SAFETY INFORMATION
for the
THAYER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

Safety Contacts (who to talk to):

• Emergencies DIAL 911 (NOT 9-911)

  • Fire: Leave the area, closing doors; Pull alarm; call 911 (more information).
  • Chemical Spill: Leave the area, closing doors; if hazard to others pull alarm; if emergency, dial 911; flush exposed areas with large volumes of water (more information).
  • Heart Attack: Call 911. Shout "HELP". Administer CPR if you know how, or ask bystander to find someone who does (possibly: Admissions/Program (Ellen Stein), Instrument Room (Roger Dauphinais), Copy Room (Ken Clifford). Thayer has two AED devices that may restore normal heart rhythm and will speak instructions for use to an untrained assistant.
    AED (automated external defibrillator) locations:
    • Cummings Great Hall, 1st floor, South Wall, near passage to Atrium
    • MacLean Ground Floor near front stairwell, East Wall, opposite and to right of reception desk in Atrium.
  • Shooter in Building: Shelter-in-place. DO NOT pull fire alarm. Close doors, pull shades, remain out of sight. Dial 911. Call Safety and Security (6-3333) if you can do so safely. Thayer Dean's office will active building notification for shelter-in-place.

• Thayer School of Engineering Contacts

  • Prof. Christopher Levey, Thayer School Director of Safety
    217e Cummings, Phone: 6-2071 (646-2071 off campus)
  • Mr. Gary Durkee, Thayer School Safety Officer
    17 Cummings, Phone: 6-3457 (646-3457 off campus)
  • Mary Kay Brown, Thayer School Biochemical Safety and MSDS distribution
    124 or 120 Cummings, Phone: 6-1467 (646-1467 off campus)
  • Thayer Safety Committee:
    Mary Kay Brown, John Collier, Gary Durkee, Christopher Levey, Bill Lotko (chair), Laura Ray
  • Safety FAQ - who to ask

• Dartmouth Environmental Health and Safety Office Contacts

  PHONE: 6-1762 (646-1762 off campus)
  BEEPER (nights and weekends): 9 + 442-1058 (442-1058 off campus)
  • Dr. Michael Blayney, Ph.D., Dartmouth College Director of Safety
  • Mike Cimis, MS, CHMM, Dartmouth College Chemical Safety Officer
  • Auggie Ong, MPH, Dartmouth College Radiation Safety Officer
  • Eric Cook Dartmouth College Biosafety Officer.
  • Katrina Morgan, CHMM, (for chemical waste disposal issues)
  • Jason Angell (for fire and life safety, and lab inspections, hood certification issues). Brenda Freeland, MS, OHST, (for facilities, occupational hygene, ergonomics issues)

Thayer School Safety Training

• Safety awareness seminars at Thayer include the following:
  • Machine Shop Safety Training: required for working in the machine shop; ordinarily offered early in each term
  • Seminar A - Undergraduate Laboratory Safety: required for ENGS-21. Ordinarily offered early in Winter and Spring terms.
  • Seminar B - Faculty, Technical Staff, and Graduate Student Safety Training: required once in career at Thayer for all faculty, technical staff, and graduate students. Exception 1: Terminal BE or MEM students who have taken Seminar A at Thayer are exempt from the Seminar B requirement. MS and PhD students who have taken Seminar A must also take Seminar B. Exception 2: Those who take the EHS Biomedical Safety Training need only attend the first half an hour of this seminar (Thayer specific information). Offered each fall as part of orientation, and usually Winter or Spring.
  • Research lab specific safety courses: required of students working in certain labs without direct supervision
    

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  • Safety Training Records Database. The official roster of those completing such training and authorized to use laboratory or shop facilities is available in electronic form. You can check your name against this database:
    1. You need to have a secure (hardwire or wireless "Dartmouth Secure" or VPN) .dartmouth.edu connection
    2. Click on Safety Training Database for web interface.
    3. If requested, select Guest Account and press "Login".
    4. Click on magnifying glass at the top left (rightmost of three icons-"find function").
    5. Enter your last name in first (upper left) box
    6. Press the "Perform Find" button in left panel
    7. A status of "OK" means requirements satisfied, "required" means you need to take the appropriate seminar (A or B).
    8. If your name is not found, make sure you are searching all records; use the magnifying glass at the top of the left panel, not the smaller one which sometimes shows up in the middle of the panel.

