SDS
For detailed instructions on how to handle hazardous materials, please refer to the Safety Data Sheets.
To find out which trainings are required for you, MagLab faculty and staff should check with their departmental coordinator, and users and visitors should consult with the appropriate facility director.
Our training slideshows provide visiting scientists and staff with an introduction to our Environmental Health and Safety Program and the hazards encountered at the laboratory. You can preview the safety training by clicking on the links below, but you must login to the Online Learning System to take the required training course. For more information contact Colleen Davis (Coordinator) at (850) 645-0777, Laymon Gray (Safety Director), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (850)645-2279 at (850) 645-0777, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at (850) 644-0233, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at (850) 645-3205, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at (850) 645-0777.
REPORT A NEAR MISS
Use the MagLab's Near Miss System to report any safety concern, no matter how small.
If injured while conducting research here at the lab, users should call 911 in the event of an emergency. Non-emergency medical care can be handled at a local walk-in clinic such as Patients First. The closest Patients First is located at 505 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310 (see directions).
All visitors, outside users, contractors and their sub-contractors, and other non-NHMFL employed personnel who are on-site must understand that medical care expenses must be covered either by their current employer, personal medical coverage or payment at the time of service. All injuries should be reported to the NHMFL Safety Department at 850-644-6955, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 855-SAFEMAG (after normal business hours).
Policies and Procedures
Follow these links for more information on our safety policies and procedures:
Compressed Gas Cylinders - Controlled Access
- Extension Cord Safety
- Magnet Cell Safety
- Emergency Action Plan
- Magnetic Field Safety
- Contractor/Visitor Procedure
- Footwear Policy
- Liquid Helium Use Policy
- Lock Tag Verify (LTV)
- Automated External Defibrillator Policy
- Integrated Safety Management Program
- Machine Shop Safety Program
- SP-6 Beryllium Window Breakage Response
- SP-4 Oxygen Deficiency Hazard and Cryogen Safety
For more information about user training, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Safety Director), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or the applicable facility director/staff member.