Lab Safety Week

Lab Safety Awareness Week is a national event held from February 9-13, 2026, that recognizes the successes of laboratory health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep our faculty, staff, and students safe. The University of Arkansas will be holding several events on campus all week for students and faculty to participate in and increase lab safety awareness.

Visit our YouTube! We will roll out a new video twice a week so stayed tuned for some piggie fun.

Safety Connect Monday

February 9: Meet up with safety resources & learn how they can help

  • Meet Up with Your ENHS Resources

    Learn who your Environmental Health & Safety team is and how they can help you. ENHS will be available for individual consultation.

    • Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    • Location: Upchurch Conference Room, BELL 3162
  • College of Engineering Safety Champion Kick-Off
    (COE Special Event)

    Open to all Engineering Faculty, Staff, and Students

    • Time: All Lab Safety Week
    • Location: Your Lab & Lab Safety Week Events

    Fill out this form to complete your tasks for a free COE polo

  • Meet with College of Engineering Safety Staff - Matt Wengert & Tammy Rechtin

    • Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

    • Location: Bell Ramp

Save a Life Tuesday

February 10: Get CPR trained, learn basic first aid & aed basics

  • Building Emergency Action Plan & Active Shooter Training
    • Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    • Location: ENRC AT&T Conference Room
  • “Stop the Bleed” & First Aid Training
    • Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    • Location: ENRC AT&T Conference Room
  • CPR Certification Training & Narcan
    (COE Special Event)

    Open to all Engineering Faculty, Staff, and Students based on availability

    • Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    • Location: Imhoff Study Lounge, BELL 4008
    Register Here
  • CPR Certification Training & Narcan
    (COE Special Event)

    Open to all Engineering Faculty, Staff, and Students based on availability

    • Time: 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
    • Location: Imhoff Study Lounge, BELL 4008
    Register Here

Gas Awareness Wednesday

February 11: Train with Airgas & ELSaF with the gas equipment

  • Airgas Gas Awareness & Cylinder Safety Training
    • Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
    • Location: ENRC AT&T Conference Room
  • Hands-On Gas Cylinder & Regulator Training

    With the Engineering & Lab Safety Club (ELSaF) & Airgas

    • Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
    • Location: BELL 2234 & 2239 Labs

Gear Up Thursday

February 12: Learn about PPE, donning & doffing, and respirators

Cintas Safety Demonstrations

PPE options and so Much More!

  • Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • Location: Imhoff Study Lounge, BELL 4008

Activity List

  • “Donning & Doffing” Safely
  • CPR Manikin for more hands-on training opportunities
  • Self-administered Hearing Test
  • Hands-on training for external bleeding and control with arm dummy
  • First aid / AED
  • Hazardous Communications, GHS, & SDS Sheet Demo
  • Bloodborne Pathogen Demo
Cintas Safety Demonstrations

PPE options and so Much More!

See list above for all the Activities!

  • Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Location: ENRC AT&T Conference Room

Fire Friday

February 13: Get trained on using fire extinguishers and how to put out fires

Live Fire Extinguisher Training

Led by ENHS Asst. Fire Marshal & Chemical Hygiene Officer Rick Williams

  • Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Location: ENRC Parking Lot
Virtual Fire Training with Cintas using VR Goggles
  • Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • Location: BELL 1157

QUESTIONS? Contact Matt Wengert mjwenge@uark.edu or Tammy Rechtin tlutzrec@uark.edu