EE-LabSafetyGuidelines.doc July 5, 2001 Page 1 of 2 LABORATORY SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR THE ASU ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE LAB AREAS IN GWC-273 AND GWC-297 Preamble: Companies expect that ASU graduates are educated in the environment, safety and health areas that apply to the various industries within electrical engineering. The university laboratory environment is an appropriate setting for students to learn the expectations of their future professional life, and to practice the required skills. ASU graduates will be more highly sought after because of their more sophisticated knowledge of working safety, and ASU’s overall reputation as a quality institution will be enhanced. Our goal is for ALL students within the Department of Electrical Engineering to complete their studies here at ASU without personal injury and without serious safety accidents which adversely affect the environment. Both undergraduate and graduate students, including laboratory teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants (RAs), are expected to adhere to these required safety guidelines. Required Dress and Safety Equipment: Footwear: Due to the increased risk of electric shock, bare feet are never allowed in any lab area at any time. Students on skates or blades will have to change into regular shoes and socks before entering any laboratory area. Soldering: Anyone doing any soldering work in the undergraduate laboratory areas must wear a shirt, long pants or long skirt, socks, and covered shoes along with safety goggles. This is to prevent the possibility of severe burns resulting from the splashing or dripping of hot liquefied solder into the face and eyes or on to the exposed skin on the chest, legs, and feet. Students who are not so properly attired for these tasks will NOT be allowed to perform any type of soldering in the undergraduate laboratory areas. NO Food, Drink or Tobacco Products in the Laboratory: • Due to an increased risk of electric shock, and the fact that the lab equipment is expensive to both calibrate and repair, absolutely no drinking of beverages or consumption of any kind of food is allowed in the laboratory. • Smoking and/or chewing of tobacco of any kind is prohibited inside the laboratory areas. NO Horseplay in the Laboratory Laboratory Operating Hours: Undergraduate Students are never allowed to work alone in any lab area outside of the posted laboratory operating hours unless either a Lab TA or Course Professor is present inside that lab area. The laboratory operating hours for undergraduate students are posted on the entrance doorway and at the front desk by the main lab entrance. There is a Lab TA on duty in the lab during the operating hours. Graduate students (Lab TAs and RAs) may work alone in the laboratory area provided they have authorization and permission from the Lab Manager and/or from the Course Professor. Laboratory Access: Students shall access the GWC-273 and GWC-297 laboratory areas only through the main entrance located at the GWC-273 laboratory doorway. The other doorways are intended for emergency exit use only and sound an alarm when used.EE-LabSafetyGuidelines.doc July 5, 2001 Page 2 of 2 In the Event of an Emergency: Police, Fire or Medical Emergency: Use the telephone located at the front desk in the GWC-273 laboratory area and press 9-1-1 to notify police, fire, and ambulance for emergency help. NOTE: Lab TAs and RAs are required by ASU to attend a Fire Safety Seminar annually. Failure to attend will result in punitive action upon those who neglect this important safety training. There is a fire extinguisher directly adjacent to the main lab entrance and there is an additional fire extinguisher in the west exterior hallway. Building Evacuation: Use the nearest exit doorway from lab area closest to the stairwell to exit the building. Second floor maps with escape routes from both the laboratory areas and from the GWC building are posted next to all doorways in the laboratory areas. Do not use elevators. NOTE: Lab TAs shall make sure all persons are out of the laboratory area and follow the directions posted at each doorway to the laboratory area. Laboratory Equipment: Lab equipment may not be removed from the GWC-273 or GWC-297 lab areas without the permission of the Laboratory Manager. Laboratory bench equipment (except for some lab bench computers) must be turned off before closing down the lab area for the day. The Three Strike Policy of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Arizona State University First Strike Violation of This Safety Policy: Access to the undergraduate Electrical Engineering laboratories and equipment will be suspended for the student. The offender will present a verbal plan for future compliance to the Course Professor and to the Lab Manager. Second Strike Violation of This Safety Policy: Access to the undergraduate Electrical Engineering laboratories and equipment will be suspended until the offender takes additional safety training; the offender and Course Professor will meet with the Electrical Engineering Department Chairperson to present a written plan for future compliance. The Dean of CEAS is to be notified of this second strike in writing. Third Strike Violation of This Safety Policy: The Department Chairperson and the Dean’s Office will revoke access to the undergraduate Electrical Engineering laboratories permanently following recommendation and review. Further penalties may be imposed based on the severity of the violation, including financial penalties for damages caused, and/or termination of academic program affiliation or employment with ASU. Read and Understood by Print Name: ___________________________________ ASU ID: ______________________________ Signature: ________________________________________________ Date: