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Department Safety Coordinator
Paul Bower
Office: WTHR 173
(765) 494-5472
pbower@purdue.edu
MASKS are once again REQUIRED in all Indoor Public Spaces, including hallways and labs.
MASKS are OPTIONAL in Outdoor Areas.
What's NEW on our Safety Mission?
Chemical Archive - Thousands of Available Chemicals
New SOP
- What to Do IF the Building Loses Power: Power Outage.pdf
- After Hours Guideline: AfterHoursGuidelines_2020.pdf
New 2021 Weekly Eyewash Station Testing (WEST) now available
Graduate Student Safety Committee Duties (Word)
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 15
- CFATS Chemicals Reporting - due early-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