Safety Day

  • crowd of people at bench
    Demo in a Sterling Chemistry Laboratory teaching lab
  • people at table
    Registration table
  • tables and people in hallway
    Volunteers in Sterling Chemistry Laboratory teaching lab hallway
  • Men sitting at table with glassware
    Glassblowers Daryl Smith and Preston Smith
  • guy handing paper to lady at table
    New student getting "safety passport" stamped
  • Guy pointing to papers on table
    Yale police explaining safety resources
  • Men at table
    Ergonomics table
  • Lady pointing light onto hands
    Infrared light check for bacteria after glove removal
  • people at table with bins
    Picking up new safety goggles
  • guy holding large glass item
    Glassware table
  • guy talking to crowd near fire extinguishers
    Fire extinguisher training
  • man using fire extinguisher on flame pan
    Extinguishing a controlled fire

Safety Day is an annual training event hosted by the Chemistry Joint Safety Team (JST) and Yale Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). It’s designed to teach incoming graduate students about safety resources and to train them in safe practices before they begin work in the lab. Check out the article Safety Day: First-Years’ Passport to Safety Culture to learn more about the event.