Safety Program

Our ongoing commitment to maintain a healthy and safe working environment, and to promote improved awareness by all NOAA employees and partners ...

CSD Area Safety Representative:Gerd Hübler(303) 497-3490
CSD Radiation Safety Officer:Ann Middlebrook(303) 497-7324
CSD Laser Safety Officer:Steve Brown(303) 497-6306
CSD Biological Safety Officer:TBD(303) 497-xxxx
In case of Emergency:x7777 or 911
NIST Policex3530
Medical Unitx3801
NIST BSHED Hotlinex5375, option 3
BSHED: Boulder Safety Health and Environment Division
Other contacts:
NOAA SECO Industrial Hygienist:Rhonda Carpenter(303) 497-3912
NOAA SECO Environmental Engineer:Mark George(303) 497-3064
SECO: Safety and Environmental Compliance Office

Our Safety Program applies to all NOAA employees, Affiliates, Guests and Visitors all the time, and everywhere CSD employees, Affiliates, Guests and Visitors work.

CSD Safety and Environmental Compliance Manual PDF file (Intranet access required)

CSD Employees on the Job Accidents and/or Injuries

CSD Pandemic Work-at-Home Policy PPT file (UMS authentication and Intranet access required) and Alternative Work Arrangements in the Event of Pandemic Outbreak

Chemical Safety

  • CSD Hazard Communication Plan PDF file

    • Our HCP is designed to provide employee information and training on (1) the hazardous chemicals known to be in the workplace, (2) the methods that will be employed to protect workers, (3) the precautionary methods employees must follow to protect themselves from hazardous chemicals, (4) the detection of a release of hazardous chemicals and (5) emergency procedures to follow should there be a release of hazardous chemicals and/or employee exposure to them.

  • CSD / DSRC Chemical Hygiene Plan PDF file

    • Our CHP incorporates work practices and procedures required to protect employees from health and physical hazards.

  • CSD 2012 Chemical Inventory XLS file
  • CSD / NIST OSHE Hazardous Waste Generator Training PPT file (UMS authentication and Intranet access required)

Radiation Safety

  • DSRC Basic Radiation Safety Training PDF file (UMS authentication and Intranet access required)
  • CSD & GMD Radioactive Source History (Intranet access required)
  • CSD Radioactive Source Information PDF file (Intranet access required)

    • NOAA ESRL possesses a materials license 05-11997-01 PDF file from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the use of three radioactive materials: Nickel-63, Hydrogen-3, and Polonuim-210. Of these, CSD is actively using Polonium-210 PDF file in some of our chemical ionization mass spectrometers and aerosol calibration equipment. This material is leased from the manufacturer and marketed as a "nuclear static eliminator" or "alpha-energy ionizer". The alpha particles emitted from Polonium-210 can travel only an inch or so in air and do not penetrate past a piece of paper or the upper layer of skin. The risk for exposure to these alpha particles is quite low since the Polonium-210 is sealed in a foil and encased in a stainless steel housing. In case of an emergency or other questions related to radiation safety, please refer to the Radiation Safety Program PDF file. For further information, contact the Radiation Safety Officer, John Schneider x4646.

Laser Safety

Biological Safety

Audit and Tools

NOAA wide

NOAA Safety and Environmental Compliance Office (SECO) Training

NOAA NWS Safety Training Documents (Intranet access required) with appreciation to the National Weather Service for providing these presentations.