Science Safety Day 2019

October 03, 2019

Themed “Cultivating a Healthy Lifestyle for a Safe Workplace”, the Faculty’s Science Safety Day 2019 sought to create safety and health awareness amongst faculty members, staff and students, through a programme of exciting activities including talks, safety competitions and a carnival.

 

Participants attended a series of health and wellness talks over two weeks, on different topics like orthopaedics, suicide prevention and stress management.

 

Prof LU Yixin, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Safety, kick-started the event with a welcome address. Thereafter, Prof Jayaraman SIVARAMAN, Safety Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, discussed the department’s safety journey and challenges faced, and the practical aspects of cultivating a safety culture at the workplace.

 

Every year, the Faculty of Science Safety Unit (FSU) conducts laboratory safety inspections for over 200 Science research laboratories and core facilities. The Science Safety Inspection Campaign awards presentation ceremony recognised the efforts of top three research laboratories and top core facilities from each laboratory-based department in maintaining a high standard of safety in the laboratories. The Department of Pharmacy received the Best Performing Department award.

 

Keynote speaker Dr Patrick TAN, Director, NUS University Health Centre, gave insights on effective stress management.

 

 

At the carnival, our industry sponsors and supporters, namely Esco Micro Pte Ltd, PDS International Pte Ltd, and Merck & Co., showcased their laboratory and safety products. Participants also took part in gaming activities, such as “Wheel of Safety”, “Know Your GHS” (Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) and Steady-Ping Safe, which tested their safety knowledge.

 

 

Science Safety Day 2019 was held on 25 September.