Environmental Health and Lab Safety
MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is committed to maintaining a safe environment by working cooperatively with the MIT Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Office. The MIT EHS Office is responsible for the management and delivery of services that promote environmentally responsible practices at MIT, reduce MIT's impact on the environment, and protect the health and safety of the community at the operational level.
EHS Training
Training is required before beginning work with any potentially hazardous materials in an MIT laboratory. Your EHS representative, who serves as the primary EHS contact in your lab, can guide you through the training process. If you do not know your EHS representative, contact your EHS coordinator for more information. You should begin your EHS training by completing a Training Needs Assessment. This process will generate training requirements based on your research activities. Many of the required courses are provided by EHS both online and in a classroom setting.
CEE Training
Depending on the requirements generated by your Training Needs Assessment, you may need to undergo some department-specific training. The instructions below are related to that training. If you have any questions, please contact either your EHS representative or EHS coordinator Dan Herrick.
Chemical Hygiene Plan and Signature
Researchers and lab supervisors are required to read this plan and sign the acknowledgement page certifying that they have read it. Complete this online form after reading the plan.
Building 48 Chemical Hygiene Plan (pdf)
Building 1 Chemical Hygiene Plan (pdf)
Lab Specific Chemical Hygiene Training
Building 1: Contact EHS coordinator Jack Germaine.
Building 48: Lab-specific chemical hygiene training and information about managing hazardous waste is provided annually in September or by appointment. Contact EHS coordinator Sheila Frankel for more information.
EHS Representative Tools
EHS Representative Orientation
EHS Representatives should attend EHS0760c-A: EHS Representative Orientation.
SAPweb: EHS
Space registration, training reconciliation, inspections and training reports.
Training Reports
EHS reps can run a principal investigator (PI) training report by choosing Report 3: Report on all registered users under a PI or supervisor.
Level I Inspection Checklist (XLS spreadsheet): completed weekly, no record needed.
Level II Inspection Checklist (XLS spreadsheet): completed twice annually by EHS team.
Lab Personnel Checkout List (pdf)
Avoid unknown and orphan chemical expenses and hazards. Departing researchers should complete this form before leaving a lab.
Useful EHS Links
Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
CEE EHS Contacts
EHS Coordinator for Building 1
Jack Germaine
617.253.7113
jgermain@mit.edu
EHS Coordinator for Building 48
Sheila Frankel
617.253.2339
sfrankel@mit.edu
EHS Coordinator
Dan Herrick
781.738.1531
herrickd@mit.edu
EHS Lead Contact
Zhanna Davidovitz
617.452.2510
zhanna@mit.edu
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307