Fire Response Procedures

University Fire Response Procedures 4.1.4.  Call 412-624-2121 from a safe area to provide additional information regarding the situation. Only use a fire extinguisher if the fire is small and you have been trained in the proper use of an extinguisher. https://www.ehs.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/docs/02-001Evacuation.pdf Chemistry Safety recommendations in the event of Fire: Alerting anyone in the area that an incident is occurring and pulling a manual pull station is the first action to t...
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Zero-field 57Fe Mossbauer Spectrometer

INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY PURPOSES ONLY: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Hernandez Sanchez, Raul Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 12:20 PM Subject: Zero-field 57Fe Mossbauer Spectrometer To: chemall Dear all, I want to bring to your attention the availability of a Mossbauer Spectrometer to the community. This spectrometer currently resides in my lab CSC 1114 and it was purchased thanks to Departmental funds, Prof. Wang's, and my group's contribution. It is o...
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Refrigerator and freezer Disposal

For Refrigerators/freezers Disposal. Send an email to chembldg@pitt.edu with the location of the refrigerator/freezer and the account number to charge to remove the Freon ($75). The outside of the refrigerator or freezer will need to be wiped down with a combination of bleach and water before Surplus Property will remove it. Once the item has be decontaminated, the following form must be filled out and attached to the freezer/refrigerator prior to removal. http://www.ehs.pitt.edu/assets/docs...
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Directions to the Arts& Sciences Machine Shop

The NPL Shop can best be reached by walking up OHara St to the front entrance Allen Hall. Once you enter into Allen Hall, walk straight up the stairs in front of you and then straight down the stairs at the top of the first landing. Once you are down the stairs, exit outside and turn right. You should see a door with a sign that says ‘Physics Machine Shop”. Simply follow the signs to the Shop. You can also get there by walking up University Drive and entering Old Engineering Hall. Go down the st...
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Punishments for safety Violations

From a message to NC State. Q: I am reaching out in my role as the Safety Officer for our department in search of details related to safety enforcement practices that I heard are being used in the Chem Dept at Univ of Pitt. Thanks in advance for your time, Melinda Box, M. Ed. A. I think we have distinguished between violations by Undergraduate Students, Teaching Assistants (including instructors) and Graduate Students here in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. T...
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