
Lab Safety
Quicklinks
Required WSU Safety Training:
Safety Training for PACCAR and/or RTP Access:
Safety Committee Contacts
Joshah Jennings
Scientific Laboratory Manager
PACCAR 133
joshah_jennings@wsu.edu
(509) 335-6266
WSU Training
WSU Safety Training
To get started go to the WSU Online Safety Courses (upper right, click Your Name, “Compliance”) and complete the training modules listed below:
- Back Safety and Injury Prevention*
- Slips, Trips, and Falls*
- Emergency and Fire Safety Prevention*
- Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety*
- Office Ergonomics*
- University Laboratory Safety – Working Safely*
- University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Chemical Hazards
- University Laboratory Safety – Analyzing Physical Hazards
- University Laboratory Safety – Developing and Using Controls
- Risk Assessment
- PPE – Eye and Face Protection
- PPE – Hand Protection
*Modules required for Computational-Only labs.
You will get a certificate of completion for each module listed. Combine all these certificates into a single PDF and email it to Joshah Jennings.
If you are a student, you can also access the training on Canvas. Enroll via the EH&S Canvas link.
CMEC Training
CMEC Safety Training
To get access to PACCAR or the RTP you need to fill out a Safety Checklist. There is a separate Checklist for each building. Read the PDF Powerpoint as you go through the Checklist. Make sure you sign this Checklist, get your advisor’s signature, and then email it to Joshah Jennings.
PACCAR access:
- Print out the Safety Orientation Checklist (PACCAR), fill in your information, and check off the boxes as you read the PACCAR safety PDF.
- Sign the form, get your advisor’s signature, and email it to Joshah Jennings.
Step 2
Fill in your information
Step 4
Sign the form and get your advisor’s signature
RTP access:
- Print out the Safety Orientation Checklist (RTP), fill in your information, and check off the boxes as you read the RTP safety PDF.
- Sign the form, get your advisor’s signature, and email it to Joshah Jennings.
Step 2
Fill in your information
Step 4
Sign the form and get your advisor’s signature
After you have emailed these documents (WSU Online certificates AND the Safety Orientation Checklist) you can get access to CMEC labs and start your in-person training for the specific equipment you will be using.
Remember, safety glasses are required at ALL TIMES in ANY lab, no matter what.