The Environmental Health and Safety group provides comprehensive safety support in many areas including general laboratory safety, biosafety, radiation safety, as well as many others.
Important Contact Numbers
Contact | Campus phone | All other phones |
Fire Department | 9-911 | 911 |
Cambridge Police | 9-911 | 911 |
Medical Emergency | 9-911 | 911 |
Harvard Police | 5-1212 | 617-495-1212 |
Harvard Operations Ctr | 5-5560 | 617-495-5560 |
Non-Emergency Medical Care | 5-5711 | 617-495-5711 |
MA Poison Info Ctr | 9- 617-232-2120 | 617-232-2120 |
Harvard EH&S | 5-2060 | 617-495-2060 |
DOS Safety Office | 5-7767 or 5-2345 | 617-495-7767 or 617-495-2345 |
Cambridge EH&S Biosafety | 5-2345 | 617-495-2345 |
Harvard Safety Guides and Manuals
- Cambridge Campus Emergency Response Guide
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Laboratory Personal Protective Equipment Policy
- FAS Personal Protective Equipment FAQ
- FAS Laboratory Safety Orientation Checklist
- MSDS Information
- Biological Safety Manual
- Bloodbourne Pathogens & Other Potentially Infectious Materials Exposure Control Plan
- Radiation Safety Manual
- Additional information and documents regarding specific safety topics are available at EH&S.
DOS Safety Committees
Biolabs, BRI, MCZL, HUH, & Peabody Chaired by Chris Caldwell, Lab Safety Officer (5-7767; chris_caldwell@harvard.edu). This committee meets on the third Monday of every other month with the first meeting of the academic year being in September. Contact Chris for information on upcoming meetings.
Bauer & Sherman Fairchild Chaired by Sid Paula, Lab & Biosafety Officer (5-2345; spaula@mcb.harvard.edu). Contact Sid for information on upcoming meetings.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology Chaired by Dr. Mathieu Lalonde, CCB Safety Officer (6-8285; lalonde@fas.harvard.edu). This committee meets monthly in the Converse Lab Conference Room (Rm 102). Information on upcoming meetings and meeting notes from past meetings is available here.
Northwest Labs Chaired by Brad Parsons, Lab Safety Officer (6-1216; bradford_parsons@harvard.edu) This committee meets on the second Monday of every other month with the first meeting of the academic year being in September. Contact Brad for information on upcoming meetings.
Physics, EPS, & LISE (PEL) Chaired by John Sweeny, Senior Lab Safety Officer (5-1290; john_sweeny@harvard.edu). This committee meets monthly in Hoffman, 4th floor conference room. Contact John for information on upcoming meetings.