DEAS/Physics Safety Committee

Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Noon-1:00PM

1. Subcommittee Assignments 2002-2003

Lenny distributed the subcommittee assignments. Among the many assignments are the lab inspection teams. Each team must determine when it will inspect its assigned lab areas in January or February. The actual inspections are usually completed in one day. Team chairpersons should report their inspection schedules to the Safety Committee at the December meeting (December 11, 2002).

2. Summer Lab Inspection Follow-ups:

1. The Link
   • Hood needed new sticker -- Cate Thomas (EH&S will go through the whole lab and recertify all hoods). [All hoods have been certified, as of 11/15/2002]
   • Cylinder was secured.
   • Toxic gases - the Anderson Group maintains an inventory of all of its toxic gases.
   • The methane cylinder was secured.
2. Jefferson - all fire extinguishers in Physics have been inspected.
   • Prentiss Labs:
     1. Hoods - they need to be certified.
     2. Calcium gluconate, out-dated -- Gary Zabow said it has been placed in the SAA. [Lenny later reported that calcium gluconate can be thrown in regular trash].
   • Gabrielse Lab - no one was available to give follow-up report!
   • Golovchenko Lab - all issues have been taken care of.
3. Lyman
   • Hau Lab - all issues taken care of.
   • Doyle Lab - follow-up report will be given at next meeting.
   • Silvera Lab - follow-up report will be given at next meeting.
   • Machine Shop - all is ok.
4. Pierce Hall
   • Thaddeus Lab
     1. Acid/base storage is ok.
     2. Refrigerator with chemical odor - still trying to figure out where the odor is coming from.

3. Alarm Query

Lenny has received only one response to his request that everyone submit information about alarms in their labs! Everyone must declare what alarms, if any, exist in their lab areas. Safety Officers should have information about alarms posted outside their labs.

4. Training Database

Lenny reported that most safety officers still have not created a user account on our training database. He reminded everyone it is necessary that they do so before the next meeting.

5. Standard Operating Procedures - due by Dec. 7th!

As mentioned at last month's meeting, all SOPs need to be updated. Safety officers need to submit new SOPs to Lenny by December 7th. You can view all of the SOPs on our web site at: http://www-safety.deas.harvard.edu/sop/chart.html

6. Laser Registration Forms - due now!

Lenny has not received the laser registration forms. People need to submit them ASAP! You will find a link to the forms on the front page of our web site Print them out, fill them out, and return them to Lenny!

7. EH&S Report

• Howard reminded everyone to contact EH&S if their group needs any training in noise safety.
• Recently there was an emergency response drill in the hospital area. This will be happening more often throughout the university.
• The Operation Center is trying to put together a database of contacts for specific emergency alarms. People can submit contact names and alarm info to the Operation Center.

8. Hazardous Waste Training

• Rob Stanhope read a list of names of people who need to update their online training.
• SAA inspections have helped. The latest report from EH&S shows that we had only one violation last month.

9. Old Business - none

10. New Business - none

Next Meeting: Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 12:00 noon, Maxwell/Dworkin 119

last updated: Fri Nov 15 17:11:16 2002