[Bgsa] Centrifuge safety - rotor inspections

[Vernon, Russell]

TO:     BIOLOGY LAB PERSONNEL
         CBN LAB PERSONNEL
         BIO GRAD STUDENTS
         CBN GRAD STUDENTS

Please read the important announcement from Dr. Russell Vernon, EH&S, 
regarding centrifuge rotor inspections:

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.

If you would like to participate, please let me know.
Sincerely,
-Russ

p.s. If you need any motivation, check out the results of a centrifuge failure:
<http://www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/NewsAndStories/CentrifugeDamages.htm>www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/NewsAndStories/CentrifugeDamages.htm 

www.chem.purdue.edu/chemsafety/Equip/CentrifugeIncident2003.htm
<http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/refresher03/labsafety/lessons/2.HTM>http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/refresher03/labsafety/lessons/2.HTM

And some guidance on using centrifuges:
<http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/safety/centrifg.htm>www.chm.bris.ac.uk/safety/centrifg.htm 

http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-centrifugesafety.pdf


And the FiberLite vendor's website:
<http://www.piramoon.com/piramoon/Corporate/why.html>www.piramoon.com/piramoon/Corporate/why.html 



Russell Vernon, Ph.D.
Laboratory / Research Safety Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
University of California, Riverside
900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521

russell.vernon at ucr.edu
www.ehs.ucr.edu

Direct: (951) 827-5119
Admin: (951) 827-5528
Fax: (951) 827-5122  
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