Safety Overview/Resources

David Okawa

August 29th, 2006

Zettl Group Safety Talk

Berkeley EH&S

• Berkeley Environmental Health and Safety website outlines proper safety guidelines and disposal procedures

• http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/

Campus Required Training• Building Emergency Plan (all)• Injury and Illness Prevention Program (all)• Hazardous Materials and Operations

Laboratories• Laser Safety• Radiation Safety• Shop and Other Hazardous Equipment• High Voltage Electrical Safety• Respiratory Protection

Campus Required Training

• Most involve sitting through a lecture, reading and signing a form, or watching a video on the internet.

• Some are fun (fire safety)

• To arrange training easy contact information on website:

http://rac.berkeley.edu/training.html

Hazardous Materials

• A hazardous material is any material that, because of its quantity, concentration, physical characteristics, or chemical characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment if released.

• Chemical Inventory Door Signs are required outside of every room with hazardous materials in them

LBNL EHS

• http://www.lbl.gov/ehs/

Be Safe! Or else…