{"id":3847,"date":"2022-03-03T10:08:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/?page_id=3847"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:30:19","slug":"mae-lab-safety-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/mae-lab-safety-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"MAE Lab Safety Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/DSC_6441-scaled.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        MAE Lab Safety Guidelines\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"general\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"flex p-4 rounded-md cu-alert cu-alert--info not-prose\">\n\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-8 h-8\">\n            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m11.25 11.25.041-.02a.75.75 0 0 1 1.063.852l-.708 2.836a.75.75 0 0 0 1.063.853l.041-.021M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-18 0 9 9 0 0 1 18 0Zm-9-3.75h.008v.008H12V8.25Z\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n    \n    <div class=\"w-full ml-3\">\n        <p class=\"text-base md:text-lg mt-0.5 font-semibold\">\n            Ensure you have all the necessary training before beginning work:\n        <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">EHS: Lab Safety Training <\/strong>&#8211; In-person training through EHS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">EHS: Respect and Safety<\/strong> &#8211; Available in Brightspace (expires every 3 years so student\/supervisor must ensure training is up to date)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">EHS: Worker Health and Safety Awareness<\/strong> &#8211; Available in Brightspace (expires every 3 years so student\/supervisor must ensure training is up to date)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">EHS: Workplace Hazardous Material Information System<\/strong> \u2013 Available in Brightspace &nbsp;(expires every 3 years so student\/supervisor must ensure training is up to date)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Supervisor Health &amp; Safety Awareness<\/strong> (If you are in a position of authority to at least one person, you are considered a supervisor i.e. lab supervisors, TAs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Others based on hazards and roles<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ehs\/training-matrix\/\">https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ehs\/training-matrix\/<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ehs\/training\/\">EHS Training<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technical staff are on site between the hours of <strong>8am \u2013 4pm <\/strong>(may vary by staff member).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No work is to take place in the labs after hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No food is allowed in the labs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zero tolerance<\/strong> for alcohol or drug impairment in the MAE labs. Offending students or researchers will be promptly removed from the lab and have access revoked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteers (undergraduate\/graduate) cannot work in the labs without supervision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respect the workspace and common lab tools\/equipment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) if handling hazardous materials, and dispose of waste properly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t touch equipment\/parts that are not a part of your project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report any broken tools to the technical staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep work areas tidy and clean up when finished your work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"safety-emergency\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Safety\/ Emergency<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the event of an emergency, pick up a lab phone and dial <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">4444<\/strong> or use your mobile phone and dial <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">613-520-4444<\/strong> to get in touch with campus security (emergency line). <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Do not call 911 directly on the lab phone or a personal phone<\/span> as campus security will need to coordinate with emergency services to access specific campus buildings and this will delay help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students and researchers must familiarize themselves with the location of first aid kits, eyewash stations, sinks, PPE, fire exits, fire extinguishers, and telephones. Contact a technical staff member if there are any questions or issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All appropriate PPE must be worn while working in the labs, typical PPE is stored in prominent locations in every lab. Technical staff will supply any required PPE that cannot be located.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report the use of first aid items or damaged PPE to a technical staff member.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><u>Any occurrence of injury must be promptly reported to your supervisor and\/or technical staff<\/u> (<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ehs\/cu-worksafe\/reporting\/\">Reporting with CU WorkSafe &#8211; Environmental Health and Safety<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"attire\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Attire<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Remove loose-fitting clothing or jewelry and tie back long hair when working with tools and machinery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open toed shoes (flip-flops, sandals, etc.) are <strong>not<\/strong> permitted in labs. Steel toe shoes are required when moving heavy objects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"technical-staff-information\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Technical Staff Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name <\/th><th>Office <\/th><th>Extension<\/th><th>Laboratory Oversight<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:jamescann@cunet.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Cann<\/a><\/td><td>ME 2232<\/td><td>5087<\/td><td>CB 2301<br>MC 4068<br>VSIM 3226<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:robfatoric@cunet.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Fatoric<\/a><\/td><td>ME 2328<\/td><td>1340<\/td><td><p>ME 2332 <span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">ME 2360<\/span><\/p>ME 2481<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:jeremylaliberte@cunet.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeremy Lalibert\u00e9<\/a><\/td><td>EDC 4512<\/td><td>1128<\/td><td>Associate Chair of Lab Operations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:stephanbiljan@cunet.carleton.ca\">Stephan Biljan<\/a><\/td><td>ME 2157<\/td><td>6716<\/td><td>ME 2159 \u2013 MAE Machine Shop<p><\/p>\n<p>ME 2189<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:davidraude@cunet.carleton.ca\">David Raude<\/a><\/td><td>ME 2161<\/td><td>8479<\/td><td>ME 2159 \u2013 MAE Machine Shop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:kevinsangster@cunet.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Sangster<\/a><\/td><td>ME 2191<\/td><td>5664<\/td><td>ME 2159 \u2013 MAE Machine Shop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"mailto:stevetruttmann@cunet.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Truttmann<\/a><\/td><td>EDC 2522<\/td><td>1145<\/td><td>General overview and safety for all MAE Labs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"StephenVickers@cunet.carleton.ca\">Stephen Vickers <\/a><\/td><td>ME 2328<\/td><td>5688<\/td><td>ME 2256<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"JasonAnstey@cunet.carleton.ca\">Jason Anste<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/cu-people\/jason-anstey\/\">y<\/a> <\/td><td>ME 2328<\/td><td>2129<\/td><td>CB 7103<br>CB 1704<br>ME 2268<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"SalmanShafi@cunet.carleton.ca\">Salman Shafi <\/a><\/td><td>ME 2232<\/td><td><\/td><td>ME 2230 -32<br>ME 3224 <br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Technical staff members work in the MAE labs throughout the weekdays and can be identified by wearing a black MAE shirt.\u00a0 They can usually be located around their offices or respective labs as shown above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Safety\/ Emergency Attire Technical Staff Information Name Office Extension Laboratory Oversight James Cann ME 2232 5087 CB 2301MC 4068VSIM 3226 Rob Fatoric ME 2328 1340 ME 2332 ME 2360 ME 2481 Jeremy Lalibert\u00e9 EDC 4512 1128 Associate Chair of Lab Operations Stephan Biljan ME 2157 6716 ME 2159 \u2013 MAE Machine Shop ME [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-3847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3847"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7776,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3847\/revisions\/7776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/mae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=3847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}