Hi everyone,
There is a strong chemical smell coming from the air supply vents. Estates have been informed it's urgent and will hopefully make their way quickly to us to check what it is but until we know it's safe, the lab has been closed for today. There are "No Entry" signs posted on the door, please wait until we notify you it's safe to enter.
Thank you for understanding and I'm very sorry for the inconvenience!
Many thanks,
Sofiya
Sofiya Valkova (hi/ei)
Technegydd Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Ebost: valkovas(a)caerdydd.ac.uk
Mae'r brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
Sofiya Valkova (she/her)
Research Technician
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Email: valkovas(a)cardiff.ac.uk
The university welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Hi All,
A reminder that all extraction in South Central Zone which includes laminar flow hoods, fume hoods and instrument extraction will be out of use tomorrow for one hour, WEDNESDAY 30.10.2024 0800-0900 for essential roof work to take place (inspection of one of our fume hoods).
This zone includes the CELTIC facility, labs 2.35, 1.31 and 2.10.
Please ensure that nothing is extracting to the roof during this period.
Thanks,
Lindsey
Lindsey Owen (she/her)
Technical Manager
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
owenl5(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:enw@caerdydd.ac.uk>
+44 (0)29 20 876213
Lindsey Owen (hi/ei)
Rheolwr Technegol
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Y Prif Adeilad
Plas y Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
owenl5(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:enw@caerdydd.ac.uk>
+44 (0)29 20 876213
Dear all,
Me, Sophie and Morten are all on leave next week and Marc is currently off sick. This means there is very little support for CELTIC until we are all back at work on the 4th Nov. Sofiya is around and should be the first point of contact if you have an issue but please be aware that if Sofiya cant sort it things will just need to wait until the 4th.
Instrument wise:
- The Neoma is down with an issue with the plasma. Engineers will remote in next week so please do not touch it.
- The Nu is down and we are awaiting financial approval for the repair.
- The Triton has some very low level samples loaded in the source currently and will need the 1013 amplifiers installed to measure the remaining. This means nobody is to use the Triton until I return.
- 213 laser is still down awaiting repair by ESI
- The iCAP solution and OES are operational :)
Our new 193 laser will arrive the first week of Nov and hopefully that will be up and running as soon as the premix gas arrives.
Any issues let me know.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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Hi all,
There are new risk assessments for the new Nd TODGA chemistry, operation of the Triton and Neoma. If you are doing Nd chemistry, using the Triton or Neoma please go and read these and update the training record. New columns have been added to the training record for these procedures.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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Hi everyone,
Hope everyone is doing alright!
Apologies for the confusion yesterday, I came a bit late and missed the original question. I've just spoken to Lindsey about the training log, to clear any confusion old training dates will be erased since we have no way of checking in the past when people were trained. Going forward, when you are trained on a new process, the only date you fill in is the day you read the risk assessment. Your trainer will date when you have been trained and signed off.
Just to reiterate and make sure no one panics - I will delete the old training dates since it's they're inaccurate. Since it's a new log and new system, it's fine to stay blank. When you get trained in the future, you date when you read the RA and your trainer dates when you were trained, so you only put one date.
Let me know if you have any questions! Sorry I didn't say this yesterday!
Many thanks,
Sofiya
Sofiya Valkova (hi/ei)
Technegydd Ymchwil
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a’r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad, Plas-y-Parc
Caerdydd CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Ebost: valkovas(a)caerdydd.ac.uk
Mae'r brifysgol yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu yn Saesneg. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
Sofiya Valkova (she/her)
Research Technician
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 76647
Email: valkovas(a)cardiff.ac.uk
The university welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
Dear all,
Following the incident with the Element 2 and the water ingress to the duct work I need to make you aware of the risk associated with water leaks and discharge of high voltage (HV) from the instruments. The Triton, Elements, Neoma and Nu Plasma 2 all use direct current (DC) HV supplies to their electronics, lenses and magnets. There is a risk that this HV will discharge if the supplies are submerged. Given that leaks are common in CELTIC there is an inherent risk of electrocution if you were to make contact with a puddle of water that was also conducting from the HV of the instrument.
As such, if you come to the lab and find a puddle of water on the floor near one of the mass specs you must inform me immediately. Ensure that other lab users are aware until I arrive and can isolate the HV and make it safe.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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Good morning,
In preparation for the safety audit which is occurring on Wednesday please take some time today and tomorrow to ensure the lab is clean and tidy. This includes gathering all your stuff from the hoods/workbenches and storing them in your drawers (remember no liquids are to be stored in your drawers - these must be dried down first).
I will be doing a sweep of the lab tomorrow and tidying away any mess so its best to deal with your stuff before I do :)
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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Hi all,
We will meet at Tuesday at 11am in 1.58 main building for the next lab meeting.
This week Marc will present an overview of the double spike technique used to correct bias in isotope ratio measurements. It’s set to be a packed room so please ensure you arrive early to get a prime seat.
Cheers,
Edward
—
Dr. Edward Inglis
Office 2.26A
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building, Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Office: +44 (0)29 2087 79469
Lab: +44 (0)29 2087 74326
Email: inglise(a)cardiff.ac.uk
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