Getting Safety Trained in the Lewis Group

Welcome to the Lewis group safety site! If you are interested in being safety trained in the Lewis Group labs located in Noyes, the Beckman Institute, and Jorgensen, please read through the information on this page.

Since the Lewis group is part of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE), we follow the chemical safety procedures outlined by Caltech EH&S and the division.

• Safety training in Noyes is held once a month on the first Monday of the month. Please contact the current safety officers listed below if you are interested in being trained. Safety training for Jorgensen and the Beckman Institute should be directly scheduled with the safety officer for those buildings.

• Prior to safety training, please read through the CCE Safety Manual and watch the CCE Safety Video.

• If you are going to be safety trained in Noyes, you can also choose to read through the Lewis Group Specific Training. We will also review this document thoroughly during safety training in Noyes.

• If you are planning on using the Lewis group XRD located Noyes 217, you must also receive x-ray safety training through EH&S. Check out Caltech Safety Training Courses for more information on when these are held.

• Additional training opportunities are available on the DOW Safety Courses Specialized Topics website. Recommended topics include:
  
  • Fume hood basics
  • Cryogens
  • Vacuum equipment

• The LBL training site also has additional training opportunities. Look for course numbers starting with EHS or click EHS in the SEARCH sidebar for relevant safety training.

Access to Noyes, Beckman Institute, and Jorgensen buildings, will be granted after safety training with the respective Lewis Group Safety Officers indicated under the contact information.

Undergraduate students and visiting summer students, such as those funded through the SURF or Amgen scholars program, must be safety trained if they are going to be in any of the Lewis group labs at any time. According to division-wide policies, undergraduate students must be supervised at all times in lab by their direct mentor. As a result of this policy, all mentors for undergraduate students must also be safety trained in all the Lewis group labs that their student is trained in so they can supervise their students.

Sean Byrne is the safety officer in Noyes and can be contacted at sbyrne@caltech.edu. See Sean for safety information specific to Noyes building labs.

Jake Evans is the safety officer in Beckman Institute and can be contacted at jevans@caltech.edu. See Jake for safety information specific to Beckman Institute labs.

Zach Ifkovits is the safety officer in Jorgensen and can be contacted at zifkovit@caltech.edu. See Zach for safety information specific to Jorgensen building labs.

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