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  • Dartmouth EHS Web Based Training Modules:
    • x-ray Safety Training
    • Biosafety Training
    • Management, Minimization and Disposal Of Hazardous Chemicals Training
      For all who order and use chemicals in labs.
    • Hazard Communication Training
      Chemical safety for non-laboratory areas

  Thayer Safety Logistics:

  • Where to find (building floorplans):
    • Chemical Resistant Gloves, and Goggles, Safety Glasses and Face Masks:
      Instrument Room (M 025), Couch Project Lab (M 014), Materials Processing Lab (M 026), Shop (C 026)(see PPE below)
    • Hearing Protection:
      Instrument Room (M 025)
    • Fume Hoods:
      High Airflow room (M 018) off Couch Lab (but ask Prof. Levey first)
    • Eyewash/shower:
      MacLean Basement: hall near elevator
      MacLean Ground: hall near Materials Processing Lab (M 026) and Atrium
      Cummings: most labs-ask Gary Durkee
    • Hazardous Waste Disposal (lab pickup):
      katrina.morgan@dartmouth.edu
    • Sharps Disposal (glass, razer blades):
      Instrument Room (M 025), Materials Processing Lab near door (M 026)
    • Battery Disposal:
      Instrument Room (M 025), Couch Project Lab bin near sink, Cummings Loading Dock (universal waste bucket)
    • Replacement for frayed power cord:
      Instrument Room (M 025)
    • Chemical Safety Properties (MSDS...):
      see "Material Safety Data Sheets" below or contact Prof. Levey
    • Chemical ordering information:
      investigate safety first, get PI approval for safe use and disposal. More information from Prof. Levey or Mike Cimis at EHS.
    • Other:
      ask Prof. Levey in Cummings 217e

  • Who to contact for safety questions about:
    • General physical (including clutter):
      Gary Durkee, Instrument Room
    • General chemical:
      Chris Levey, Mary Kay Brown, Michael Cimis(EHS)
    • General electrical:
      Terry Priestley, Doug Fraser, Charlie Sullivan, Chris Levey
    • General biochemical/biotech:
      Mary Kay Brown, Eric Cook (EHS)
    • Hazardous Waste Disposal (lab pickup):
      katrina.morgan@dartmouth.edu (EHS)
    • Equipment Disposal:
      Instrument Room(they will evaluate and arrange with Sarah.A.LaBombard@Dartmouth.EDU for pickup)
    • Fire Safety:
      Gary Durkee, Jason Angell (EHS)
    • x-ray, laser, radiation use (special training required):
      Chris Levey, Auggie Ong(EHS)
    • Overall safety concerns at Thayer:
      Thayer Safety Committee (listed above)

  • Forms
    • x-ray film badge request form pdf format(recommended) or html format. Hard copy must be signed and delivered by campus mail or FAX to EHS. Users of the Laue or Lang cameras must request a RING as well as a body badge.

  Personal Protective Equipment

  • Full Thayer School Personal Protective Equipment Statement
  • Gloves: Available from the instrument room, in the materials labs, and in the research labs. Disposable nitrile recommended over latex. Glove use posters and chemical resistance charts are available throughout the building (e.g. Materials Lab, Instrument room).
  • Safety Glasses, Chemical Splash Goggles: Available from the instrument room, in the materials labs, and in research labs. Thayer color code: black frame is standard size, yellow frame fits over ordinary glasses; blue frame for narrow faces.

  Material Safety Data Sheets and other safety information

  • Complete Dartmouth MSDS database (requires Dartmouth Blitz authentication).

  • Other MSDS databases
  • Prudent Practices in the Laboratory - Handling and Disposal of Chemicals in Knovel format (available soon as of fall 2007) Also available from National Academies of Science Press for free online use.

  • LexisNexis MSDS database (in SELECT SOURCE TYPE box, choose Material Safety Data Sheets). If this link fails, use the Dartmouth Library catalog entry.

  • individual MSDS sheets partial listing of some Thayer materials only.

  • UIUC list of Internet MSDS resources

  • Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries from "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals", National Academy of Sciences, 1995.

  • Hazardous Chemical Backgrounders from the Environmental Health Center (National Safety Council)

  • ToxFAQs from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

  • Fisher Scientific has integrated a MSDS database of most of their products into their electronic catalog.

  • Cole Parmer Chemical Resistance / Material Compatability Database

  • Incompatible Chemicals; a partial listing

Electrical safety

• Circuits with exposed potentials over 35 volts (AC or DC) can be dangerous and require supervision of a qualified faculty or staff member. See: Thayer Electrical Safety Guidelines
• The fatal current (New Jersey State Council of Electrical Contractors Associations, Inc. Bulletin VOL. 2, NO. 13).

Specific lab safety information:

• Thayer Microengineering Laboratory Safety
• Thayer School Machine Shop
• Couch Project Lab Lab Ettiquette and After Hours Use Agreement

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Please refer to the white three ring Dartmouth EHS "Policies and Procedures" binders for more complete information on safety at Dartmouth.

Dartmouth Engineering

Dartmouth EHS

Christopher.G.Levey@ dartmouth.edu