[Che-student-staff-list] Safety Update #18 - UCLA felony trial update

[Gabriela Nagy]

Dear ChE Faculty, Staff, Research Associates and Graduate Students,

Please find attached an article that provides an update to the trial regarding the fatal safety incident at UCLA back in December 2008 (please see Safety Update #7 and Safety Update #9 at https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Safety.html).

The article was published in "Los Angeles Times" on April 26, 2013; please follow the link below to access the original article.

http://articles.latimes.com/print/2013/apr/26/local/la-me-ucla-prof-20130427

I would like to take this opportunity and remind everyone that all people working in a research lab in our School is required to  have safety training tailored to the specific work performed in that lab. This should be in addition to the Safety Awareness Training that each employee undertakes at the start of their appointment with our School. 

If needed, specialized safety training is offered by REM (Radiological and Environmental Management) at Purdue. The Principal Investigator is responsible for ensuring that everyone working in his/her lab has appropriate chemical safety training. All employees must follow the safety rules at all times and wear the PPE identified as necessary for the activities performed in the lab. It is recommended that the additional safety training is recorded and the records kept on file with the Faculty responsible for that lab.

Thank you to Adam Krajicek from REM for sharing this article.

Gabriela


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Gabriela Nagy, PhD  
Industrial Education Director 
ChE Safety Committee Chair
School of Chemical Engineering 
Purdue University 
Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering, Room G051 
480 Stadium Mall Drive 
West Lafayette, IN 47 907 
Tel: (765) 496-1710; Fax: (765) 494-0805 
E-mail: nagyg at purdue.edu 
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