For the love of Safety!
Join the Chemistry Peer Safety Committee for a fun and informative event, For the Love of Safety, on February 14 at Rettner Gallery from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm! Learn about lab safety while enjoying snacks, games, and exciting prizes, including Brookie and Bear plushies, Science LEGO sets, Amazon gift cards, and more! Whether you’re a safety enthusiast or just looking for a fun break, come celebrate safety with us. 💕🔬
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Mental Health Awareness
Setting achievable goals is a great way to stay motivated! Start by breaking larger goals into smaller, manageable steps to make progress feel more attainable and less overwhelming. Be specific about what you want to accomplish and set realistic deadlines. Remember, goals are flexible. It’s okay to adjust your approach. The key is consistency and perseverance!
Here’s a link to WashU Mental Health Resources.
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The Peer Safety Committee would like to remind all students of the department’s safety star and near-miss reporting (and a chance to win a prize!).
Safety star reporting allows students in the department to nominate themselves or others who are fostering an optimal and safe lab environment. Near-miss reporting tracks any unplanned event that did not cause severe injury or damage but had the potential to do so. Near-miss reports can be submitted anonymously or with contact information for follow-up discussion. Please submit safety star information here and near-miss reports here to highlight members of the department who are making safety a top priority.
Near Miss Highlight: April Lopez
Jackrel lab lost swipe access to the lab, luckily nothing happened, but if there was an emergency or time sensitive experiment happening this could have been very very dangerous. If this had happened on a weekend or outside of normal work hours the lab would have been stuck without access since neither the PI or students have a key to enter! What happened? Provide as much detail as you can: People tried swiping in early in the morning (8am or earlier) and we had to contact Tay to come and take a look at what was going on. We tried everyones ID’s and we lost access until about noon.
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Win a $25 Gift Card!!!One safety star submission will be randomly selected for a $25 Amazon gift card. If the winning submission is a self-nomination, that person will receive the gift card prize. If a student nominates another peer, both the person who submitted the safety star comment and the subject of the comment will win. One near-miss report will also be randomly selected for a $25 Amazon gift card if contact information is provided.
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