Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) has been working as a department to improve customer service, streamline processes, and promote safety as a value. One of our projects to help us reach these goals is integrating chemical safety visits with biological safety visits for laboratories working with biological materials.
Great news! We have streamlined this process. By combining biosafety and chem safety visits, EH&S can save some labs time and effort.
Together, our teams developed a new online checklist and report that covers essential safety items for both chemical and biological safety. At your next biological safety visit, the biological safety team will be supporting your lab not only for biological safety but will also be checking on chemical safety-related items as well. Any labs that need additional support from the Office of Chemical Safety due to chemical volume or chemical hazards will still receive that support.
More information on this transition, including a checklist and guidance, are available online.
If you have questions, please reach out to the Office of Biological Safety at biosafety@fpm.wisc.edu or 608-263-2037 or the Office of Chemical Safety by emailing chemsafety@fpm.wisc.edu or calling 608-265-5700.
We are here to help!
by Amy Riedemann
Amy Riedemann is the Chemical Safety Systems Manager. She joined EHS in 2021 and leads the implementation of ChemManager+ for the UW-Madison campus.
It’s Biosafety and Biosecurity Month 2024! Look out for more biosafety topics each week in October.
This year’s Biosafety Month theme is Innovative Science is Built on a Foundation of Safety. Learn about the latest biological safety updates that impact labs like yours on the UW–Madison campus.
You can also print the 8.5 x 11 in. flyer or the 11 x 17 in. poster to help spread the word.
Have a biosafety question? Need help? The UW-Madison Office of Biological Safety is ready to serve you!
The UW-Madison Office of Biological Safety is a proud member of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA).