What is SciShield?
SciShield is a web-based safety management platform that streamlines health and safety compliance efforts by allowing laboratory personnel and EHS to manage safety through a single portal. It assists in meeting regulations and standards of care by providing a centralized repository for health and safety documentation.
- Listing of lab hazards, space use, and personnel
- Institutional training, and health and safety plan repository
- Chemical safety data sheet and inventory management tool
- Institutional committee approval documentation
- Safety signage management tool
- Safety inspection management tool
New to USG, so need to set up your program’s page?
Whether your program’s laboratories have recognized hazards or not, a SciShield page needs to be created and maintained to support safety and operational efforts. The following are the basic steps to getting started:
- Let us know what laboratories you will be using.
- Discuss the activities you will be conducting in regards to hazardous materials or equipment.
- Provide a list of laboratory personnel (director, professors, and TAs or GAs).
- A program page will be created by EHS from this information.
- Respond to SciShield emails and complete a few basic follow-up actions – setting a password, inputting laboratory information, certifying hazards and activities.
Logging into SciShield?
The log-in page for SciShield has two options:
- Affiliated with UMCP, select “Please enter your UMD ID and password to log-in”.
- Affiliated with another Maryland university, select “(Click here for other access methods)”.
Need to Reset Your Password?
If you need to reset your password, you can do so using this link.