Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies Safety Committee

Visit our website at http://hrcweb.nevada.edu/Safety/

 

October 26, 2005 Meeting, 10:00am, 1st Floor Conference Room (HRC-144a)

 

Attendees:

Name                                                                                                                      Phone                       e-mail                                    .

Becky Delacruz                                                                                                     54860      bdelacruz@unlv.edu

Aurali Dade                                                                                                           50463      aurali.dade@unlv.edu

Gary Cerefice                                                                                                        52612      cerefice@unlv.nevada.edu

Patricia Cruz                                                                                                          51417      cruzp@unlv.nevada.edu

Jeanette Daniels; Committee Chair                                                                    54450      danielsj@unlv.nevada.edu

Aurore Giguet                                                                                                       51402      gigueta@unlv.nevada.edu

Amy Smiecinski                                                                                                    51420      mailto:smiecins@unlv.nevada.edu

Shelley Williams                                                                                                   51445      williams@med.unr.edu

Joe Zimmerman                                                                                                     51425      joseph.zimmerman@ccmail.nevada.edu

Nicole McGinnis                                                                                                  55074      mcginn12@unlv.nevada.edu    

 

Proximity Cards

 

·         Will unlock selected laboratory doors

  • Safety and Security
  • Cost:~$20,000 not including cards
  • Not Marloks

 

Hazardous Waste

 

  • Nicole McGinnis (Chemistry Division) doing the waste for all labs
  • MSM 176 – formaldehyde waste

 

Gas Cylinders

 

  • Michelle Bossler (Front office) handling inventory of building
  • New tank farm
  • Rad training required

 

Incidents

 

·         HRC-306 – ethylene glycol

·         NSTG – MSM-164, broken glassware; MSM-172, chemicals in-line

·         Museum – glass pane shattered in display case

·         Lab MSM-167 Untrained service representative allowed into lab unescorted

·         “Near miss” incidents need to be reported to EH&S

 

Fire Safety - CCFD Inspection (see attached copy)

 

  • Aurali Dade (UNLV EH&S)
  • EH&S Walkthrough scheduled for November 2nd and 10:00 am.
    • Safety Committee representative should be present
  • CCFD Inspection begins for the campus on November 15th
  • Preparation for inspection

o        Chemical storage

o        Expiration

o        Sort incompatibles

o        Old chemicals need to be checked for integrity of the container and expiration date.  Determine if it is still usable.

o        Lacking appropriate storage cabinets

o        No storage within 18-inches of fire sprinkler head

o        Avoid excessive accumulation of combustible materials (e.g., stacked boxes, paper products)

o        Assure egress is unobstructed

 

EPA Inspection – Spring 2006

       

·         Preparation for inspection

o        Legible labeling

o        Evidence of environmental discharge

o        Secure drum bungs

 

Training

 

·         Lab coats and goggles must be worn when entering rad labs.  Coats and goggles stay with the lab.

 

Action Item

 

·         Make a list of shelving, cabinets, raised-lip shelves that may be needed in laboratories.

 

 

Meeting termination:

The meeting was ended by 11am.

 

Meeting Minutes Distribution: 

Committee members, HRC personnel, meeting attendees, http://hrcweb.nevada.edu/Safety/