Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) again joins the Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) and academic institutions nationwide in recognizing Lab Safety Awareness Week. This week is dedicated to acknowledging the accomplishments of laboratory safety programs and providing awareness of program policies, procedures, and other valuable resources available to help ensure the safety of faculty, staff, and students during laboratory research activities.
Researchers and others working in campus laboratories are encouraged to maintain a postive safety culture throughout the performance of their work.
2025 Lab Safety Champion
EH&S is pleased to announce the Crabtree Lab as the winner of the 2025 Lab Safety Champion Contest. Congratulations to the Crabtree Lab!
We want to thank all who participated in Lab Safety Awareness Week and for helping to raise the standard amongst the LSUHSC research community. We hope everyone gained valuable insight this past week and encourage your continued efforts to champion lab safety.
The Crabtree Lab will hold the Lab Safety Champion trophy through next year’s Lab Safety Awareness Week, at which point the trophy will be passed on to the new winner.
EH&S welcomes your feedback and looks forward to next year’s Lab Safety Awareness Week.
Topics for the 2025 Lab Safety Awareness Week
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MEET YOUR EH&S TEAM
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Safety Spotlight
EH&S recognizes the following Principal Investigators and their lab staff for receiving a laboratory inspection score of 95% or higher during the previous inspection cycle (January 2023 - June 2024).
Gold Level – The highest recognition given to the lab with zero (0) corrective actions (i.e., a perfect lab inspection score).
The Crabtree Lab
Silver Level – This level represents the labs who received one (1) corrective action.
- The Jin Lab
- The Belayev Lab
- The Taylor Lab
- The Desai Lab
- The Brocato/Schoendorf Teaching Labs
Bronze Level – This level represents the labs who received two (2) corrective actions.
- The Backes Lab
- The Siggins Lab
- The Rosebush Lab
- The Kim Lab
- The Zavala Lab
- The Winsauer Lab
- The Tian Lab
- The Zamjahn Lab
Thank you for creating and maintaining a safe and compliant laboratory and for setting a model example for the LSUHSC community. Congratulations to all of you and keep up the great work!
Ways to incorporate safety into everyday processes:
- Collaborate with designated EH&S staff to evaluate safety risks and use inspection findings as opportunities to incorporate preventative measures into everyday procedures.
- Include the discussion of current safety issues as a permanent agenda item in team and faculty meetings.
- Ask for guidance whenever there is uncertainty about a procedure or activity.
- Integrate and implement safety-checks into complex procedures and activities.
- Understand how to respond in the event of a safety incident.
- Openly discuss any near misses or incidents that occur to understand root causes and prevent future occurrences.
- Lead by example, demonstrating that safety and environmental protection are important facets of all university operations.
The dedication of teams across our campuses is essential to keeping LSUHSC’s research community safe, elevating the university’s reputation in research and scholarship.
Working together, we will continue to strengthen LSUHSC’s culture of research safety, ensuring all faculty, staff and trainees work and thrive in a safe environment.