Sa[Fest]

The Sa[Fest] series of research safety events comes to Princeton University in the Fall of 2022 and Spring/Summer of 2023. Sa[Fest] offers useful information for making your research space and processes safer by bringing exhibits, speakers and fun activities right where you work and study!

Breaking Glad poster mimics style of Breaking Bad TV show. — Seen this poster around Frick Laboratory? It's for our SaFest event Aug. 29-30!

Sa[Fest] at Frick Laboratory

Sa[Fest] makes a stop at the atrium of Frick Chemistry Laboratory on August 29 and 30, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be fun games, prizes and a raffle to win a free lunch for your lab. Dress a cutout of the Princeton Tiger with proper PPE!

Our lab safety event will highlight challenges and opportunities for students, researchers and faculty, featuring educational displays and giveaways on the themes of:

Waste management
PPE
Electrical and fire safety
Conservation and sustainability
WorkAlone - a safety feature in the TigerSafe app

Spring Sa[Fest] May 2-3 at Icahn Atrium

Sa[Fest] comes to the Icahn Atrium with informative presentations about PPE, housekeeping (maintaining a cleaner, safer and more efficient lab space), equipment clearance (preparing equipment for surplusing) and biosafety principles and practices. Along with informative exhibits and vendors, there will be a variety of giveaways and raffle prizes, treats and refreshments throughout, and pizza on Tuesday evening (May 2).

May 2: Housekeeping and Rotor Inspections, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
May 2: Biosafety and Housekeeping, 4 to 6 p.m.
May 3: General PPE, Biosafety and Rotor Inspections, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

In addition to on-hand safety experts from EHS, host vendors at the event will be Cintas, Thermo Fisher and Kimberly Clark.

The Icahn Laboratory houses the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and the light-filled atrium is worth a special trip in-and-of itself! Mark your calendar and come join Environmental Heath & Safety for this special spring celebration.

Spring Sa[Fest] at Icahn Laboratory

The spring Sa[Fest] brought games, giveaways and great information to the Icahn Atrium. A major theme of this installment was biosafety.

Spring Sa[Fest] Giveaways

Prizes and giveaways included a notebook, tote, custom tumblers, straw kit and stress ball.
Spring Sa[Fest] Tables

Tables at Sa[Fest] highlighted PPE, biosafety, conservation and surplusing lab equipment. Fisher Scientific, Cintas, and Thermo Fisher were on hand with advice and product displays, as was the Princeton Office of Sustainability.
Sa[Fest] Bean Bag Game

The bean bag toss was a popular attraction at Sa[Fest]. Players had to match the item (glass, gloves, etc.) with the proper means of disposal.
Raffle Sign-Up

A raffle offered a plush tiger and Yeti tumbler with a design custom created by EHS safety specialist Chelsea McDonnell.

Sa[Fest] Safety Awareness Week

EHS celebrates Lab Safety Awareness Week 2023 by bringing Sa[Fest] to the E-quad Cafe! Important safety information will be featured over three days, along with prizes and treats for attendees.

Feb. 15: PPE with Stanley Howell and Chelsea McDonnell
Feb. 16: Waste, Housekeeping with Meagan Fitzpatrick, Joan Hutzly and Halina Staniszewska
Feb. 17: Electrical Safety, Lithium-Ion Batteries with Chris Niles

Attend each day for unique promotions and giveaways. Events take place at the E-Quad Cafe, Engineering Quadrangle C, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Princeton EHS is celebrating Lab Safety Awareness week in partnership with CSHEMA, the Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association.

Sa[Fest] — Lab Safety Awareness Week 2023

Sa[Fest] came to the E-Quad Cafe as part of Lab Safety Awareness Week. EHS staffers provided useful research safety information to a busy crowd of lunchtime visitors who were also eager to enjoy coffee and treats, collect some cool swag and enter a raffle. It was a great chance to meet and reconnect with friends in the research community while reinforcing some important safety principles.

A visitor to the SaFest table on day one talks to Chelsea and Stanley.
Julie Sefa from CBE shows off her custom Sa[Fest] tote bag.
Candy Hearts from the fair were a nice treat for the week of Valentine's Day.
Joan, Halina and Chris display some of the giveaway items on day two.

Sa[Fest] Keynote: Brad Snyder

On Oct. 12, 2022, Sa[Fest] kicked off with a keynote address from Brad Snyder, Paralympic swimmer, retired US Navy Explosive Ordinance Officer and Princeton PhD student. Snyder shared a powerful story of resilience and triumph after an IED explosion in Afghanistan left him fully blind.

The keynote was also part of the Symposium on Storytelling, an event hosted by CSHEMA and Princeton EHS Oct. 11-12 at Frist Campus Center.