Safety Resources
Emergency Plans
- Physics Building Emergency Plan
- Birck Center Emergency Plan
- Cumberland Observatory Building Emergency Plan
- Wetherill Building Emergency Plan
- Physics Building Evacuation Routes
- Purdue Emergency Procedures Handbook
- Campus Emergency Preparedness
Building Emergency Contacts
Please contact people in the following order:
- Keith Schmitter, Building Operations Manager, Room 1
Cell: 765-242-4610 Office 494-5531 - Aaron Mull, Maintenance Mechanic,
Phys 32, Office 494-5533 - Emergency Custodial Services:
49-47107, 7:30AM to 3:30PM, Monday-Friday
After 3:30PM contact James Warwick (Crew Chief)
Room B40 or email: jwarwick@purdue.edu - Zone 3 Maintenance, 49-40133, 7:30AM to 4:00PM,
Monday-Friday
ALL OTHER TIMES: 494-8221 - Facilities Services Work Control Center, 49-49999,
7:30AM to 4:00PM, Monday-Friday.
ALL OTHER TIMES: 49-48221 - AFTER HOURS: Purdue Police 49-48221
In case of emergency, call 911
Safety Training
Hazard Communication Program
The purpose of Hazard Communication training is to describe the hazardous characteristics and effects of chemicals and identify sources for chemical hazard information. Training includes a review of how chemical container labels and safety data sheets (SDS) present and format chemical hazard information since the updates mandated by OSHA for the Hazard Communication Standard in 2012.
Take the training course (PDF: 9.17MB). The PowerPoint version. Take the quiz.
Physics and Astronomy Safety Committee
Members
Marc Caffee, Jim Corwin, Gabor Csathy (chair), Boshra Afra, Abby Kopec (PGSA rep), Rafael Lang, Ken Mueller, Keith Schmitter, Sergei Savikhin, Mark Smith
Meetings
- November 4, 2019 minutes (PDF)
- December 6, 2018 minutes (PDF)
- April 25, 2018 minutes (PDF)