FLEX Lab Safety

Safety Committee

Safety Committee Chair
Tom Everett (everet15@purdue.edu)

Safety Committee Vice Chair
Davin Piercy (dpiercey@purdue.edu)

Safety Committee Secretary
Evan Sowinski (esowinsk@purdue.edu)

College of Engineering Representative
Kerry Ticen (kticen@purdue.edu)

Flex Lab Director
Dave Kish (djkish@purdue.edu)

REM Representative
Joshua Brown (brow1422@purdue.edu)

Basement Groups and Safety Representatives

Principle Investigator Lab Rooms	Department Research Group	Lab Safety Representative
Fang Huang huang892@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B019 - A-G	Biomedical Engineering	Cheng Bi bi19@purdue.edu
Song Zhang szhang15@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B065 - B	Mechanical Engineering	Liming Chen chen3496@purdue.edu
Nikhilesh Chawla chawla29@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B065 - C	Materials Engineering	Seyedhamidreza "Hamid" Torbatisarraf storbati@purdue.edu
Dave Cappellarei dcappell@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B065 - D,E,F	Mechanical Engineering	Georges Adam adamg@purdue.edu
Xiulin Ruan ruan@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B087	Mechanical Engineering	Joe Peoples peoplesj@purdue.edu
Benxin Wu wu65@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B087 - B,C,D	Mechanical Engineering	Hanyu Song song457@purdue.edu
Gary Cheng gjcheng@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - B119 - A,B,C	Industrial Engineering	Licong An an96@purdue.edu

First Floor Safety Representatives

Principle Investigator Lab Rooms	Department Research Group	Lab Safety Representative
Nikhilesh Chawla chawla29@purdue.edu Lab Room- 1001A	Materials Engineering	Seyedhamidreza Torbatisarraf storbati@purdue.edu
CP3 - Carl Wassgren wassgren@purdue.edu Lab Room- 1001B-D	Center for Particulate Products and Processes	CP3 - Hector Perez hlozanop@purdue.edu
Martin Byung-Guk Jun mbgjun@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) -1058A-C (West), 1078A	Mechanical Engineering	Huitaek Yun yun37@purdue.edu
Srinivasan Chandrasekar chandy@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) -1052, 1058C (East)	Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering	Mojib Saei msaei@purdue.edu
Sunghwan Lee sunghlee@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - 1078B - North	Engineering Technology	Yuxuan Zhang zhan4151@purdue.edu
Shriram Ramanathan shriram@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) – 1078B - North	Materials Engineering	Michael Taejoon Park park1080@purdue.edu
Xinghang Zhang xzhang98@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) - 1078B (South), 1129A,B,D	Materials Engineering	Nick Richter richtern@purdue.edu
Nate Schultheiss nschulth@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) – 1129C	Enhanced Oil Recovery	Thomas Everett everet15@purdue.edu

Second Floor Safety Representatives

Principle Investigator Lab Rooms	Department Research Group	Lab Safety Representative
Song Zhang szhang15@purdue.edu Lab Room- 2001, 2001B C	Mechanical Engineering	Liming Chen chen3496@purdue.edu
Benxin Wu wu65@purdue.edu Lab Room – 2001A	Mechanical Engineering	Hanyu Song song457@purdue.edu
CISTAR – Fabio Ribeiro fabio@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) -2054, 2054A, B, C, D and F	CISTAR	Evan Sowinski esowinsk@purdue.edu
Robert Nawrocki robertnawrocki@purdue.edu Lab Room -2054F North	Engineering Technology	Hui Wen Bai bai109@purdue.edu
Nate Schultheiss nschulth@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) – 2054F South and 2129C	Enhanced Oil Recovery	Thomas Everett everet15@purdue.edu
Wenzhuo Wu wu966@purdue.edu Lab Room – 2078C- North and 2129A	Industrial Engineering	Shujia Xu xu1377@purdue.edu
Partha Mukherjee pmukherjee@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) – 2078C South and 2129, 2129B, C, D and E	Materials Engineering	Conner Fear cfear@purdue.edu

