Safety

SLAC is committed to protecting the health and safety of our staff, the community, and the environment as we carry out our scientific mission. We believe that safety, science, productivity, and quality are mutually supportive, and that safety is integral to each job. As stewards of our land, SLAC also seeks to minimize pollution to our environment and to protect our resources and biota.

Things to know about Safety at SLAC:

• We are a scientific community. Most safety issues will revolve around everyday work. Follow the principles of Integrated Safety Management and be careful. Be aware of what areas your work is most hazardous in and control for them.
  • Safety First contains training and information you need to know before you can work at SLAC.
• In any emergency,
  • Call 911 (9-911 from an onsite phone)
  • Then call SLAC Security x2551
  • See the Emergency page for more information, contacts, and instructions 
• If you need help with safety service, call x4554 or email the Safety Contact.  Safety violations can be reported anonymously at x4641.  For other safety questions, please use the links below or on the right for specific areas, or see the ESH Contact List.
• Prior to doing work in a building, read the Area Hazard Analysis for specific building information and check with the Building Manager before going into any area with hazard signs.

SLAC Medical Our medical department provides assistance for minor injuries, physical examinations, counseling, ergonomics, and wellness programs.  We also maintain surveillance programs for occupational exposures. For services, call x2281.	Safety Engineering To support SLAC research, we provide occupational safety services and personnel with specialized safety knowledge in areas such as injury and illness prevention, chemical management, laser safety, and hoisting and rigging.
Radiation Protection We support all radiological operations (including shielding and safety system designs) with radiation physicists, field operations, dosimetry, and radioactive waste management. For services, call x4299.	Environmental Protection Committed to safety of our land as well as our people, our environmental department performs both protection and restoration, and provides air quality, water resources and waste management (including pollution prevention).
Training ESH Training provides courses to aid in a safe and healthy workplace, all of which meet regulatory requirements. Our database programs assist SLAC personnel in keeping current with training and supervisor requirements.	Citizen Committees At SLAC, we believe in integration of safety at all levels. Committees are formed with members of every division at SLAC with expertise in their fields to advise, review, and develop specific programs for safety at SLAC.

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