Safety

Keeping Safe in the Magnetic Laboratories

The Department of Physics maintains a safety information web site that includes the Department Safety Plan. The plan contains important information on how to respond to various emergencies which may arise when working in the Department.

Safety Training Courses

Below you will find links to safety courses that should be completed prior to working with the associated hazards and to other important information. A number of these are links to courses provided by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBL) as web-based safety training courses that are available to the public.

  • Electrical Safety Course This is an hour-long interactive online course. Strongly recommended if you will be working with potential electrical hazards. Requires Adobe Flash.
  • Compressed Gas and Cryogen Safety Information on the hazards and safe handling procedures for compressed gases and for cryogens such as liquid nitrogen and liquid helium.
  • Laser Safety
  • Chemical Hygiene and Safety
  • Soldering Awareness Training
  • Lead Hazard Awareness Program designed to teach about the hazards associated with lead exposure. The program discusses the health effects of lead and shows ways to significantly reduce risk of exposure.

Other Informative Safety Links

  • Environmental Health Services at CSU Environmental Health Services is a professional multidisciplinary team that promotes environmental, occupational health, and safety services through education, consultation, monitoring and planning in response to present and future needs of CSU. This site also provides information on how to report an emergency at CSU.
  • Campus Safety at CSU News and information on Campus Safety at CSU. Includes emergency weather alerts, contact information for CSU and local police, and a link to the campus safewalk program.
  • Material Safety Data Sheets A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) website is designed to provide workers and emergency personnel with information on the proper procedures for handling or working with a particular substance. MSDS’s include information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill/leak procedures. This web site provides information on how to read and to find the MSDS for the materials you plan to work with.
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