SSEBE RA/TA Orientation (Laboratory Information)

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1 SSEBE RA/TA Orientation (Laboratory Information) Contact Information ISAAC Access and Keys / Security Purchasing Chemicals SSEBE Department Truck What Safety Training Do You Need? General Safety Guidelines Laboratory Accidents What to do in an emergency Questions January 3, 2012

2 SSEBE Laboratory Support Group SSEBE Lab Manager Peter Goguen SSEBE Lab Coordinator/TSA Tyler Harris Phone: Phone: Office: USE 114 Office: ERC SSEBE Sr. Technical Support Analyst SSEBE Lab Coordinator Tom Fujibayashi Ken Witczak Phone: Phone: Office: USE 154 Office: ISTB2 185 mezzanine Submit a LAB SUPPORT REQUEST or an IT SERVICE REQUEST from the SSEBE main web page:

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4 SSEBE Laboratory Information We have A total of (32) separate laboratories located in 2 laboratory buildings: - Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 2 (ISBT2).Structures, Geotechnical, and Advanced Pavement Materials. - Engineering Center (C thru F wing) Environmental and Water Resources

5 SSEBE Lab Access &Security - Electronic door access (ISAAC) is now submitted online. The link is found on the SSEBE home page: - Fill out a key request form if you need access to an area that requires a key (no ISAAC security available). - We need to take security very seriously Computer Theft Bike Theft

6 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines A Message from the SSEBE Director ASU has very strict policies regarding the unlawful use, possession, production, manufacturing, and distribution of alcohol, other drugs, and controlled substances on campus. This is described in SSM : Alcohol and Other Drugs on Campus. I want to make it perfectly clear that any SSEBE employee or student who violates the Drug-Free Workplace policy will be subject to prosecution and punishment by the civil authorities as well as to disciplinary procedures by the university, which will result in the immediate termination of employment and sanctions in reference to continued participation in the graduate program at ASU. G Edward Gibson, Jr. Director, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Professor and Sunstate Chair Arizona State University

7 Purchasing Chemicals - Each laboratory has a chemical inventory. If you want to purchase a chemical that is not in our inventory, obtain the MSDS and then contact someone from the Lab Support Group. We will work with you to make sure the proper PPE is in place and also discuss substitutions where applicable. - All chemicals are purchased using ASU SunRise. Please contact Jhanaye, Peter, Tyler, or Ken if you need help ordering chemicals. - We are not allowed to have hazardous materials delivered to the ECG 252 mail room. All hazardous materials need to be delivered through DCB Stockroom Services (department of Chemistry and Biochemistry). - DCB Stockroom Services will contact you when the order has been received. - Use a bottle carrier to transport hazardous chemicals. - After receiving your order, bring the packing slip to Jhanaye in ECG 252.

8 SSEBE Department Truck Faculty will request who needs to be authorized within their group. Complete the Defensive Driver training. Orientation of the department truck with Peter Goguen or Tyler Harris. Your name is added to the approved drivers list that the department office refers to when signing out the truck.

9 SSEBE Mandatory Safety Training Fire Extinguisher training and Annual Fire Extinguisher retraining (all ASU employees). Laboratory Safety and Annual Laboratory Safety retraining (laboratory employees). Bloodborn Pathogen training where needed (Biodesign labs, Environmental Microbiology). Register by calling , or register online at:

10 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines Closed toe shoes and safety glasses are required in ALL SSEBE laboratories. Closed toe shoes, safety glasses and lab coats must be worn when working in ALL environmental engineering labs. You are not allowed to eat or drink in any laboratory. Experiments intended to be performed after normal work hours need prior approval as detailed in the After-Hours Approval form.

11 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines Any work being done in any SSEBE laboratory after normal work hours and/or weekends requires an AFTER-HOURS OPERATION form to be filled out. This form is found on the main SSEBE web page. Work of a clearly hazardous nature must not be conducted after hours. Such activities must be scheduled during normal working hours. If an emergency should arise after hours, there is limited response capability. This would include tasks involving high temperature, acute toxics (i.e. cyanogen bromide, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, hydrofluoric acid), explosives, large volumes of cryogenic liquids, or high pressure situations. Responsibilities: Principal Investigator (Supervisor): Determine which experiments/procedures are allowed to be conducted after-hours. Determine what extra safety measures should be taken for each after-hour operation. Laboratory Manager / Coordinator: Ensure all workers in the area are aware of hazards and are trained in all appropriate procedures. Worker: Do not work alone when working with a hazardous experiment or when working after hours. If the experiment will be operating unattended, make sure all efforts have been taken for it to be operating properly and clearly label emergency contact information.

12 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines If you need to borrow any tools or supplies, get permission and then bring it back or have it replaced! Keep your work area clean. If something is not working properly in the lab, report it immediately to the Lab Support Group. Label all of your samples / solutions (description, date, and your name).

13 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines If you injure yourself while working at ASU, we need to make sure you receive the necessary medical treatment and we have to fill out the necessary Workman's Compensation documentation. Please contact someone from the SSEBE Lab Support Group for help with filling out these forms.

14 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL To schedule hazardous waste pick up: access the EHS web site Waste must be in an approved container with a hazardous waste tag properly filled out.

15 SSEBE Lab Safety Guidelines HAZARDOUS WASTE TAG

16 SSEBE Laboratory Safety Before After This accident occurred when an unattended experiment exceeded the maximum working temperature and pressure.

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18 SSEBE Laboratory Safety Sheharbano Sangji( ) On December 29 th, 2008, the 23-year-old research assistant working in a chemistry lab in UCLA attempted to transfer a quantity of a chemical called t-butyl lithium from one container to another. This material is pyrophoric and ignites on contact with air. That was what happened when something went wrong with the syringe Sheri was using. She was not wearing a lab coat and the synthetic sweater and flammable gloves she wore burst into flames. She apparently ran away from, not toward, the lab's shower. She succumbed to her injuries on 16 January at a hospital burn center

19 SSEBE Laboratory Safety The chemistry student was working alone in the lab with a small amount of thionyl chloride, a substance commonly used in organic chemistry experiments, when it exploded, according to fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald. A chemical reaction that injured a Boston College student caused the evacuation of the Merkert Chemistry Center. (Jonathan Wiggs/ Globe Staff) The doctoral student, Hee Yeon Cho, received cuts on her face and minor burns on her hands, he said. After the beaker broke, Cho put a paper towel over the cut on her cheek and then drove herself home. Her return home complicated the cleanup effort: Crews also had to decontaminate her car and her apartment in Brighton.

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21 What to do in an emergency In an emergency, pull the fire alarm. Call 911 from a campus phone. If you use a cell phone, let the dispatcher know you are calling from ASU so that they can connect you to ASU DPS. Follow general safety precautions such as close fire doors, use fire extinguisher where possible, and evacuate the area. Communicate all vital information related to the emergency to the DPS and Fire Department. Reassemble in a designated safe area.

22 SSEBE RA / TA Orientation (Laboratory Information) Questions?