Chemical and Materials Engineering
TRAINING AND ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
New Student/Staff Safety Seminar
The department offers a general safety orientation for new students and researchers. This seminar is required for all students, postdoc fellows, research assistants, and technicians who have access (i.e., keys) to the Chemical and Materials Engineering Building (CME). Seminars are offered in January, May, and September. Please contact Shaofeng Yang ( shaofeng@ualberta.ca) if you missed this seminar.
The next Safety Seminar will be on:
Thursday, May 02 from 10:00-11:00am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/98604718315?pwd=OEVOc3dISzZUQXBjSjBYQ1hTM1Q5Zz09
Meeting ID: 986 0471 8315
Passcode: 563374
*Cameras are required to be on during this session.
Online Safety Training Courses
In order to work in a CME lab, you need to take the following online safety courses:
- WHMIS (Required, valid for 2 years from the date of completion)
- Laboratory and Chemical Safety (Required)
- Working Safely (Required)
- Hazardous Waste Management (Required)
- Concepts in Safety Leadership for Engineering (Required)
- Concepts in Biosafety (only if you work with biological hazards)
- Supervising Safely (Required if you are or are acting as a supervisor)
Laboratory Specific Training
The lab-specific safety training will be offered by the principal investigator (PI) of the research project (or his/her designated personnel). This training should be documented by using the lab specific training checklist and cover the following:
- General safety information of the lab
- PPE requirement/policy
- Laboratory emergency response plan
- Locations of safety equipment (fire alarm pull station, eyewash station, safety shower, spill kit, first aid kit)
- Working alone protocol
- Waste (chemical, biological, glass) storage and disposal procedures
- WHMIS - lab-specific / SDS location
- Safe operating procedures for the lab/project
- Training in equipment/instrument
Note: A training record for every equipment/instrument (that is signed off by both the trainer and trainee) should also be maintained.