Lab equipment & resources
Equipment inventory
The School provides and maintains several pieces of basic laboratory equipment which are available for use by all of our researchers. Routine preventative maintenance and repair of this equipment is coordinated by the SMSC Research Operations Manager.
Booking requests
For access to our booking and permissions calendar, please email our operations manager.Safety guidelines
Evacuations
Campus Security can be reached at 250-721-7599. In the event of an evacuation, please exit the building using the stairwells and gather at the northwest corner of the lawn in front of the Medical Sciences Building (MSB).
Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (OHSE) is responsible for the development, implementation and administration of health, safety and environmental strategies. We collaborate with OSHE in support of our commitment to create safe and healthy environments for work and study.
Training sessions
OSHE provides many in-class and online training sessions related to both laboratory safety and general workplace safety. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Biosafety Awareness training are the minimum training required for all personnel working in MSB laboratories.
Reporting concerns, hazards & injuries
All injuries and health and safety concerns or hazards must be reported to the supervisor. The supervisor and reporting personnel must fill out the departmental incident and hazard report form and submit to the Research Operations Coordinator.
The supervisor is responsible for investigating the issue in a timely manner and taking appropriate corrective actions. For more information on reporting hazards, please see the OHSE website.
Tech services
The Faculty of Science offers many technical services on a fee-for-service basis for the School of Medical Sciences. They can help with services like equipment repair, fabrication, electronics repair and glass blowing.