EHS Coordinators Quarterly MeetingNotes

Location:46-3189Time:Tuesday, June 15,2010

9:15 am – 12:00pm

Opening Remarks (10)Bill VanSchalkwyk

Airgas:

  • As of 6/1/10, 2 Airgas trucks will be on campus every day to improve pick up/ delivery timing and to move cylinders.
  • Bill V requested feedback from the labs about Airgas issues. Please send these to . We have already found that this is an efficient method to address cylinder management issues. Please refer to the attached description for details.
  • Airgas started providing a monthly inventory of all cylinders on campus. If you would like to be involved in developing ways to use this (reduce the hazard potential, emergency planning, etc.), please contact Gerry Fallon and Katie Blass. Please send a request to for the inventory of your labs/ buildings.
  • Airgas agreed to develop a cylinder safety “train-the-trainer” course and to do a presentation at the EHS Coordinator meeting on September 14th
  • If you have suggestions about either, please contact Gerry Fallon and Katie Blass.
  • We will develop JHA / inspection protocols and questions to be implemented into EHS-MS. This is also an opportunity to share best practices, lessons learned, etc. If you would like to be involved, please contact Gerry Fallon and Katie Blass.

Singapore – MIT Alliance: Results of Audits (30)Lou DiBerardinis

  • See attached ppt

Design & Construction: EHS Involvement (45)Carolyn Stahl

  • See attached ppt
  • Handout will be updated and sent later

EHS Website Redesign Update (10)Laurie Veal

  • DLCs linking to current EHS sites/pages that need to be updated:
  • PSFC
  • Chemistry
  • ChemE?
  • MechE?
  • CEE?
  • MTL?
  • Langer Lab
  • Lincoln Lab
  • Top 10-15 key pages to be redirected:
  • Training page
  • EHS Home page
  • Topic Index
  • Hazardous Waste pages (all)
  • Biosharps page
  • SOPS page
  • Forms page
  • Waste collection pages
  • Training summary page?
  • Other website suggestions/comments:
  • Link to SOPs in Document section
  • Add Date to SOP list view
  • Can we see all SOPs on one page (link current site)?
  • A what’s new section/page
  • Volunteers for Testing:
  • Laurie to send an email request with dates to Coordinatos so they can check calendars
  • Barbara Engel
  • Mike Katz
  • Dan Herrick (30th only)
  • Abby

Integrated Pest Management Program (25)Abby Licnikas

  • See attached ppt

Discussion on PPE Implementation(30)Pam Greenley/Barbara Engel/D Herrick

  • See attached ppt & examples of signs as well as below link for tools in creating signs for your labs:
  • Free website to help create signs:

NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 9:15 am – noon, 46-3189

Topics in September may include:

  • MIT Medical Update from Dr David Diamond,
  • Discussion of Recent Incidents and the Incident Reporting Process
  • Update on theShipping Hazardous Materials process.

Please forward any comments or suggestions about this meeting to

Shawna MacDonald () or Dan Herrick ().