Safety Logistics

Who to Ask for Help

Physical & Clutter

• Jonathan Stark | Instrument Room

Chemical

• Mary Kay Brown

• Jeff Cogswell | EHS

Electrical

• Charlie Sullivan

Biochemical & Biotech

• Mary Kay Brown

• Erik B. Pietrowicz | Env Hlth Sfty

Hazardous Waste Disposal & Lab Pickup

• Jason M. Angell | Env Hlth Sfty

Equipment Disposal

• Instrument Room | will evaluate and arrange pickup w/ Sarah.A.LaBombard@Dartmouth.EDU

Fire Safety

• Mark C. Ewing III | Env Hlth Sfty

X-ray, Laser & Radiation Use

• Erik B. Pietrowicz | Env Hlth Sfty

Ergonomics & Occupational Hygiene

• Sandy Trefethen | Env Hlth Sfty

Safety Forms

X-ray Film Badge

• Request form pdf format (recommended) or html format.

• Hard copy must be signed and delivered by campus mail or FAX to EHS.

• Users of the Laue or Lang cameras must request a RING as well as a body badge.

Where to Find Safety Equipment

• • Building Floorplans

Gloves, Glasses, and Masks Locations

• • Instrument Room (M025)

  • Couch Project Lab (M014)

  • Materials Processing Lab (M026)

  • Shop (C026)

Disposable Nitrile Gloves

• • Available from the instrument room, in the materials labs, and in the research labs.

  • Disposable nitrile is recommended over latex.

  • Glove use posters and chemical resistance charts are available throughout the building (e.g. Materials Lab, Instrument room).

Chemical Splash Goggles

• • Available from the instrument room, in the materials labs, and in research labs.

  • Color code

    • Black frame – is standard size

    • Yellow frame – fits over ordinary glasses

    • Blue frame – for narrow faces

Hearing Protection

• • Instrument Room (M025)

Fume Hoods/Respiratory Protection

• • High Airflow room (M018) off Couch Lab (but ask Prof. Levey first), Various Research Labs

Eyewash & Shower

• • MacLean Basement: hall near the elevator (map)

  • MacLean Ground: hall near Materials Processing Lab (M026) and Atrium (map)

  • Cummings Basement: Lynd Lab (three) and Ice Lab Service Corridor: map)

  • Cummings Ground: Inside Nanocancer Center (Baker) and Orthopedic Materials (Collier) labs (map)

  • Cummings First: Outside Biotech Teaching Lab and in Ackerman lab (map)

  • Cummings Second: Inside Microengineering Lab cleanroom (map)

Hazardous Waste Disposal & Lab Pickup

• • Katrina Morgan (EHS)

Sharps Disposal

• • Containers in the Instrument Room (M025) and Materials Processing Lab near the door (M026).

  • For research labs looking for their own sharps disposal containers:

    • Remsen stockroom

      • Tall cardboard glass disposal boxes

        • #6495, about $3.50 each

      • Small red plastic 2-gallon sharps buckets

        • #6921, about $2.25 each

      • Thayer custodians also may be able to provide you with glass disposal boxes.

Battery Disposal

• • Instrument Room (M025)

  • Couch Project Lab bin near the sink

  • Cummings Loading Dock (universal waste bucket)

Frayed Power Cord

• • Instrument Room (M025)

Chemical Safety Properties (MSDS)

• • see "Material Safety Data Sheets" below or contact Prof. Levey

Chemical Ordering

• • investigate safety first, get PI approval for safe use and disposal. More information from Jeffrey R. Cogswell at Env Hlth Sfty.

Emergency Phones

• • On the wall outside but near the passenger elevator door at each floor of MacLean and Cummings Halls