labs and studios - november 15, 2017

labs and studios minutes – november 15, 2017   

present: t. alderson, e. searle, h.forsyth, k. bhatia, w. gao, s. girvin, a. diochon, c. surrette, j. joncas, m. sorokopud

time commenced:     9:02 am

1.0   agenda : add h.forsyth to agenda– approved

1.1   h.forsyth introduced to committee members

2.0   review of minutes : accepted

3.0   inspection reports:

3.1 natural resource management

3.1.1     major issues :

3.1.1.1     eyewash checks not recorded weekly

3.1.1.1.1   committee wants to know why eyewash checks need to be weekly

3.1.1.1.2   h. forsyth to look into this

3.1.1.2     daisy chained power bars/permanent extension cords

3.2   mechanical engineering

3.2.1     major issues:

3.2.1.1    homemade devices

3.2.1.2    non-csa equipment

3.2.1.3    tripping hazards: cords/cables

3.2.1.4    food and drink in the lab

3.2.1.4.1   ongoing issue – h.forsyth to send letter to the dean to see that this issue is dealt with

3.2.1.4.2   committee suggests lockers be rented on campus for food and drink storage

4.0   injury/incident reports

4.1 injury

4.1.1    chemistry – some inhalation of thionyl chloride while following protocols

4.1.1.1     h.forsyth to look into whether committee recommendation has been sent out

5.0   old business:

5.1 chem waste pickup

5.1.1     general pickup to be arranged by end of the year

6.0   new business:

6.1 lab safety policy

6.1.1     awaiting comments from hr and dean of research

6.2  emergency contact list template

6.2.1     committee agrees to change “vacation” to “off-campus”

6.3   2017 outstanding inspections

6.3.1     10 inspections left

6.3.2     h. forsyth to send out remaining inspections to committee

6.4   2017 “a” and “b” re-inspections

6.4.1     h. forsyth to look into how many are left

7.0   other business: none

8.0   adjournment: 10:05 am

next meeting: wednesday, december 6, 2017 at 9 a.m. in ac 147