Hello Everyone,

In preparation for the upcoming Safety Recertification of our School with REM, the ChE Safety Committee inspected last week all laboratories and offices in FRNY and the rooms occupied by ChE personnel in POTR. I am glad to report that we noticed an overall improvement in the safety of our labs.

Please find attached a document that summarizes the he most frequent safety issues identified during the safety inspections. The document also spells out the OSHA and Purdue required documentation, PPE requirements and a reminder of some safety rules and policies applicable to our School. Please pay close attention to the safety gloves policy under the PPE section. It was brought to my attention that this safety rule is not always followed by our graduate students. As a reminder, safety gloves are not permitted on the corridors.

Each faculty or person responsible for a specific area will shortly receive another email with the results of the safety inspection for that area, please address the problems identified. The Safety Committee will perform unscheduled inspections at the end of July to check whether the safety issues identified were addressed.

Thank you all for your continuous commitment to safety!

Best regards,

Gabriela Nagy

on behalf of the ChE Safety Committee

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Gabriela Nagy, PhD

Industrial Education Director

ChE Safety Committee Chair

School of Chemical Engineering

Room FRNY G051

Purdue University

Tel: (765)-496-1710

E-mail: nagyg@purdue.edu