ARROW, the online workflow system for research oversight, was upgraded on August 10 to ensure continued functionality. Research teams will notice a few changes to the Bio-ARROW protocol after this update, including: The protocol is …
Biological Safety
Practical Tips for Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, serves as an important barrier of protection against laboratory-associated hazards. While PPE does not eliminate hazards, it can be critical for preventing exposures and releases when safety practices or engineering …
Saving Labs Time with Combined Biosafety and Chemical Safety Visits
Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) has been working as a department to improve customer service, streamline processes, and promote safety as a value
Laboratory relocation: Tips to move your lab safely
Are you moving your lab to a new location on campus? EH&S has helpful laboratory move safety checklists and general safety tips for moving laboratories. If you have specific biological material questions, please contact us …
What to know before you call SWAP
Do you plan to send laboratory items to Surplus With A Purpose (SWAP)? There are special considerations for sending items from a laboratory to SWAP. Items sent to SWAP must be clean and safe to …
What’s new with the Office of Biological Safety
The Office of Biological Safety has many new resources you to check out: Intro to Bio-ARROW video This new tool helps get a biosafety protocol started. Check it out at ehs.wisc.edu/labs-research/biological-safety/biosafety-protocol-arrow/ New Biological Toxin Guidance …
Solo and safe: Working alone in a lab
Do you ever need to work alone in the lab? Individuals working with hazardous materials or performing hazardous tasks ordinarily should not work alone. If a lab member must work alone (for example, after hours …
Biohazardous waste: What happens after it leaves your facility?
Do you use Madison Environmental Resourcing, Inc. (MERI) as a disposal method for your biohazardous waste? Do you ever wonder how they process the waste? MERI uses an environmentally safe process of microwave technology that …
Poliovirus Containment
As part of our commitment to minimize the risk of poliovirus release from our research and diagnostic laboratories, UW-Madison must report the acquisition or discovery of any poliovirus potentially infectious materials (PIM) to the U.S. …
Annual training refresher
Labs should conduct refresher training annually that is specific to the lab’s procedures and hazards. If you need ideas on how to make training effective while also being fun and engaging, try any of these ideas: …