Hello everyone,

I learned over the weekend that an electronic cigarette (Juul) was found recently in the pocket of a visitor lab coat, in one of our shared labs that also gives access to other graduate students/researchers on campus. It was impossible to determine who brought in the electronic cigarette, or if this device was used in the lab, or not. The device, including nicotine pod, was disposed of accordingly.

I wanted to take this opportunity and remind everyone that smoking, drinking, eating, and the application of cosmetics are forbidden in the lab and are considered safety violations (see  Chapter 5.1.2. “General laboratory safety rules” in the Purdue Chemical Hygiene Plan (https://www.purdue.edu/ehps/rem/documents/programs/chp2014.pdf)). If you use one of the many types of electronic cigarettes available commercially, or traditional cigarettes or nicotine containing products, please keep them in your offices and use them only in specially designated areas outside campus (Purdue West Lafayette campus is considered a smoke-free campus). Please get familiarized with this Purdue policy by reading the information in this link: https://www.purdue.edu/policies/west-lafayette/wl-5.html.

Should you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you for your commitment to safety!

Gabriela

On behalf of the ChE Safety Committee

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Gabriela Nagy, PhD

Industrial Education Director

Davidson School of Chemical Engineering

Room FRNY G051

Purdue University

Tel: (765)-496-1710

E-mail: nagyg@purdue.edu