DCHAS-L Archives · Post dated October 4, 2011
From: Chance, Brandon <brandon.chance**At_Symbol_Here**QATAR.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: 5 more RE: [DCHAS-L] H2S Antidotes
Date: Oct 4, 2011 12:12 UTC
Reply-To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <24971139-DD03-4DAC-8D07-84B6C61CE78C**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org>
Undergraduates are never allowed into a lab alone. Graduate students are given the same accessibility as postdocs, meaning they can work alone (many of our research groups consist of one or two people TOTAL, so they really don't have a choice). We do however recommend notifying security if working alone after hours and our security are trained to check on researchers in this situation every half hour. We run a "one building" research center, so our guards are patrolling every wing 24-7. During safety training for graduate students, we also emphasize that they perform hazardous operations during business hours or with a colleague present (even from another lab if need be) after hours. I would prefer that no-one work alone, ever. However, the nature of our funding structure dictates than many PIs only have support for one post doc and/or grad student per grant, meaning that we have entire labs that run with only one researcher in the lab. Short of pulling funding or combining lab spaces, there is no way to enforce a buddy policy. Brandon Chance Safety and Environmental Compliance Manager Office of Building Operations & HSSE Texas A&M University at Qatar brandon.chance**At_Symbol_Here**qatar.tamu.edu <applewebdata://186BA930-ED9B-473E-9948-1058AFB08A7C/brandon.chance**At_Symbol_Here**qatar.t amu.edu> PO Box 23874 | Doha, Qatar TAMUQ Building Room 225E | Education City (o) +974.4423.0495 | (m) +974.6668.3552 | SkypeIn USA 001.281.764.1776 www.qatar.tamu.edu It’s Time For Texas A&M On 10/4/11 3:07 PM, "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety" <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG> wrote: I would like to know the policy of your Institution regarding "Students Working Alone." Even during daytime/business hours, if they are in the lab alone, not just after hours. From: Patricia Redden <predden**At_Symbol_Here**spc.edu> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Policy on Students working alone Date: October 3, 2011 2:01:48 PM EDT We are purely undergraduate. Our students are not allowed to work alone in the lab under any circumstances. Pat Redden St. Peter's College ==From: Bill Luttrell <bill.luttrell**At_Symbol_Here**oc.edu> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Policy on Students working alone Date: October 3, 2011 2:12:02 PM EDT Hi Teresa, Our policy is that students are not to work alone in the laboratory at any time. Dr. Bill Luttrell William E. Luttrell, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Chemistry and Physics Oklahoma Christian University 2501 East Memorial Road Edmond, Oklahoma 73013-5525 Phone: 405-425-5421 Cell: 405-370-3128 Fax: 405-425-5446 Email: bill.luttrell**At_Symbol_Here**oc.edu ==From: tony pappantoniou <tpap51**At_Symbol_Here**yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Policy on Students working alone Date: October 3, 2011 2:35:26 PM EDT Teresa, I teach at a community college. Students are never allowed to work alone. A faculty member must always be present when students are doing any lab work. Tony Pappantoniou Assistant Professor of Biology Housatonic Community College Bridgeport CT ==From: "Dr. Saeed Al-Alawi" <sdalalawi**At_Symbol_Here**yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Policy on Students working alone Date: October 3, 2011 4:08:19 PM EDT HI If the students wants to work alone in the Lab. during the working hours 8.00 - 15.30, the students should notify the instructor and the lab. technician responsible for the lab. The students not allowed to work after the working hours in the Lab. Regard Dr. Saeed Al-Alawi Chemistry Department University of Bahrain