Amendment to safety training for undergraduate teaching labs
Amendment to safety training for undergraduate teaching labs
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Amendment to safety training for undergraduate teaching labs. We are in the process of updating the undergraduate teaching lab training document. An important update is the addition of the following language:
Goggles must be worn properly at all times whenever a chemical or eye hazard is present. For reasons of fairness and personal hygiene, the department cannot loan goggles. There must be no exceptions to everyone in the lab wearing goggles when any hazard is present. This begins when anyone in the lab starts gathering equipment or chemicals. The ONLY TIME that it is acceptable to not wear personal protective equipment in the teaching laboratory is during a pre-lab quiz in which there are no hazards present. It is the responsibility of the TA to insure that no labwork begins until all students have finished the quiz and put on their personal protective equipment.