August LORRE Safety Issue

                                                   08/01/2016

To all:

Thanks to all the support and effort given, LORRE has been ISP certified for 2016. First, thank you to Judah Young and Robert Golden during the audit procedure. They were very patient and comprehensive in making suggestions to further our safety. Secondly, thank you to Amanda Kreger, Thomas Kreke, Andrew Bigelow , Austin Cannella and Leyu Zhang for their did many thing to abatement of the deficiencies found during the audit process.

Improvements to the Safety Program

1.     Eyewash flushes will be performed weekly

a.     Attachment is example

2.     Chemical Inventory Form (HCP-4)

a.     We have transferred the Lab Chemical Inventory for to HCP-4 (Purdue REM form)

b.     Emily Coleman, Marissa C. Karp and Iman Beheshti thought forward and when the ordered chemicals, they sent the chemical name and the storage location to us. This helps us to keep the chemical inventory up to date in time.

3.     Keeping Lab doors Closed

a.     See attachment

b.     Almost all of our doors to not close automatically, so when you are working in the lab, please close the door behind you. The doors do not need to be locked, but please keep them closed at all times. As usually, lock the doors if you are the last person to leave.

In the next semester, we plan to strengthen safety retraining and continue to make improvements.

Thanks,

LORRE Safety Committee