Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) assists the university community in providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for students, faculty, staff, contractors and visitors. EHS also works to protect the local community and environment from potential hazards on campus and instills safety, health and environmental stewardship in the work they perform.
Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) worked to update the existing chemical fume hood performance testing and certification procedure. This procedure covers hoods with traditional vertical and/or horizontal sashes, walk-in units, and hoods with either low or traditional air flow capabilities.
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) offers a wide range of containers for your hazardous waste. Need help deciding which is right for your waste needs? View the quick guide to help you decide. If you think these containers do not meet your needs or you have any questions please contact HazWaste@osu.edu to discuss.
Many researchers on campus use spray bottles of 10% bleach and 70% ethanol to decontaminate biosafety cabinets. Using spray bottles to do this is not recommended. The aerosol bleach droplets created by the spray bottle are not always cleaned up correctly with the ethanol. Over time, the missed droplets cause a cloudy white film, pitting, and corroding in the biosafety cabinet.
Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) are one of the primary engineering controls used by laboratories to provide personal, product and environmental protection from potential pathogens. To ensure that BSCs are providing these three types of protection, BSCs are certified by accredited professionals. These certifications are required at least annually and whenever a BSC is repaired or relocated.
