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EHS Newsletter - "EHS News
and Views"
The purpose of "EHS News & Views" is to provide useful information,
stimulate dialogue, and clarify how EHS Office personnel can be
helpful to our colleagues in departments, labs and centers at MIT.
Starting in July 2002, "EHS News & Views" is published quarterly.
Summer 2009
- Every Drop Counts -
Reducing Water Use in the Lab and at Home.
- Laboratory
Fashion—Selection of Proper Attire and Personal
Protective Equipment for Safety in the Lab
- Sustainability
Corner – Socially
Green Featuring Stuff Fest news and Green Ambassador Program
- Bird
or Pig – By
Any Name It’s Still Influenza. Update
on Swine Flu and Extended Outage Planning at MIT.
- Safe and Courteous
Bicycling – Tips for Bike Safety with
Links to Web Resources for Bicycling at MIT and in Massachusetts
Spring, 2009
- Best practice: Chemical Hygiene Plans on Web with a
training submittal form
- Best practice: Management of Universal Waste
- Biodiversity in Your Backyard
- Building Emergency Planning: Steam Release, Building 66
- Cruisin the web for Earth
- Nanomaterial Update
- OSHA Injury Statistics
- Sustainability: Greening Your Lab
Winter, 2009
- Best Practices – 20 L Container Use
- Carbon monoxide
- Chemical Inventory Requirement for Labs
- EPA Lab Rule
- Falls on ice
- Green ambassador
- Letter From Director
- Lockout/tagout
- Sustainability – Electronic Waste Management
Fall, 2008
- EHS-MS Performance Awards
- EHS Office Recognitions
- Emergency Response at MIT
- Fire Prevention Week
- Laser Registration Program
- Best Practice: Personal Protective Equipment Storage
- Pest Control – Those Creatures We Love and Hate
- Respirators at MIT
- Sustainability in Labs
Summer, 2008
- Best Practice: Going Green at the Broad
- Bicycle Safety – Safe Peddling Through the Oil Crisis
- Chemical Spill and Followup – When Shelving Tumbles
- EHS-MS: Inspection System Update
- Housekeeping – Summer is a Good Time for Spring Cleaning
- OSHA Regulations: Injury Reporting, Fall Protection, Confined
Space Entry, and Lockout/Tagout
- Recycling - StuffFest
April, 2008
- Best Practices: Eliminating Bottled Water
- Chemical Spills: Custom Spill Kits Available from EHS
- Compressed Gas Cylinder Return
- Commuting with an Environmental Flair
- Earth Day Celebrations
- Emergency Communications: MITAlert
- Green Buildings at MIT
- Nanomaterials: Guidelines for Safe Handling
- Occupational Injury Reporting
- Recycling at MIT – New Recycling Coordinator
- Planning for Health and Safety with EHS: Toxic Gases
and Ignitable Metals?
- Sustainability: Walk the Talk
January, 2008
- Best Practices: Chemical Spill Kits
- Chemical Inventory: Chem Tracker
- EHS Office Open House
- Health and Safety During Building Renovations
- IAP Offerings from EHS Office
- Laboratory Allergens
- Letter From the Director of the EHS Office
- Machine Shops
- PCBs
- Regulatory Update – Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards
Archive of Past Newsletters
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