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LAB PERSONNEL<br>
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PERSONNEL<br>
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STUDENTS<br>
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STUDENTS<br><br>
Please read the important announcement from Dr. Russell Vernon, EH&S,
regarding centrifuge rotor inspections:<br>
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On Wednesday, June 15th, the leading manufacturer of carbon fiber rotors,
FiberLite, is scheduled to visit our campus and inspect centrifuge rotors
at no cost to departments. With each inspection, the department (or lab)
will receive a safety evaluation and recommendation. <br>
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If you would like to participate, please let me know.<br>
Sincerely,<br>
-Russ<br>
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p.s. If you need any motivation, check out the results of a centrifuge
failure:<br>
<a href="http://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/NewsAndStories/CentrifugeDamages.htm">www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/NewsAndStories/CentrifugeDamages.htm</a>
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<a href="http://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Equip/CentrifugeIncident2003.htm" eudora="autourl">www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Equip/CentrifugeIncident2003.htm<br>
</a><a href="http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/refresher03/labsafety/lessons/2.HTM">http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/refresher03/labsafety/lessons/2.HTM</a><br>
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And some guidance on using centrifuges:<br>
<a href="http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/safety/centrifg.htm">www.chm.bris.ac.uk/safety/centrifg.htm</a> <br>
<a href="http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-centrifugesafety.pdf" eudora="autourl">http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-centrifugesafety.pdf<br>
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And the FiberLite vendor's website:<br>
<a href="http://www.piramoon.com/piramoon/Corporate/why.html">www.piramoon.com/piramoon/Corporate/why.html</a> <br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#800000"><b>Russell Vernon, Ph.D.</b></font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>Laboratory / Research Safety Specialist</font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>Environmental Health & Safety</font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>University of California, Riverside</font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>900 University Ave.</font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>Riverside, CA 92521</font><font size=3> <br><br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF"><u>russell.vernon@ucr.edu</u></font><font size=3> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF"><u><a href="http://www.ehs.ucr.edu/" eudora="autourl">www.ehs.ucr.edu</a></u></font><font size=3> <br><br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>Direct: (951) 827-5119<br>
Admin: (951) 827-5528<br>
Fax: (951) 827-5122</font><font size=3> </font></body>
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