At Northwestern University, polyester/cotton blend coats burn easily and students are advised to replace them with a white, 100% cotton or FR rated lab coat for improved protection.

Dirty lab coats are exchange for clean ones and they are available free-of-charge through Research Safety.

Luis Samaniego, CSP

Sr Laboratory Safety Specialist

Northwestern University

Research - Safety

303 East Chicago Avenue

Ward B-106, W223

Chicago, IL 60611

l-samaniego**At_Symbol_Here**northwestern.edu

(312)503-8300

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We buy lab coats for faculty and for the student lab assistants, from department funds. Our chemistry students are required to buy their own. Everyone is responsible for cleaning their own lab coats. Some do, and some don't bother.

Neil Edwards

Laboratory Manager

Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
LIU Post
Brookville, NY 11548
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat Use

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Hello,

We have recently implemented a lab coat policy and provide coats to our laboratories for student, faculty and research use. There have been some concerns about cold and flu season and students wearing the coats that students in labs before them have been sneezing or coughing into. Typically, we have the coats picked up at the end of the semester and cleaned by our vendor (they are rental coats). Faculty have mentioned getting the coats cleaned every other week, but this could be costly.

Does anyone else have alternative ways of handling this situation?

Thank you for any insight and ideas.

Shannon

Shannon C. Nephew MS, NRCC-CHO, NASP-CSM

Science Programs and Facilities Support Professional

Hudson Hall Building Manager

SUNY Plattsburgh

317 Hudson Hall

101 Broad Street

Plattsburgh, NY 12901

(518)593-9612

millersc**At_Symbol_Here**plattsburgh.edu

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