All principal investigators are responsible for the safety of everyone in their laboratories. The ISU Department of Environmental Health and Safety has both classroom and online training available.
The following are links to department safety requirements, training and documentation:
Classes offered by EH&S
Training courses for many emergency situations can be found here
on the Environmental Health and Safety website.
Laboratory Safety: Chemical storage
Laboratory Safety: Compressed gas cylinders
Laboratory Safety: Core concepts
Laboratory Safety: Fume hoods
Laboratory Safety: Classroom orientation
Laboratory Safety: Laboratory Inspections
Laboratory Safety: Spill Procedures
Departmental policies
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management
- Department General Safety Procedures (PDF)
- LeBaron Hall – Lab Emergency Action Plan (PDF)
- LeBaron Hall – Safety Session (PDF)
- LeBaron Hall – Severe Weather Plan (PDF)
- LeBaron Hall 1057, 1059, 1065 – Lab Safety and General Policy Rules (PDF)
- Mackay Hall – Severe Weather Plan (PDF)
- Mackay Hall – Lab Safety (tearoom kitchen) (PDF)
- Morrill Hall – Lab Emergency Action Plan (PDF)
- MacKay Hall (Tearoom) – Lab Emergency Action Plan (PDF)
School of Education
Human Development and Family Studies
Nutrition Wellness and Research Center (NWRC)
- Same as Food Science and Human Nutrition (see above)
- SOP for drawing blood for human metabolic studies (PDF)
- SOP for the correct use of a Pipetman (PDF)
- SOP for ELISA kits (PDF)