Third Floor Safety Representatives

Principle Investigator Lab Rooms	Department - Research Group	Lab Safety Representative
Carl Wassgren wassgren@purdue.edu Lab Room- 3001, 3001A, B, C,D, E, 3054A and B	Center for Particulate Products and Processes	Hector Perez hlozanop@purdue.edu
Davin Piercey dpiercey@purdue.edu Steven Son sson@purdue.edu Lab Room- 3054C, D, G and 3070, 3070A and B	PERC Purdue Energetics Research Center	Davin Piercey dpiercey@purdue.edu Tim Manship tmanship@purdue.edu
Allen Garner algarner@purdue.edu Lab Room -3078A	Nuclear Engineering	Andrew Fairbanks ajfairba@purdue.edu
Janelle Wharry jwharry@purdue.edu Lab Room -3078C North	Materials Engineering	George Warren warreng@purdue.edu
Srinivasan Chandrasekar chandy@purdue.edu Lab Room -3078C North	Industrial Engineering	Mojib Saei msaei@purdue.edu
Ramses Martinez rmartinez@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) -3078B and 3078C South	Industrial Engineering	Marina Sala de Medeiros mmedeir@purdue.edu
Fang Huang huang892@purdue.edu Lab Room 3078C South	Biomedical Engineering	Cheng Bi bi19@purdue.edu
Adrian Buganza Tepole abuganza@purdue.edu Lab Room (s) – 3129C and D	Mechanical Engineering	Vivek Dharmangadan Sree vdharman@purdue.edu
Sunny Karnani skarnani@purdue.edu Lab Room – 3129A	Mechanical Engineering	Vivek Dharmangadan Sree vdharman@purdue.edu

Training

Flex Safety Awareness Training – Flex Safety Awareness Training is required for all new employees including faculty, staff, researcher associates and students. Please contact David Harmon dharmon@purdue.edu for additional information and training dates.

Safety Policies Specific to Flex Lab

Safety Policies Specific to Flex
These policies are in addition to the safety rules applicable at University level and to those found in the Purdue Chemical Hygiene Plan. More stringent rules, for a specific work area, may be put in place by our Faculty.

Laboratory Safety Requirements

Safety Training (see Flex Lab Safety Awareness Training above)
Responsibilities of Safety Officers
Guidelines for safety training of new researchers in Flex laboratories
Chemical Hygiene Plan
Every laboratory at FLEX is required to maintain a work-specific Chemical Hygiene Plan. The template above can be used as a starting point for creating a work area specific Chemical Hygiene Plan, which should be updated as necessary, but at least annually.
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs): printed or electronic copies
Every laboratory is required to maintain up-to-date printed or electronic copies of SDSs for all the chemicals that are used/stored in the laboratory. SDSs are typically available on vendor websites. Printed copies of SDSs are preferred, but electronic storage of these documents is also acceptable, as long as the guidelines below are followed:
- Guidelines for storage of electronic copies of SDSs
Chemical Inventory Form
Hazard Assessment/Appendix A3: Location/Template
The Hazard Assessment should be reviewed and updated annually or when new hazards are introduced to the laboratory.
Laboratory Door Posting
The Door Posting should be updated annually or when personnel changes occur in the laboratory.
Eye washes should be flushed weekly.
The area beneath safety showers marked by green and white tape should be kept clear at all times.
Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard
Safety Gloves Selection Guide:
- OSHA Personal Protective Equipment – Table on Page 26 – 29
- Office of Environment, Health & Safety, University of California, Berkeley
- PPE Policy
Integrated Safety Plan Self-Audit Checklist
Guideline for Use of Hydrogen and Flammable Hydrogen Gas Mixtures
Gas Cylinder Handling Procedures for FLEX Building

Emergency Preparedness

Accidents Do Happen at Universities

Workplace Injury Information

REM Injury Portal

Safety Resources

Purdue University Radiological and Environmental Management (REM)
(An organization that provides expertise in the areas of environmental, health and safety issues. First stop for Purdue EH&S information.)
Guidance Document: Minors in Research Laboratories or Animal Facilities
U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB)
(An independent federal agency that investigates chemical accidents. Excellent source for accident information and videos.)
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)
(CCPS is an organization within AIChE that identifies and addresses process safety needs within the chemical, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries.)
Safety and Chemical Engineering Education (SAChE) Program
(A cooperative effort between the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) and engineering schools to provide teaching materials and programs in process safety.)
Dow Lab Safety Academy
("Dow Lab Safety Academy” is a digital learning environment that shares Dow’s outstanding industrial safety culture and practices in a quick and accessible format. Here you can access dozens of videos featuring lab safety guidelines, and a collection of useful safety resources.)