labs and studios - may meeting

date: 
wednesday, may 22, 2024 - 10:30am
location: 
zoom

present:   t. moore, m. moore, a. diochon, c. surette, s. girvin, m. sorokopud, j. miller.

time commenced: 10:33 am by zoom

1.0 agenda :  motion mm. second cs, carried. 

2.0 january 24, 2024 minutes :  motion c.s.  second ms.  carried.

3.0 injuries/incidents

fb smell 

complaint of isopropanol/glue smell in graduate studies upstairs in fb. tm contacted all labs in fb to see what their usage was.  only one lab had a small amount of isopropanol or alcohol in use and they were in the old part of the building.  tm will forward details to sg to investigate this further.  sg provided an update on the fume hood fan servicing fb1014.  both fans are up and running.  with use of the bench exhaust in 

anthropology

incident during field training.  worker tripped on stake and scraped knee.  medical aid was not required.  

 

4.0 inspections

none conducted

 

5.0 old business

cb smell (equipment)

equipment tags in process.

silica testing 

preliminary results were all below occupational exposure limit (oel).  report not yet received, but will be shared with the committee when it is.

labs unsecured

numerous labs are continuing to be found unsecured in the evenings by security officers during their patrol.  this is not isolated to one area, department, floor or building.  please remind your coworkers to ensure that labs are being secured at the end of the day.  a. d. reports finding their lab door ajar after locking it themselves the previous night. tm will advise physical plant of the issue and ensure they remind their staff as well to secure labs.

 

6.0 new business

manager health, safety and wellness

ursula macdonald is retiring at the end of may.  tiffany moore will be seconded into her role until fall.  the laboratory and biosafety specialist role will not be filled on a full time basis at this point in time.

chem waste pick-up 2024

a report of old chemical waste pick-up requests has been created from erportal.  old waste that was not disposed of before the upgrade can now be reconciled without entering the waste into llumin.  the old waste requests are not accessible to users, contact tiffany with any questions regarding old waste.

a tentative pickup is being scheduled for early september.

leak cb 2031

a leak was reported in this lab coming from the ceiling.  the source was identified as a pinhole leak in the floor above.  no damage occurred, and the leak was patched temporarily until the occupant can move items for a full replacement of plumbing to occur.

 

civil lab - structures


7.0 other business

 

8.0 adjournment:  11:06 am

 

9.0 next regular meeting: june 26, 2024 10:30 am