The Laboratory Safety Colloquium Series, sponsored by Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) in collaboration with the Office of Research., is offered in recognition of the commitment by UNL faculty and staff to assure a safe and healthy environment for teaching and carrying out meaningful research. The focus of this safety initiative is to raise awareness of laboratory safety and the impact of safe practices on research. Topic-specific colloquia are offered twice a year in the fall and spring semesters.

Watch here for details on the Fall 2008 Colloquium!

Previous Colloquia

View March 2008 Preventing Laboratory Fires Presentation and Tri-State Flashover clip.
View 53 min Video with Quick Time 7.0. (If you have problems viewing, contact Betsy Howe, 472-5488 or ehowe2@unl.edu.)

View September 2007 Chemical Safety: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You!
Presentation, Video with Quick Time 7.0, Chemical Trivia Quiz.

View February 2007 Exposure Control-Ventilated Hoods, Cabinets and More. presentation and 'Fume Hood Basics' Video (5 minutes) with QuickTime or Media Player.
View 57 min Video with Quick Time 7.0. (If you have problems viewing, contact Betsy Howe, 472-5488 or ehowe2@unl.edu.)
Download Fume Hood handout (PDF) Download Bio-safety Enclosures handout (PDF)

View September 2006 Electrical Safety in the Laboratory presentation
View 45 minute Video with Quick Time 7.0.

View February/March 2006 Compressed Gas Cylinders (CGC) presentation
View 45 minute Video with Quick Time (dial-up) or Media Player or iTunes.

View September 2005 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) presentation.