, Criss Complex

Contact John Baxter with any questions.

Lab Safety Training for 2008 has been scheduled, as shown below.

Date	Time	Location
Wednesday May 28	9 am	Criss L57
Wednesday June 4	1:30 pm	Criss L57

Please remember that *everyone* in the lab needs to attend our Annual Lab Safety Training, regardless of employment status.  This includes people working in our labs that are not necessarily employees, but are doing research as a part of their schooling, are doing volunteer work in a lab, etc. 

This is a good opportunity to have your summer visitors and any new researchers trained.  We won't be having another session until school starts.

As always, Radiation Safety will be presenting their 10-minute refresher for all lab workers and the longer presentation for radiation workers.

Radiation workers should plan on being at training for the full two hours; all others should plan on one hour.

RECYCLING UPDATE  Download a copy of the new recycling update that details what to do with various types of used equipment.

FORMS now available! (Word or Excel files)

• Move request form for lab equipment (Decontaminating Lab Equipment)
  Make sure to fill out a work request at Facilities Management to get your items moved.
• Eyewash inspection log
• Hazardous Waste label to be printed on standard Avery shipping labels
• Chemical Inventory Template

Check out Creighton's Recycling program!

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