Dear all,
In line with new advice from safety we must ensure that we are compliment with respect to lab users and cardiac pacemakers.
Because several of our mass specs (Triton, Elements, Neoma and Nu Plasma) use a large magnet there is a risk to people fitted with a pacemaker, as this magnetic field can interfere with them.
If you have a pacemaker fitted please inform me ASAP so I can advise further.
Cheers,
Edward
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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,
The safety audit is occurring next Wednesday and as part of this we must show the auditor evidence of training and risk assessment compliance. I need to ensure the training record is up to date.
Please can everyone go now and…
1) Open the training record (Training Record.xlsx<https://cf.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/teams/CELTIC/Shared%20Documents/General/Ind…>)
2) Check that the risk assessment and training date for each of the procedures that you use is up to date. As a reminder all training and reading of the risk assessments must be refreshed every 3 years unless the procedure contains HF acid which require reviewing annually.
If there are any questions please let me know ASAP.
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 has nice weekend plans ahead!
There is a new training log, every procedure now has 2 dates - one which you as the user date the day you read the RA linked to the process, and another which is dated by the person who has trained you. We can go into detail about this during the next lab meeting, if anyone has any questions in the meantime don't hesitate to ask!
There is now an LEV log for the microwave system in 1.21. The hood next to it, 315A, has been put as "out of use" and 315B (the hood with the hose from the microwave) is only for the microwave. Absolutely no chemistry is allowed up in 1.21, not only has it not been cleaned in a very long time, therefore it's not clean enough to do chemistry, but 315B also is not safe to use. The extraction does not hold if the sash is open so it's not safe to use (and will alarm very loudly and annoyingly, if you open it). If you have any questions, drop me an email!
Thanks everyone!
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,
We will hold a lab lunch for all members of CELTIC on Monday 11th November between 14-16:00 in 1.58 main building. Lunch will be provided! We can take this opportunity to get to know our colleagues a bit better in an informal setting. We will likely slope off to the pub when we are done for those that wish to join.
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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Dear all,
Several weeks ago I refreshed everyone’s HF awareness training. This is a mandatory training for ALL lab users regardless if they work with HF or not. Please can everyone who was at the training session update the training record with the date that they attended the course (4/09/24).
For those that were not able to attend the course on the 4th September please come to my office at 10am tomorrow (Thursday 3rd October) and I will do the training for you.
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 is a lab meeting tomorrow at 11am in 1.58 main building.
Please please please make every effort to attend this one as its the first of the new academic year.
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 had a nice weekend and managed to enjoy the little bit of sun we got.
Just wanted to let everyone know I will be doing a clean of the nitric acid stills and doing a cycle with MQ, so that will take 3-4 days. Both labs have a full stock of nitric acid, but I won't be able to refill the stills to make more distilled nitric acid until the end of this week or early next week. Please factor that in with any chemistry you have coming up. Apologies for the trouble, it's to ensure the system is working well and staying clean 🙂
On that topic, if anyone has to use any nitric acid (both labs have full bottles) I would recommend testing their molarity. I'm afraid I'm not sure how that's done so I can't give instructions/do it myself but if you're not sure how it's done either, drop me an email and I will tell you who to speak to 🙂
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,
Apologies, I was wrong about work being completed. There's an internal followup that has to happen now!
So no cleaning or hotplates today.
Cheers,
Sophie
Sophie Slater
Arbenigwr Technegol
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a'r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad
Caerdydd
CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 4000
Ebost: SlaterS3(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:SlaterS3@caerdydd.ac.uk>
Sophie Slater
Technical Specialist
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 4000
Email: SlaterS3(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:SlaterS3@cardiff.ac.uk>
Hi all,
Works have been completed on the flow hoods. There is new signage up for the working sash heights although as before please lower when possible and when finished.
As the work is done, the usual Friday cleaning can be completed, and if anyone needs hotplates over the weekend, you can access them. Due to the company inspecting filters etc, things will need to be cleaned well before use.
Have a lovely weekend,
Sophie
Sophie Slater
Arbenigwr Technegol
Ysgol Gwyddorau'r Ddaear a'r Amgylchedd
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Prif Adeilad
Caerdydd
CF10 3AT
Ffôn : +44 (0)29 2087 4000
Ebost: SlaterS3(a)caerdydd.ac.uk<mailto:SlaterS3@caerdydd.ac.uk>
Sophie Slater
Technical Specialist
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Phone: +44 (0)29 2087 4000
Email: SlaterS3(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:SlaterS3@cardiff.ac.uk>
