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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 procudures
• Radioisotopes, purchasing and waste disposal, also ionizing radiation producing devices, Xrays, lasers, magnets..

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