The EHS team would like to thank the WCM research community for another excellent compliance year and end the year with a few winter safety tips. We encourage you to visit the EHS website for more safety tips and sustainability initiatives. We look forward to seeing you during our 2023 Safety Town Hall to be scheduled in January.

EHS wishes you a very happy, healthy, and safe holiday season!

Winter Fire Safety Tips

Winter provides many unique challenges, including ice and snow conditions, freezing temperatures, and storm-related power outages. While there are numerous ways to help stay warm during this time of the year, the Weill Cornell Medicine Fire Safety division of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) wants to reiterate basic fire safety measures for your home and workplace. Read more...

Safety Meets Sustainability

NYC Local Law 97 focuses on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG). In an effort to make the city carbon neutral by 2050, energy efficiency requirements for NYC buildings will begin in 2024, with a direct focus on laboratories, as labs consume 5 - 10 times more energy per square foot than a standard office building. Read more...

Expanded Curriculum: EHS Training Courses

EHS offers many different online training courses, covering a variety of safety-related topics to meet your educational needs. The expanded curriculum includes safety protocols and the possible hazards encountered during work in laboratories, offices, clinical areas, or facilities. All courses are located in the EHS library and are free of charge and accessible to WCM faculty, staff, and students. Read more...

Salute: Updates and Expanded Access

Salute recently updated the Chemical Inventories platform allowing any member listed on a lab’s roster within Salute the ability to view the laboratory’s chemical inventory. You can quickly review chemical stocks, assist with inventory audits, check chemical storage groups, and view the lab-approved High Hazard Operating Procedures in a central location. Read more...