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Matheson Account number
What is my research group Matheson Account number?
Your Matheson Account number for PantherExpress order Internal Notes field is available online:
Department of Chemistry Gas Cylinders Policy
CSC Account Listing
Faculty Name
Account #
Phone #
Shigeru Amemiya
U5000
412-624-1217
Sanford Asher
U5001
412-624-8570
Kay Brummond
U5002
412-624-1955
Jennifer Laaser
U5003
412-383-0125
Raul Hernandez Sanchez
U5004
412-648-4218
U500...
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Health & Safety Offers Online Training
Online Training – University of Pittsburgh Department of Environmental Health and Safety (Pitt EH&S)
• Chemical Hygiene Training
• Compressed Gas Safety
• Hazard Communication Training
• Nitric Acid Safety training
• Safety Training for the Department of Chemistry
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Controlling Cryogenic Safety Hazards
https://www.labmanager.com/lab-health-and-safety/2019/03/under-pressure#.XJN9oChKi70
Works Cited
McLeod, Vince. "Under Pressure. Cryogenic Safety Hazards and What it takes to Control Them." Lab Manager March 2019 www.labmanager.com Web. 21 March 2019.
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THE LATEST GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
THE LATEST GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTING EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
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Biosafety for Chemists FAQs
Biosafety for Chemists Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Biological Safety for Chemists Overview -- https://pre2.intranet.chem.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Biosafety-for-Chemists-FAQs-Final-1.pdf
Biological Waste Handling and Disinfection
When should I use bleach, ethanol and/or UV light to decontaminate my biosafety cabinet?
Bleach (or another EPA registered disinfectant) is required to be used following work with BSL-2 agents; spill or splashes of BSL-2 agents should also be cleane...
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Joint safety Team
UMinn Joint Safety Team http://www.jst.umn.edu/.
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Pitt Police Department Training Video
RUN, HIDE, FIGHT.
What should you do if you find yourself in an active killer situation? Watch this video, created by Student Affairs featuring our Pitt police officers, to find out.
http://police.pitt.edu/
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Testing Chemicals for Hazardous Peroxides
Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) recommends that all peroxide-forming chemicals should be tested every six months for peroxide content or discarded and replaced. Since the Department of Chemistry instituted this testing program in 2008, we have had no reported accidents involving peroxide-contaminated chemicals. Thank you for your continuing cooperation. Further information from EH&S: http://www.ehs.pitt.edu/assets/docs/peroxide-forming.pdf.
Please contact the Department of ...
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Chemical Fume Hoods
Image 1.) A notice was written by lab workers. They want exhaust to be available to them when they are working in their hoods.
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety is Responsible for the annual re-certification of chemical fume hoods.
422 fume hoods in Chevron Science Center and Eberly Hall.
A 50% halfway open fume hood is 10 - 12" (28 cm.) vertically.
1 year of all unused hood sashes open 50% would cost the University just over $250,000 in wasted energy. e left ope...
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