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       Department Safety Coordinator - Paul Bower   WTHR 173    (765) 494-5472

                                                                                       pbower@purdue.edu

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What's NEW on our Safety Mission?    

Weekly Eyewash Station Testing (WEST) 2019 checklist now available à  Eyewash Checklog (WEST)

General Safety Rules, plus legal requirements for storage, handling, and waste procedures for:

• Chemicals, Chemical Hygeine Plan (CHP), HazCom, Waste accumulation and disposal
• Biologicals, Biosafety, Bloodborne Pathogens, Bio-waste procedures
• Radioisotopes, purchasing and waste disposal, also ionizing radiation producing devices, Xrays, lasers, magnets..

INJURIES! Where Do I Go? Click HERE for Information on Injuries.

Here is our Chemistry Department Guide for Medical Emergencies (includes MAP!): Medical Emergencies

Information and safety policies regarding:

• Getting started; REM's "Researchers' Guide"
• General lab housekeeping and basics
• PPE and other controls
• Safety News and stories

Dates to Remember

• Safety Training Renewals: May 1- May 31
• CFATS Chemicals Reporting - due mid-May
• REM Safety Inspection of Department - June
• Self-Audits: October 1- October 22

The Scientific Method

• Theory - Defining the Scope of Research
• Prediction - Identifying and Evaluating Hazards
• Experiment - Performing the Work using the Defined Controls
• Observation - Identifying Lessons to be Learned