Organizers of the Green Labs program invite potential participants to provide feedback on sustainable research practices.
Organizers of the Green Labs program invite potential participants to provide feedback on sustainable research practices.
Chemistry lab technician Una Lee places disposable rubber gloves in a collection box for recycling.
Visitors will have a chance to learn about the operations of the Chemical Control Centre during an open house reception Wednesday, May 10.
Campus recycling efforts kept 1,000 pounds of batteries out of landfills last year.
Campus recycling efforts kept 1,000 pounds of batteries out of landfills last year.
Staffers Tina Lepine, Sherri Lynne Menard and Francis Arnaldo in the Chemical Control Centre.
Chemical waste from campus laboratories often finds new life in surprising ways.
The safe transportation, storage and use of compressed gas cylinders is the subject of a free presentation March 12.
The safe transportation, storage and use of compressed gas cylinders is the subject of a free presentation March 12.
A new manual provides basic guidelines for safe research, teaching and learning in campus laboratories, says Sherri Menard, team leader of the Chemical Control Centre.
“We’re pleased to be able to provide a central resource like this,” she says. “It includes everything from precautions on specific equipment to WHMIS information.”
The centre, part of Health and Safety, has a responsibility to ensure the safety of researchers, whether faculty, staff or students, Menard says.
Although the installation of accessibility lifts in the Ron W. Ianni Law Building this summer will result in some construction noise, the loudest work will take place after hours, promise contractors.
The construction started July 18 and will affect the open areas on the building’s first and second floors, as well as room MG11. It will wrap up by the end of August. The loudest work will be restricted to the hours after 4:30 p.m.
Please contact project administrator Kevin Francis with any questions or concerns at 519-253-3000, ext 2077.
