Meeting Minutes

DEAS/Physics Safety Committee

Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Noon-1:00PM

1. Video - "Electrical Safety in the Laboratory" (11 minutes)

2. Winter Lab Inspection Reports 2004:

A. McKay Floors 1-3 (Kristen Bearce)

McKay 1st floor hall

nitrogen tank with no regulator

exposed unsecured wiring in ceiling

Rm. 106 - emergency access form

Rm. 106e

unsecured tank - corrected

unlabeled beakers and squirt bottles in hood

hood needs inspection

unlabeled beakers on bench

eyewash needs tag

unsecured copper gas line to argon tank near outlet

Rm. 106h

no light

emergency access form

Rm. 106d - emergency access form

clutter obstruction power supply shut off

4 outlet receptacle box loose

oil not in secondary container

Rm. 106c

emergency access form

clutter obstruction power supply shut off

Rm. 106k

emergency access form

oil not in secondary container

evidence of food/beverage

small gas cylinder unrestrained

clutter

Rm. 106a

emergency access form

evidence of food/beverage

unidentified uncapped waste near electrical outlet

exposed uncovered outlet box

Rm. 113 - emergency access form needs dates

Rm. 119 - emergency access form

Rm. 122

no emergency access form from 120 to 122

oil not in secondary container

exposed high current wire

boxes obstructing cabinet use/fall hazard

Rm. 121

emergency access form

gas cylinder secured with plastic ties?

Rm. 121c - oil not in secondary container

McKay 2nd floor hall

dolly rolling around in hall

access to shower obstructed

ethernet cable trip hazard

Rm. 221 - loose wires obstructing access to circuit breaker

Rm. 225a

no eyewash or shower

waste bottle in sink of hood

flammable and volatile chemicals stored in open

fire extinguisher needs to be serviced

control box of hood open/exposed wiring

no sharps or glass container/ broken glass on floor

chemicals in office space

no satellite accumulation area

CLUTTER!!!!!!

Rm. 225

wire trip hazard

evidence of food/beverage

unlabeled beakers

Rm. 219

update emergency access form

clutter obstruction power supply shut off

Rm. 213

waste and usable chemicals stored together

oil not in secondary container

Tinkam storage - oil not in secondary container

Rm. 229 - update emergency access form

Rm. 227

update emergency access form

evidence of food/beverage

Rm. 220

access to electrical panels obstructed

evidence of food/beverage

bike

Rm. 217 - update emergency access form

Westervelt storage - secondary containment needed

Rm. 211

update emergency access form

shower need to be inspected

Rm. 209 - update emergency access form

Rm. 212 - hoist

Rm. 210 - update emergency access form

Rm. 208

open blades

eyewash needs tag

Rm. 207 - bike

Rm. 204

trip hazards

pump vented outside

Rm. 202

electrical cord in sink

clutter

McKay 3rd floor hall

wires hanging low from ceiling

bike in hall

Rms. 301, 302, 304 - emergency access form

Rm. 304

waste bottles not labeled

evidence of food/beverage

trip hazards

clutter in sink

unlabeled beakers in hood unlabeled

refrigerator unlabeled

Rm. 303

clutter in sink

emergency access form

Rms. 310, 311- emergency access form

Rm. 329 - Failed hood in use

Rm. 328 - cord trip hazard

Rm. 326 - cord trip hazard

Rm. 320 - update panel B

Rm. 312 - update emergency access form

Rm. 312a - update emergency access form

Rm. 314

clutter

unlabeled open drum on floor - oil?

Rm. 317 - emergency access form

Rm. 313 - emergency access form

B. McKay Floors 4-5 (Roberto Martinez)

McKay 4th Floor

Rm. 406 - (Aziz/Spaepen) N2 cylinder cap missing.

Rm. 409 - (Aziz/Spaepen) Cluttered, difficult egress

Rm. 410: (Aziz/Spaepen)

Glass coming out of "sharps" container

Cluttered, difficult egress

Rm. 411 - (Aziz/Spaepen) Solvents and chemicals not in secondary containers

Rm. 413 - (Aziz/Spaepen) Solvents and chemicals not in secondary containers

Rm. 417: (Aziz/Spaepen)

Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary container

Corrosive acid (Phosphoric acid) not in secondary container

Strong ammonia odor from "bases" container

Hydrofluoric acid in wrong secondary container – "flammables"

Glass coming out of ‘sharps’ container

Rm. 418 - (Aziz/Spaepen) N2 cylinder with regulator not chained down

Rm. 421 - (Spaepen) Unlabeled chemicals under sink

Rm. 424: (Aziz/Spaepen)

Ar cylinder not chained down

Glass coming out of "sharps" container

Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary containers

Ambiguous "Laser On" sign

Rm. 427: (Aziz/Spaepen)

O2 and N2 cylinders not chained down

Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary container

McKay 5th Floor

Hallway - CO2, N2, He2, Ar cylinders not chained down

Rm. 501 - (W. Paul) Ammonium/Potassium hydroxides in wrong secondary container – "acids"

Rm. 502 - (Aziz) Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary containers

Rm. 513 - (Weitz) "Chemicals Only" refrigerator label missing

Rm. 517 - (Weitz) Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary containers

Rm. 518 - (Weitz) Cluttered, difficult egress

Rm. 519 - (Weitz) Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary containers

Rm. 520 - (Weitz) Cluttered, difficult egress

Rm. 525: (Weitz)

Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary containers

No "sharps" container

Rm. 531 - (Weitz) Unlabeled chemicals not in secondary containers; no secondary containers

C. McKay Cleanroom (Marc Durand)

Basement Cleanroom:

Labels with list of chemicals are missing at the entrance door

Need a tag on the eyewash station indicating the last time the tap had been opened for at least 3 minutes

2 unknown glasses with chemicals on a table

Corrosive liquids should be stored in a separate cabinet

There is no fire extinguisher in the cleanroom

There is a laser, protected by tinted glass, but there is no sign or light to indicate if the laser is in use or not. Is there an automatic shut down of the laser when the window is opened?

