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Health And Safety

Health And Safety

Required Safety Training

Mandatory Training

Everyone working in the Varian Physics building is required to complete at least the following online training:

Failure to complete such training by a month after your date of hire will result in the loss of access to the building. This applies to everyone: Faculty, Staff, Postdocs, Graduate Students.

Lab Specific Training

In addition, all physics graduate student are required to take:

Also in this case, failure to complete such training by a month after your date of hire will result in the loss of access to the building. 

Other scientific and technical personnel (specifically postdocs) may be required to also take EHS-1900 and EHS-2200 at the discretion of their PIs who are responsible for maintaining a safe environment in their labs.

Other Safety Training

EH&S offers a broad set of online training modules listed at https://ehs.stanford.edu/training.   PIs, who, again, are responsible for safety in their labs, determine what other training is appropriate for the personnel of their labs.  Common options in Physics are:

Of general interest are also:

Note that some of these modules can only be taken in person.

Each lab is also required to have lab-specific safety notes/training prepared by the PI.  The safety notes should include a list of safety training required for the lab (or some specific members of the lab).  The safety notes from various labs are to be uploaded to BioRAFT.  Training of the building staff that is not part of research groups is the responsibility of the Academic Operation Manager.

Varian AED, Eyewash, Fire Extinguisher, and First Aid Kit Locations

Consult these floor maps for locations of fire extinguishers, fire alarms, and emergency exits. 

The AED (automated external defibrillator) is located in the 1st floor lobby, near the door to Varian 115. There is a 2nd AED in the 1st floor PAB lobby. 

Publicly available 1st aid kits are located in 001 (card key required), 113, 115, 233, 343, 405, and 406 (card key required).

Publicly accessible eyewash stations are located in Varian 001 (card key required), the basement hallway near 037, 115, the 1st floor hallway near 149, and 406 (card key required). Most eyewashes in Varian operate as shown in the video below. 
 

 

The eyewash in the basement hallway operates using pull-down bars. 
 

Physics Department Lab Safety Coordinators

DO NOT ENTER any lab in Varian without an escort from the lab, or explicit permission from the lab safety coordinator.
 

Faculty/Group NameSafety CoordinatorContact Information
Bucksbaum, PhilChuan Chengchengcc1 [at] stanford.edu (chengcc1[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Chichilnisky, EJYe-Lim Limyeliml [at] stanford.edu (yeliml[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Cabrera, BlasMatthew Cherrymcherry1 [at] stanford.edu (mcherry1[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Gratta, GirogioAlbert Nazeerianazeeri [at] stanford.edu (anazeeri[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Irwin, KentCady Van Assendelftecva [at] stanford.edu (ecva[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Hogan, Jason

Hunter Swan

Sam Carman

orswan [at] stanford.edu (orswan[at]stanford[dot]edu)

spcarman [at] stanford.edu (spcarman[at]stanford[dot]edu)

Kasevich, MarkJoshua Reynoldsjlr5 [at] stanford.edu (jlr5[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Manoharan, HariHari Manoharanmanoharan [at] stanford.edu (manoharan[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Schleier-Smith, MonikaLin Xinlinxin [at] stanford.edu (linxin[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Simon, JonDanial Shadmanyshadmany [at] stanford.edu (shadmany[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Tompkins, LaurenRory O'Dwyerrodwyer [at] stanford.edu (rodwyer[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Zong, AlfredPatrick Liupliu12 [at] stanford.edu (pliu12[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Physics StockroomKhoi Huynhkhoi [at] stanford.edu (khoi[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Physics Teaching LabLauren Danaldana [at] stanford.edu (ldana[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Physics Machine ShopMatthew Chuckmchuck [at] stanford.edu (mchuck[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Adv. Lab - Varian 4th FloorLauren Danaldana [at] stanford.edu (ldana[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Building 60Julien Devinjdevin [at] stanford.edu (jdevin[at]stanford[dot]edu)
Emergency Plan & Contacts

Stanford University Emergency Plan

Varian Building Emergency Plan - Last updated Updated April 2024. 

Use this form to request re-lamping, plumbing, electrical, custodial or other building maintenance, or to report a safety concern in Varian.

Emergency Contacts

Phone NumberOrganization
911All emergencies
650-725-2555Humanities & Sciences Emergency Hot Line
650-723-5111Stanford Medical Center Emergency Department
650-725-9999Hazardous-materials incidents
650-725-5808Occupational Health Center (Faculty/staff injuries)
650-498-2336Vaden Health Center (Student injuries)
 Santa Clara County Direct Dial Emergency Numbers (Fire and Police)

Environmental Health & Safety Contacts

Phone NumberOrganization
650-723-0448Front Desk, Environmental Health & Safety Dept.
650-723-5069Chemical Waste Program
Minors in Laboratories

Principal Investigator responsibilities

The principal investigator (PI) has primary responsibility for the health and safety of all personnel, including minors, working in his/her laboratory and must ensure compliance with the following:

  1. Supervision:  Minors (anyone under 18 years of age) are required to be supervised at all times and are not permitted to be alone in the lab. The PI may delegate daily supervision of the minor to trained and knowledgeable lab personnel. However, the PI retains primary responsibility of ensuring such supervision is provided. Additionally, the PI is required to provide and enforce the correct use of appropriate laboratory engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment.
  2. Training: Minors are required to complete general laboratory safety training and other lab-specific training as appropriate before beginning any lab work.
  3. Standard Operating Procedures: All lab work conducted by minors is required to be in compliance with SU Chemical Hygiene Plan requirements for standard operating procedures. Information on SOP prioritization and development is available through the Chemical Safety Toolkit.

Additional guidance

Please review the "Health & Safety Requirements for Minors in Laboratories at Stanford University" (see link below), a guidance document which describes:

  • Health and safety requirements for minors in laboratories
  • Restricted activities
  • Incident reporting procedure
  • Medical treatment procedures

Required documentation

Visit the faculty resources on the Education and STEM Outreach website for information on the administrative and documentation requirements for laboratory internships for minors. All documentation must be kept on file by the PI or in the PI's home department.

EH&S staff are available to respond to questions. Please feel free to contact  Russell Furr, Associate Vice Provost of EH&S (rfurr [at] stanford.edu (rfurr[at]stanford[dot]edu), (650) 721-2582) or Susan Vleck, Assistant Director of the Laboratory Safety Program (sevleck [at] stanford.edu (sevleck[at]stanford[dot]edu), (650) 724-7818).

Direct links to information referenced above

EH&S Forms / Incident Reporting / Chemicals / Waste Pick-up / Lab Inspections / Laser

Use this form to request re-lamping, plumbing, electrical, custodial or other building maintenance, or to report a safety concern in Varian.

Accidents and General Safety Issues

Chemical Safety

Chemical Waste and Inventory

Emergency Preparedness / Life Safety Box

Laboratory

Laser

General Guidance: Contacts with Law Enforcement

There are occasional instances in which members of the physics community may be contacted by agents of various Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies.  Interviews of this kind are, for the most part, related to security clearances of colleagues or other routine matters.  However, in some cases, these events may be stressful, particularly for colleagues who may not feel familiar with US law and their specific rights.  For this reason, the Stanford Office of the General Counsel has put together a helpful document that is available here.

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