IAP 2015 Activities by Sponsor - Environment, Health and Safety Office

David V. Diamond, CSS, MD, FACOEM, Associate Medical Director

Jan/21

Wed

11:00AM-12:00PM

46-3310

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Based on 25 years of experience in the MIT community evaluating and treating repetitive strain injuries from computer overuse, MIT's Chief of Employee Health and Occupational Medicine will review the causes for overuse symptoms and how to avoid and treat injuries. There will be a comprehensive presentation but time will be left to allow questions and answers during the session and after.

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office, MIT Medical
Contact: Jessica Van, N52-496, 617 452-3233, JVAN@MIT.EDU

Craig Bryer, Officer, Safety Program EHS, Joseph MacLeod, Officer, Safety Program EHS

Jan/16

Fri

10:00AM-11:30AM

N52-496

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/12
Limited to 16 participants

Visit one of MIT's major construction sites to review and discuss construction safety processes and procedures.

Advanced registration required: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/iap-course-registration

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Craig Bryer, N52-496, 617-452-3270, cbryer@mit.edu

Pam Greenley

Jan/13

Tue

01:00PM-04:00PM

N52-496 Conf. Rm A/B, Laptop (optional)

Enrollment: Register via MIT Learning Center
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: Registration required

This is a training course for new and existing EHS reps on their role in the EHS Management System, their responsibilities under the EHS-MS, and a brief overview of EHS issues they may be asked about by their lab mates.

Topics include:

• Interacting with your PI and lab mates
• Updating your lab's PI/Space registration database
• Helping new people complete the EHS Training Needs Profile
• Generating training reports for your lab group
• How to conduct a Level I inspectionHow is your lab evaluated during a Level II inspection
• EHS issues and resources like and are not limited to finding SDS's, how to set-up chemical storage, and what to look for in hazardous waste satellite accumulation areas.

 

Web: http://ehs.mit.edu

Register at https://web.mit.edu/training/learning_center.html

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Jessica Van, N52-496, 617 452-3233, JVAN@MIT.EDU

Michael Labosky, Mitch Galanek, Pam Greenley

Jan/21

Wed

02:00PM-03:30PM

N52-496 Conf. Rm A

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15

The DLC-EHS Coordinator plays a key role in the EHS-MS (Environment, Health and Safety Management System) and receives authority from the DLC Head to manage the EHS-MS functions within the DLC. This course will examine the specific requirements of the Coordinator position, review the web based Pi/Space registration, training, and level 2 inspection programs including reports, and a discussion with current EHS Coordinators of the skills and techniques ( rep meetings, web page, auto emails) that have proven valuable in meeting the expectation of this role. Participants will be encouraged to share experiences, discuss strengths and examine opportunities to improve delivery of EHS-MS requirements to the DLC.

Register at: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/iap-course-registration

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Jessica Van, N52-496, 617 452-3233, JVAN@MIT.EDU

Marilyn Hallock, Susan Leite

Jan/22

Thu

11:00AM-12:00PM

46-3189

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The exciting field of nanotechnology is creating the next industrial revolution in engineering. It is also creating the new field of nanotoxicology. Are nanoparticles more toxic than dust particles we normally work with? Could carbon nanotubes possibly be the next asbestos? Come find out what we know and don't know and how to work safely in your laboratory with nanomaterials. No prerequisite.

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Marilyn Hallock, N52-496, x3-0344, hallock@mit.edu

Daniel Frey, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dane Kouttron, Research Engineer, NRL, Emily Ranken, Officer, IHP - EHS Office

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

All things lithium batteries.

 To register for this class please go to: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/iap-course-registration

 

 

Sponsor(s): Edgerton Center, Mechanical Engineering, Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Fabiola Hernandez, N52-496, 617-253-9494, fabiolah@mit.edu

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Day 1

Jan/12

Mon

09:00AM-10:30AM

N52-337

• Understanding and handling lithium batteries
• Designing and maintaining a sound charging station
• Waste management and shipping

Lecture and hands-on session.

