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Departmental Safety Committee
- Oversee implementation of departmental health and safety requirements
- Ensure that policies and procedures are effectively communicated to members of the department
- Receive and evaluate concerns, queries and complaints related to occupational health and safety issues from members of the department
- Receive and review reports of accidents, incidents, or occupational diseases in the Department and to recommend corrective measures
- Facilitate the process of pro-active hazard identification by way of regular workplace inspections and reviews of safety procedures
- Members
- cynthia.kallenbach [at] mcgill.ca (Cynthia Kallenbach), Commitee Chair | 514-398-8640, MS2-064
- brian.driscoll [at] mcgill.ca (Brian Driscoll)
- sebastien.faucher2 [at] mcgill.ca (Sebastien Faucher)
- david.meek [at] mcgill.ca (David Meek), radiation safety officer
- khosro.mousavi [at] mcgill.ca (Khosro Mousavi)
- elliston.vallarinreyes [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Elliston Vallarino Reyes), student representative
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Safety Begins with YOU!
- It is your responsibility to conduct experiments safely
- Listen to your supervisor advice
- Read the 海角社区 Laboratory Safety Manual
- Take responsibility for your safety
- Be conscious of the safety of others
- Get involved: report potential hazards
- EVERY graduate student doing laboratory research has to:
- Attend and pass WHMIS, and keep this updated!
- Register in myLab 鈥� that鈥檚 where to find MSDS (josee.sansoucy [at] mcgill.ca)
- Take all required safety courses 鈥� as determined by your supervisor
- Complete NRS Safety Checklist with your supervisor
- Report accidents and injuries within 24 hours using the accident and incident reporting (/ehs/forms/forms/accident-and-incident-report) (fill report form with direct supervisor, send copy to EHS and to cynthia.kallenbach [at] mcgill.ca (Cynthia Kallenbach))
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Safety Training
- Handling hazardous materials?
- WHMIS (mandatory for all)
- Hazardous waste management
- Handling biohazardous materials (blood, pathogens, etc)?
- Introduction to biosafety
- Safe use of biological safety cabinet
- Handling radioisotopes?
- Laboratory radiation safety
- First Aid in the Workplace
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Situations requiring immediate internal assistance
Call 海角社区 (Macdonald Campus) Security: 514-398-7777
- Chemical spills
- Flooding
- If you use a fire extinguisher
- Any other reason you would want a security officer present
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Emergencies requiring immediate external assistance
CALL 911 (then call Macdonald Campus Security: 514-398-7777)
- Montreal Police
- Montreal Fire Department
- Ambulance Service