Transcript Laboratory Safety - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

LABORATORY
SAFETY
DAN ROWE
FACILITIES ENGINEER
SAFETY GUIDELINES
• THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING IS TAKING SAFETY SERIOUSLY
• PLEASE SUPPORT THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN
OUR SAFETY AWARENESS, INSURE PROPER TRAINING AND PREPARE THE
STUDENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES
• IN TODAY’S WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT YOU WILL TYPICALLY FIND A ZERO
TOLERANCE RULE FOR UNSAFE ACTS
• PROTECT YOURSELF, OTHERS AND YOUR JOB BY ADOPTING A
PERMANENT SAFETY-THINKING
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PERSONAL SAFETY
• YOU HAVE THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SAFETY
• SAFETY GLASSES AND CLOSED-TOE SHOES MUST BE WORN IN ANY LAB, EXCEPT COMPUTER
LABS
(HTTPS://ENGR.UNCC.EDU/COLLEGE/SAFETY-POLICY-LABS ”SAFETY GLASSES ARE MANDATORY IN ALL LABS
WHERE MATERIAL IS BEING MIXED, HEATED, MODIFIED, OR OTHERWISE MANIPULATED”)
• CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR BEVERAGES IN LABORATORIES IS FORBIDDEN
• EMERGENCY (24 HOURS)-(704) 687-2200 (POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH)
• NEVER WORK IN A LABORATORY ALONE. MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON IN
THE LAB WITH YOU
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GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY
• KEEP AISLES CLEAR (32” MIN.), 36" IN FRONT OF ELECTRICAL PANELS
• MAINTAIN ACCESS TO ALL EXITS, EYEWASHES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
AND EMERGENCY SHOWERS
• DO NOT USE CORRIDORS FOR STORAGE OR WORK AREAS
• GAS CYLINDERS WILL BE MOVED AND INSTALLED BY STAFF
PERSONNEL
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CHEMICAL SAFETY
• ALL CHEMICALS MUST BE CLEARLY LABELED WITH THE SUBSTANCE NAME,
CONCENTRATION, DATE, AND NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE
• USE VOLATILE AND FLAMMABLE COMPOUNDS IN A FUME HOOD
• INSTRUCTORS, RESEARCHERS AND LABORATORY MANAGERS MUST ENSURE
THAT STUDENTS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED IN THE SAFE HANDLING AND
DISPOSAL OF CHEMICALS
• INCOMING CHEMICAL ORDERS MUST BE INSPECTED BY KNOWLEDGEABLE
PEOPLE. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, ASK!
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SAFETY AUTHORITY
• SHOULD ANY ISSUES ARISE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY,
YOU WILL BE SUPPORTED BY LABORATORY MANAGERS,
INSTRUCTORS, THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND THE DEAN OF THE
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
• SAFETY CAMERAS ARE IN OPERATION IN MOST LABS
• DO NOT HESITATE TO LET US KNOW OF ANY SAFETY PROBLEM
IMMEDIATELY
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SAFETY TEAM
• MEES
FRANKLIN GREEN
• EPIC
DAVID CAUSEY
• ECE
ED HILL, BENNY RODRIGUEZ-MEDINA
• CEE
TED BROWN, YOUNGJIN PARK
• ET
RICK GRALEY, PARKS DAVIDSON, WES MAXWELL
• UNCC
DAN ROWE, BEN TEAL (EH&S)
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SAFETY INSPECTIONS
• OUR SAFETY ADVISORY TEAM WILL CHECK
UNDERGRADUATE AND RESEARCH LABS SYSTEMATICALLY
AND ADVISE LAB-MANAGERS AND RESEARCHERS OF
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
• THE SAFETY CHECKLIST IS AVAILABLE ON THE N: DRIVE
(N:\UNCC.EDU\COE\DEPT\COE-SAFETY)
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SAFETY INSPECTIONS
• 9/9/2013
LAUNCH OUR SAFETY REVIEW PROCESS
• SEP/OCT 2013
ESTABLISH THE INSPECTION CHECK LIST
• OCT 2013
WOODWARD 467
• 10/21/2013
EPIC 1324 (49/16)
• 12/02/2013
EPIC 2132 (22/15)
• 01/27/2014
DUKE 240 (53/12)
• 04/16/2014
WOODWARD 481C (RE-INSPECTION 100%)
• 04/21/2014
SMITH 128B (54/10)
• 06/09/2014
EPIC 2140, 2142 & 2148 (RESCHEDULE)
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RESOURCES
• THE SAFETY TEAM OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING MAINTAINS A
DIRECTORY ON THE N: DRIVE (N:\UNCC.EDU\COE\DEPT\COE-SAFETY )
CONTAINING THE LAB-SAFETY INSPECTION LIST, SAFETY SIGNS FOR
PRINTOUT AND A COLLECTION OF LSA’S (LABORATORY SAFETY
ANALYSIS).
• EACH LAB SHOULD HAVE A DEDICATED SAFETY COMPUTER WITH
RELEVANT INFO SUCH AS MSDS SHEETS AND SAFETY HANDBOOKS
• EH&S -- CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM (HTTP://SAFETY.UNCC.EDU/FORMS)
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