TANGO to Safety

TANGO is the award-winning Teaching Assistant and New Graduate Orientation laboratory safety training conducted by Environmental Health & Safety each fall to prepare all new teaching assistants and graduate students for their roles at UCI. This interactive full day course includes meeting EHS School Coordinators, learning how to perform a proper safety risk assessment, discussing real life hazardous scenarios, and experiencing hands on safety activities and lively demonstrations. Upon completion of TANGO training, students will be better prepared with the right tools and knowledge to work safely in laboratories.

Laboratory Hazard Assessment Tool (LHAT)

• LHAT Tool
• Instructions

UC Learning Center (UCLC)

• UCLC
• Instructions

Handouts/Resouces

• Compressed Gas Safety
• Fire Safety On Campus
• Laboratory Fume Hoods
• Laboratory Hazardous Chemical Waste Guidelines
• LabRAT - Risk Assessment Tool
• TA Responsibilities
• Toxic Gas Fact Sheet