[Prep Lab Students] Spring 2026- Week 1

[Weaver, Tyler]

The Weekly Mix
Volume: Autumn 2026 | Edition: Week 1
Schedule

Only Chem 1208 will have lab next week. We’ll use the remainder of the week finishing or preparations for the semester.

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Experimental Details

Review the window notes and any associated equipment guides for additional details.

Open House (OPH)

Goggles have been placed in lab rooms. Lab Manuals will not be here in time for this lab session. Printed materials will be in the windows and will be picked up by the TAs.

Other Information
Spring Schedule
I have now condensed the schedule into the week of January 12th. Please take one last look at the schedule to be sure it works for you. Attached is a PDF showing where additional assistance would be desired. These are indicated by the cells labeled “open” with small numbers on the right; higher numbers reflect greater need. If you have the availability and bandwidth to add any of these times, please let me know.


Abandoned Glassware

I want to provide some clarification on cleaning up abandoned glassware. For the spring semester, the TAs and Head TAs are responsible for noticing and collecting glassware and equipment that was abandoned in the lab rooms at the beginning and end of lab sessions. We’ll continue to have a once per day abandoned glassware check as personnel is available. We will have a form that goes with this check, notes will be made on what items were found and where in each room. This form will be forwarded to the Lab Supervisors by Tyler.


Calling 911

To better support you when calling 911, we’ve developed a form that should be used as a guide each time a call is placed. Please write directly on the form and place it in the incident report bin when everything is resolved. We will attach this form to the incident report for record keeping purposes.


Lab Coats

Please change out your lab coat during their first shift. Place your used lab coat, without a bag, into the beige bin by the shower. Grab a new lab coat from the top shelf in aisle 25. If you want to go up a size to accommodate your bulkier winter clothing, that’s fine. Let us know if we don’t any of the size you want.


PPE Bins

Please organize your PPE bins. Throw out any trash. If you have 70 pens and 8 box cutters, and 5 pairs of goggles, maybe consider reducing the quantity you have…. If you are missing a name tag, let us know.


Breaks

When working on prep tasks, such as those we’ll be doing next week, and the stuff we were doing right before break,  please work for 50 minutes, then take a 10 minute break. We’ve been seeing breaks lasting 30-45 minutes, which is not appropriate.

Goggles

If students need goggles that fit over their glasses, they can swap their “normal” goggles at the window for a pair of OTG goggles. This semester, we will be using the Fisher clear as our standard OTG goggle. If the OTG goggles still don’t work, we have a number of other options they can try. These are in a small white bucket in each window. These goggles should be cleaned with the provided alcohol wipes before students try them on.

Students in Chem 1110, 1208, 1210, and 1250 will receive a free pair of goggles from their Lab TA. If a student in a different Gen Chem course has never taken a chemistry course on OSU’s Columbus campus, they may stop by the window and get a pair of goggles for free. If they have taken chemistry on the Columbus campus before and do not have the goggles they were previously provided with, they’ll need to purchase a new pair from Chem Stores, 180 Celeste.

Everyone should be keeping an eye out for goggle box and lab coat packaging on the ground and benches. Please help keep our trash under control by picking up anything you see. Replace the bags in the blue recycling barrels as necessary. Extra trash bags are available in both windows. Emptied large cardboard boxes should be broken down and placed in the hallway for recycling.

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