Daniel Frey - Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dane Kouttron - Research Engineer, NRL, Emily Ranken - Officer, IHP - EHS Office

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Day 2

Jan/13

Tue

04:00PM-06:00PM

N51-301

• The Franken-up-grade and assembly (you made a what?!?!)
• How to incorporate lithium batteries into your [you-name-it] and power it.

 

Hands-on session.

Daniel Frey - Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Dane Kouttron - Research Engineer, NRL, Emily Ranken - Officer, IHP - EHS Office

Dr John F. Carrier, Sloan School of Management

Jan/29

Thu

10:00AM-11:00AM

4-149

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 45 participants

 Would you like to reduce your lab's output by 10%, 20%, or even as much as 50%?

Then Optimally Dismal Laboratory is a must attend event for you!

 

In this session, we provide an optimal approach for disrupting productivity, reducing safey, and dampening morale for your laboratory. We will explain the rationale behind these techniques through the systems and psychological studies of several notable MIT faculty, including Jay Forrester, John DC Little, Ed Schein, Douglas McGregor, and Kurt Lewin.  

Finally, we will show some "best practices" from several MIT labs. Also, feel free to submit photos of your lab's best productivity-disrupting activities for inclusion in the talk.

 

Sign up today at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dismally-optimal-laboratory-tickets-15015572983

 

 

Finally, we'll present our “30 minute recipe” for reducing your lab's productivy - so you can start seeing results today!

Common Questions

Q: I am worried about the impact on my colleagues' productivity.

A: No need to worry. It will reduce their productivity as well.

Q: Could these techniques be used in reverse to improve productivity, safety, and morale?

A: Yes, but that would require a modicum of consideration and self-discipline.

 

 

 

Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Sloan School of Management, Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: John Carrier, jcarrier@adv-mfg-group.com

Jack Whipple, Technical Instructor, D-Lab

	Jan/05	Mon	10:00AM-12:00PM	N52-337, D-Lab Shop
	Jan/05	Mon	02:00PM-04:00PM	N52-337, D-Lab Shop

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/29
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: Introduction to MIT Shop Safety Rules (EHS00485w)

This is a one afternoon class on MIG welding.  This class seeks to train student trainers, so besides learning this stuff, you will be asked to teach it!!!  How about it?!?

Based on proficiency demonstrated at MIG welding,  TIG steel welding classes will be made available.

Based on proficiency demonstrated at TIG steel welding,  TIG aluminium welding classes will be made available.

Proficiency will be evaluated by the instructor, and the evaluation will be based on the projects students develop (not complexity of project but quality of welding).

Let's see how good you get at this!!!!  Can you make it to the next round?!?!?

Sponsor(s): D-Lab, Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Fabiola Hernandez, N52-496, 617-253-9494, fabiolah@mit.edu

Emily A. Ranken, IHP Officer, EHS, Judith M. Reilly, Assistant to the Director, EHS

Jan/20

Tue

10:00AM-11:30AM

46-3310

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 30 participants
Prereq: Chemical Safety Training

You are considering an experiment involving something toxic and reactive, and you don't want to be exposed or blow up the lab.  Laboratory research often involves the potential for exposure to safety or health hazards associated with chemicals or materials being used and/or the process and equipment involved.   Sometimes the hazards are well characterized and the precautions needed for safety are well defined.  However, this is research, and many times they are not. 

This class will introduce you to a tool, the Lab Specific Safety Procedure form,  to help you identify the hazards and complete a plan for conducting a procedure or experiment safely, managing any waste generated appropriately, and being prepared for an emergency. The first part of the class will be an overview to present the form and provide representative examples for how it can be used.  During the second part, participants will have an opportunity to begin a procedure for their own research.   

Once a Lab Specific Safety Procedure is developed it can be a useful tool for training others in conducting that  procedure or experiment safely, or helping lab mates know what to do if a problems occurs.

Advanced registration required: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/iap-course-registration

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Emily Ranken, N52-496, 617-253-0908, EMRANKEN@MIT.EDU