Hosted by the campus's new Environmental Health and Safety Specialist for Academic Affairs, Lab Safety Awareness Week will involve engaging events all over campus from Feb. 9 to Feb. 13. Everyone is encouraged to join in.
During the second week of February, Elon University will be celebrate Lab Safety Awareness Week with multiple exciting and fun events, including a film festival, a scavenger hunt, games, prizes and coffee conversation.
For more information, contact Melinda Box at mbox@elon.edu or (336) 278-6225.
Scavenger Hunt
Monday – Friday, Feb. 9 – 13
Join in the competition by racking up credits for attendance, safety knowledge, and equipment identification. Win awesome, hand-crafted, collectible prizes.
Hazard Symbol Bingo
Monday, Feb. 9, 7 – 8 p.m., East Commons Lounge
Have fun and learn essential safety symbols while you play. Win Flubber-themed prizes.
Film Festival: “Flubber” (1997)
Monday, Feb. 9, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., East Commons Lounge
Join us for laughs, Flubber-themed refreshments, and a fun departure from stodgy protocols and esoteric regulations.
Play It Safe!
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 4 – 7 p.m., IQ Atrium
Engage in hands-on safety activities with virtual reality and mood-setting black lights. Test your decontamination skills, firefighting abilities, and safety knowledge, and win collectible event swag.
Film Festival: Meltdown Three Mile Island
Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 10 & 11, 8 – 10 p.m., Sato Commons Media Room
Experience the stories of nearby residents who lived through and cleaned up after the worst nuclear reactor accident in the United States history. Learn how close conditions came to a widespread major accident.
Safety First, Coffee Always with International Coffee
Thursday, Feb. 12, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Discuss the international comparison of nuclear reactor accidents and their connection to modern practices of lab safety.
Film Festival: K19: The Widowmaker
Thursday, Feb. 12, 8 – 10 p.m., LaRose Student Commons
Become immersed in the world of nuclear-powered submarines with this dramatization of an actual near-miss nuclear reactor accident. Starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson, this movie tells the story of the heroic and resourceful efforts of a Russian crew to prevent meltdown and possible explosion.
Lab Mystery Night
Friday, Feb. 13, 7 – 8 p.m., LaRose Theatre (KOBC)
Compete to find out “who done it”! Who left the unlabeled beaker of clear liquid in this random location? Where did it come from, and more importantly, what is it? Be among the first to solve the mystery and win unique prizes.
Film Festival: Radium Girls
Friday, Feb. 13, 8 – 10 p.m., LaRose Theatre (KOBC)
Follow this group of determined watch dial painters as they discover the reality of the hazards they have been exposed to and pursue justice for themselves and workers of the future. Scavenger Hunt prizes will be awarded before the movie screening.