https://ehrs.upenn.edu/training/ehrs-workday-learning-selection-guide/main-campus-training
Main Campus Training | PennEHRS
As of March 6, 2023, Workday Learning is replacing Penn Profiler and Knowledge Link. If you have been assigned a training curriculum prior to March 3, 2023,...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-mma-embedding
Fact Sheet: MMA Embedding | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/biosafety/research-compliance/select-agents/select-agents-diagnostic-and-clinical
Select Agents in Diagnostic and Clinical Labs | PennEHRS
Clinical or diagnostic laboratories possession, using or transferring select agents or toxins that are contained in specimens presented for diagnosis,...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/biosafety/institutional-biosafety-committee-ibc
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) | PennEHRS
The IBC is responsible for ensuring that research using these materials is conducted in a manner that protects the researchers, laboratory workers, human...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/policies-resources/personal-protective-equipment-policy
Personal Protective Equipment Policy | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-inventory-program/resources-chemtracker-users
Resources for ChemTracker Users | PennEHRS
ChemTracker is accessed through your lab's BioRAFT Profile (Pennkey login required)
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/general-health/crystalline-silica
Crystalline Silica | PennEHRS
Crystalline Silica is a naturally occurring mineral found in a variety of building products including natural stone products, concrete, mortar, brick, block,...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts-and-faqs/lab-safety-quick-faqs
Lab Safety Quick FAQs | PennEHRS
Last updated: 4/2026Quick answers to your most frequently asked questions.
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/regulated-waste/chemical-waste/laboratory-chemical-waste-managment-guidelines
Laboratory Chemical Waste Managment Guidelines | PennEHRS
See the link below for Penn's Chemical Waste Management Guidelines. The Guidelines were written to provide a single location for information about managing...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts/laboratory-explosion-university-hawaii-results-loss-arm
Laboratory Explosion at University of Hawaii Results in Loss of Arm | PennEHRS
CLICK HERE FOR PDF of ALERT
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/about-ehrs/contact-ehrs
Contact EHRS | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/laser-safety
Laser Safety | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts/piranha-and-gas-producing-mixtures
Piranha and Gas Producing Mixtures | PennEHRS
Hydrogen peroxide, strong oxidizing acids such as nitric, perchloric and sulfuric acids and mixtures such as Piranha or Aqua Regia are used as etches to remove...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-phenol-chloroform-extraction
Fact Sheet: Phenol-Chloroform Extraction | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/policies-resources/manual-materials-handling
Manual Materials Handling | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/environmental-programs/air-emission-sources-clean-air-act
Air Emission Sources (Clean Air Act) | PennEHRS
The university's main campus is regulated under a site wide Title V Air Permit.
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/general-safety/elevating-work-platform-programs
Mobile Elevating Work Platform Program | PennEHRS
Mobile elevating work platforms are used to position personnel, along with their necessary tools and materials, at work locations. This program applies to the...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/radiation-safety/topics/research/radiation-safety-user-guides
Radiation Safety User Guides | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/radiation-safety/topics/research/radioactive-material-licensing
Radioactive Material Licensing | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/general-health/heat-illness-prevention
Heat Illness Prevention | PennEHRS
Each year, dozens of workers die and thousands more become ill while working in hot and/or humid conditions. Workers become overheated from two primary sources:
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/laboratory-inspection-program/pre-lab-inspection-info-sessions
Pre Lab Inspection Info Sessions | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/teaching-labs-demos/distance-learning-laboratory-safety-information
Distance Learning Laboratory Safety Information | PennEHRS
Issued 5/29/2020 The following guidance is for teaching-lab instructors who are planning to use remote (at-home) experiments in their curriculum.
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts-and-faqs/liquid-nitrogen-tank-safety
Liquid Nitrogen Tank Safety | PennEHRS
Two recent incidents involving liquid nitrogen occurred at Penn. The first incident occurred in Stellar-Chance Laboratories when a research group began using a...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/radiation-safety/topics/research/human-research-involving-use-ionizing-radiation
Human Research Involving the Use of Ionizing Radiation | PennEHRS
Any human research protocol involving the administration of ionizing radiation to subjects solely as a result of their participation in the protocol must be...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts/cryotubes-may-rupture-when-removed-dewar-ppe-requirements
Cryotubes May Rupture When Removed from Dewar -PPE Requirements | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/training
Training | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/cold-stress-prevention-program
Cold Stress Prevention Program | PennEHRS
Cold stress occurs when the body loses heat faster than it can be produced, often due to low temperatures, wind, dampness, or cold-water exposure. While exact...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/policies-resources/biosafety-manual
Biosafety Manual | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/ergonomics/laboratory-ergonomics
Laboratory Ergonomics | PennEHRS
Many laboratory activities involve repetitive motions and awkward postures. These activities include pipetting, microscopy, cell counting, using forceps, using...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/standard-operating-procedures/sop-cryogens-and-dry
SOP: Cryogens and Dry Ice | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/responsibilities-research-faculty/welcome-new-faculty-registration
Welcome New Faculty: Registration | PennEHRS
Information for New Penn Faculty Members Starting Their Own Research Lab On behalf of the Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS), welcome...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts-and-faqs/vacuum-pump-explosion-chemistry-building
Vacuum Pump Explosion in Chemistry Building | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/biosafety/research-compliance/biosafety-microbiological-biomedical-laboratories-bmbl
Biosafety in Microbiological & Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) | PennEHRS
Published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the BMBL outlines best practices for the safe...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/standard-operating-procedures/sop-pressure-and-0
SOP: Glassware Under Vacuum | PennEHRS
Issued 4/2019, Reviewed 1/2022 (KB) The following SOP covers the hazards and controls for working with glassware under vacuum. Some of the material in this SOP...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/regulated-waste/sharps-glassware/chemical-contaminated-sharps-policy
Chemical Contaminated Sharps Policy | PennEHRS
DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINATED SHARPS WASTE Segregate and store your sharps waste as follows:
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/general-safety/control-hazardous-energy-lockouttagout
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) | PennEHRS
Penn's Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Program contains methods and procedures designed to help ensure that employees place machinery, equipment...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/standard-operating-procedures
Standard Operating Procedures | PennEHRS
See the menu on the left side of the screen for a list of the Chemical Hygiene Plan SOPs Standard operating procedures (SOP) are intended to provide you with...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/chemical-hygiene-plan/fact-sheets/fact-sheet-gas-producing-waste
Fact Sheet: Gas-Producing Waste | PennEHRS
Handling of Chemical Waste Containing Hydrogen Peroxide and Strong Oxidizing Acids The following chemicals and mixtures are hazardous because of their strong...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/incident-reporting-forms
Incident Reporting Forms | PennEHRS
To report an incident or injury, please follow the most applicable link below:Main Campus Students, Staff, and Faculty (Non-FRES) - Download a printable Penn...
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/announcements/incident-reporting-forms
Incident Reporting Forms | PennEHRS
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https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts-and-faqs/laboratory-fire-arthur-and-denise-rubenstein
Laboratory Fire in Arthur and Denise Rubenstein Research Building caused by Hotplate | PennEHRS
A smokey fire forced the evacuation of the Arthur and Denise Rubenstein Research Building on March 31, 2011. The fire was caused by a research associate...