Biological Safety FAQ's
Who is required to attend bloodborne pathogen training?
Do I have to attend Bloodborne Pathogen Training if I have already attended a seminar offered by the VA?
Do Bench tops need to be decontaminated if bench coats are used?
Does lab equipment need to be decontaminated prior to disposal, repair or servicing?
Biomedical Waste FAQ's
Where can I get needleboxes?
My autoclave room in the medical school is out of the small and large cardboard boxes and bags. What should I do?
The aluminum cart in my autoclave room in the medical school is overflowing with waste. What should I do?
What do I use the red buckets for in the medical school?
Chemical Safety FAQ's
Who is required to attend Chemical Safety training?
Can chemical containers be stored on shelves above a bench?
Can chemicals of different hazard classes be stored within the same cabinet?
Can chemicals with high toxicity be used on the open bench?
Is there a limit on the quantity of chemicals which can be stored in the laboratory at one time?
Where can I obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
What are some alternative methods to chromic acid for cleaning glassware?
Hazardous Waste FAQ's
What do I do with empty chemical containers?
Where do I get waste tags?
Where do I get blue secondary containment trays for segregating hazardous waste containers?
What do I do with a broken thermometer?
Does EHS supply containers to collect hazardous waste?
I have chemicals that I can't use and they have never been opened and are not expired. Can anyone use them?
Radiation Safety FAQ's
Who is required to attend Radiation Safety training?
What are the commonly used radioactive materials at Yale?
Can I work with radiation producing equipment or radioactive material if I am pregnant?
How is radioactive material ordered at Yale?
After a Principal Investigator has received approval to purchase radioactive material, orders may be placed using the Yale P
rocurement department's online ordering program called SciQuest.
Phone orders may also be placed by calling Radiation Safety Purchasing at 737-2118. All orders for radioactive material must be
placed with Radiation Safety or using Yale's SciQuest purchasing system. DO NOT PLACE ORDERS FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS DIRECTLY
THROUGH THE YALE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT!
All orders must be approved by Radiation Safety prior to processing. This includes all radioactive material orders placed through
SciQuest. SciQuest automatically routes radioactive material orders through Radiation Safety for approval.
Orders are most commonly placed with Amersham Inc. (GE Healthcare), Dupont NEN (Perkin Elmer), and ICN Corp. (M+P Biomedical),
but can be ordered through any vendor. Many items are shipped from these companies the same day they are ordered and will be
delivered by EHS to your lab on the following day.
Tips for success when placing radioactive material orders in SciQuest may be found here. Please call 737-2118 with any questions
related to the purchase of radioactive materials.