The use of chemicals in labs is governed by the University Hazard Communication Standard. The purpose of this policy is to communicate requirements and methods of compliance.
Definitions:
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- Members: Purdue students with an active project on our project management system.
- Center Hosted Teams: Bechtel annually allocated a limited number of spaces in Assembly BIDC B003 to Purdue clubs.
- Staff: All full-time employees at the Bechtel Center.
- Central Lost and Found: A sub section of Purdue Surplus that manages lost and found items for Purdue.
- Lost and Found: A location in the center where we store unclaimed items for a week.
- Controlled Door: A door that only opens with the ID of an authorized individual.
- Storage Location: Instead of storing item/s we may provide a location where the member may store items themselves.
- Assigned Location: A location designated for storage of items from a lab. Currently not well defined.
- Assigner: A center employee who has the ability to grant storage through storage tags.
- Assignee: A Purdue student/staff/entity that is being granted storage through storage tags.
Disclaimer:
- Storage is at your own risk. No compensation will be provided for lost, damaged or stolen items.
- Abandoned items may be trashed, used or sent to lost and found based on size, value and/or utility without notice.
- Items stored without following the rules in this document will be considered abandoned.
- Allowance of storage doesn’t imply an allowance of use. This generally applies to chemicals under the Chemical Policy and tools under the safety Class system.
Exceptions:
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This policy doesn’t apply to the following locations, which are covered by different guidelines stated below.
Location | For | Guidelines |
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Office Spaces | Staff | – Staff may store items in their office. – They must be actively employed at the Bechtel Center. |
Peer Mentor Lockers and Cabinets | Student Employees | – Student employees may store items in their personal lockers/drawers. – Lockers/drawers must be allocated through staff approval. – They must be actively employed at the Bechtel Center. |
Break Room | All Employees | – Employees may store food items in the shared space. – Any spilled, expired and/or rotting food may be discarded at any employee’s discretion. |
Assembly | Center Hosted Teams | – Teams may store items within the boundaries of their designated location. – They must be actively sponsored by the Bechtel Center. |
Receiving | Members | – Guidelines found in Receiving Policy (LINK). |
Types of Storage:
We offer 3 major types of storage, each with its own scope, restrictions and requirements. All storage requires valid center issued tags. In the absence/expiry of tags items are considered abandoned.
Type | Assigner | For | Location | Time | Ethics |
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White | Peer Mentor | Items | Assigned locations within the assigner’s lab. | <= 14 days | Assigner can be Assignee. |
Black | Supervisors | Items & Storage Location | Any location within the assigner’s lab. | <= 30 days | Assigner cannot be Assignee. |
Gold | Staff & Graduate Mentors | Items & Storage Location | Any location within the building. | < 120 days | Assigner cannot be Assignee. |
Type | Tag | Guidelines |
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White | ![]() | – For members. – For active project in assigner’s lab. – For items relating to that active project. – Tag fields need to be complete. |
Black | ![]() | – For members. – Required tag fields need to be complete. |
Gold | ![]() | – For Purdue students/staff/entities. – Required tag fields need to be complete. |