In the corridor, there is a bottle of oxygen without a tie or chain.

2nd Floor Cleanroom:

Labels with list of chemicals are missing at the entrance door

Need a tag on the eyewash station indicating the last time the tap had been opened for at least 3 minutes

Need to put labels on all the cabinets indicating what kind of chemicals are in there, or that it is an accumulation area.

D. Cruft/Pierce (Matt Eisaman)

Cruft 115/116 (Hau)

Acid and solvents should be kept separately. ... It was done while we were inspecting.

Room 116 - It was unclear if the red fire extinguisher was charged.

The written fire emergency plan was outdated.

Cruft 109/110/111 (Hau)

Room 110/111 - The high voltage switches were labeled but the outlets were not labeled.

Room 110 - Emergency access plan was out of date (L. Vernac)

Lyman 22/23 (Hau)

Doesn't have a spill kit.

Waste acid and solvent should be stored separately.

Fire extinguisher was located behind a coat rack.

Lyman 23 - The fire extinguisher was not inspected in the past year.

Need goggles for photoresist spinner.

No broken glass containers in either room.

Cruft 312 (Capasso)

The written fire emergency plan was outdated.

No eye wash station.

Cruft 219 (Electronics shop)

Update emergency access sheet (Bill Walker's info).

Need sharps container.

Some old glues and chemicals need cleaned out.

Pierce B2-B7

The gas cylinders are not arranged properly. Some of the cylinders are kept on shelf. These are to be removed and chained properly. Unused cylinders need to be capped.

Empty bottles of chemicals need to removed.

There are unused cans of chemicals sitting in the cabinets, need to be removed.

No eye wash and safety shower in the lab; definitely need one for a big lab like this one.

There were no high voltage warning signs for 220V and 2kV power supplies.

The fire extinguisher was not inspected in the past year.

Pierce B7, B7b, B7c - There was no written fire emergency plan.

Pierce B12 - OK

Pierce G7A

Separate space for satellite accumulation needed.

Separate cabinets for acid and solvents needed

Chemical spill kit not available.

The circuit breaker was blocked by a toolkit.

Pierce G6

Refrigerator needs to be labeled.

Lab in the process of being built.

There is no emergency shutoff or breaker box

Pierce G11,G12A (Senior project lab),G13 - OK

Pierce G16 (machine shop) - Only 1 pair of goggles
Note: John Budney will report on laser/radiation violations (not many) when he returns from Brazil (at March meeting).

3. Lab Inspection Follow-up Reports

A. ESL and HEPL:

ESL 215 - empty containers (~20) need to be removed - Not a problem; this is ok.

HEPL 104 - mark chemical fridge as such - This has been done.

HEPL 105 - need interlock for laser, emergency contacts. - This is being worked on.

HEPL 106 - power cords hung from ceiling - This issue has been fixed.

B. Maxwell/Dworkin:

MD 338:

Small unlabelled squirt bottle on shelf above sink - This is ok.

Silicone precursors stored in unlabelled cabinet - need to list hazards - This has been taken care of.

Silicone precursors not listed on door sign - This has been taken care of.

Door sign missing on the second door to the lab - This has been taken care of.

Small (Class IIIA) laser no longer in use. Can it be boxed up and taken off the door sign? - The laser should be and will be packed up.

MD 311 – VLSI lab:

Need door signs on 311 and 313 - No one was present to follow up on this issue!

Need to list radiation sources on door signs - No one was present to follow up on this issue!

MD 321:

Small fridge needs a “Food Only” sign - No one was present to follow up on this issue!

MD 133:

Hood mentioned on last year’s report appears to be empty and unused. - This is not a problem.

C. Link Building (Anderson Group)

Basement area - lots of clutter; dripping oil - The pumps are being repaired.

Machine Shop - there are no goggles available in room - The goggles are there. Workers in lab know where they are.

Fume hoods - need to be inspected - Cathy Thomas will inspect the hoods.

4. Spring Safety Seminars 2004

The Iron Age Safety Shoe Truck will visit Harvard on April 13th at 11:00am-1:00pm. It is usually parked behind and between Pierce Hall and Maxwell-Dworkin Building. Lab workers will have an opportunity to purchase safety shoes on that day.
Lenny will announce the 2004 schedule for the Spring Safety Seminars at our next meeting in March.

5. EH&S report - Mike Labosky

There was a Compliance Officer meeting today regarding fire emergencies. Inspectional Services attended the meeting and reminded everyone that although they make periodic inspections and do their very best to catch any safety issues, it is important that people make an effort every day to maintain a safe working environment. Mike Labosky mentioned that Mike Lichten is the compliance officer for FAS, which includes DEAS and Physics.
There is an on-going program to register all fume hoods. Mike reminded us to keep our fume hoods uncluttered.
EH&S is preparing a new online refresher training module for their Lab Safety Training program.

6. Hazardous Waste Training - Rob Stanhope

Rob read a list of names that need retraining.

7. Old Business

Emergency Form database - Lenny said Norton Allen is still working on implementing a database to produce emergency contact forms.
Cleanroom Procedures - Steve Shepard agreed to draw up some suggestions and pass them on to Lenny. This will be done by the March meeting.
Ed Jackson reported on several issues that have been or are being resolved regarding eyewash stations in McKay. The eyewash station on the 3rd Floor of ESL has a problem with the water flow being too high--this is being worked on.

8. New Business - none

Next Meeting: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 @ 12:00 noon, Maxwell/Dworkin 119

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