Lab Coat Program

 UO EHS Lab Coat Program.

To request a lab coat please fill out this form 

EHS staff will review requests to ensure the proper coat is assigned based on hazards present.

Requests will be reviewed and approved typically within 2 business days

Approval email will be sent and coats can be picked up at 72 Onyx. 

 

 

72 Onyx Bridge, M-F, 8am-5pm.

EHS is continuing to partner with UniFirst Corporation to provide lab coats at no cost to research lab staff, teaching lab staff, and departments. The vendor will supply three types of lab coats (general purpose, fluid-resistant and flame-resistant) and will launder, repair, and replace the coats as needed. The type of coat issued will depend on a hazard assessment by EHS staff. Lab coats are unisex in sizing, ranging from Small (size 30)  to 4XLarge (size 60).

This program was made possible through financial support from both the Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation and Safety & Risk Services, as well as backing from the Laboratory Safety Advisory Committee.

        

How the program works:

  1. Submit digital request for lab coat using this form. The request will be reviewed by EHS staff to ensure the proper coat is assigned based on the hazards present in your lab,  
  2. Approval email will be sent to requester typically within 2 business days.
  3. Bring approval email to pick up your lab coat at 72 Onyx. Please Do Not mark or deface the lab coat in any way.
  4. When your coat is in need of washing or retuning at end of use, drop it off at 72 Onyx during business hours. A new lab coat will not be distributed without an approval email from EHS. 
  5. Any labs returning coats damaged, stained or abused beyond repair or cleaning will be charged for the replacement coat of the coat.  
  6. Coat distribution is monitored for inventory purposes. Only one lab coat will be provided to each lab staff member and must be requested individually, no group requests.
  7. Please return your lab coat to EHS when you leave the UO.
  8. Graduate Student Teaching Labs: please return lab coats at the end of each term.  
  9. Personal coats will no longer be laundered by EHS.  If you have personal coats still in good condition you may store them in the lab as backup, surplus, or donate them.

Questions can be directed to Laura Taggart-Murphy, EHS Lab Safety Research Assistant  at  ltaggart@uoregon.edu.