Biology Safety Committee

Laboratory safety in the Department of Biology is coordinated by the Biology Safety Committee in conjunction with the Chair of the Department of Biology and Environmental Health and Safety.  All personnel that work in laboratories within the Department of Biology must complete the Safe Colleges safety training course as explained in Departmental Safety Training. The Professor in charge of the laboratory you are working in will give you a safety overview and then arrange for you to take the Safe Colleges training.

The Campus Safety Handbook can be found at  Environmental Health and Safety and should be reviewed by anyone working in research laboratories.

The Biology Safety Contract for Laboratory Research, which is part of Safe Colleges training, can be found here.

Guidance regarding a potential active shooting event can be found at the University Police Department website https://police.mtsu.edu/avoid_deny_defend/.

Any questions concerning laboratory safety should be addressed to the Chair of the Department of Biology