ChemSafety
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Department Safety Coordinator
Paul Bower
Office: WTHR 173
(765) 494-5472
pbower@purdue.edu
MASKS are OPTIONAL in all Indoor Lecture Rooms, Instructional Spaces & Labs.
MASKS are OPTIONAL in all other general indoor spaces.
Research Labs may set their own Mask Mandates for those working in the labs.
What's NEW on our Safety Mission?
Chemical Archive - Thousands of Available Chemicals (July 2022 update)
SOP for Getting Chemicals from the Chemical Archive
See the Huge Chemical Archive List
New SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures)
- What to Do IF the Building Loses Power: Power Outage.pdf
- After Hours Guideline: AfterHoursGuidelines_2020.pdf
- Decommissioning Research Labs: Decommissioning Labs.pdf
- Protocols & Communication of Serious Incidents: Accidents & Incident Protocol.pdf
Graduate Student Safety Committee Duties (Word)
New 2022 Weekly Eyewash Station Testing (WEST) "Printable Form" now available
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??
Information on Injuries (CHM = Department 1393)
Chemistry Department Guide for Medical Emergencies: includes MAP (PDF)
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 15- June 30
- CFATS Chemicals Reporting - due early-July
- REM Safety Inspection of Department - August
- Self-Audits: around February
The Scientific Method
- Theory - Defining the Scope of Research
- Prediction - Identifying and Evaluating All Hazards
- Experiment - Performing the Work Safely using the Defined Controls
- Observation - Identifying Lessons to be Learned