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Safety Program

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

NOAA Safety and Environmental Compliance Office (SECO) Training

DSRC Training Documents: (UMS authentication and Intranet access required)

• DSRC Basic Radiation Safety Training
• ESRL Pandemic Work-at-Home Policy
• CSD/NIST OSHE Hazardous Waste Generator Training

CSD Chemical Inventory
ESRL (CSD and GMD) Radioactive Source History (Intranet access required)
CSD Radioactive Source Information (Intranet access required)
CSD Safety and Environmental Compliance Manual (Intranet access required)
CSD Safety Inspections (Intranet access required)

ESRL DSRC Chemical Hygiene Plan - Our CHP incorporates work practices and procedures required to protect employees from health and physical hazards at the David Skaggs Research Center (DSRC). It applies to all DSRC employees and visiting personnel operating within the DSRC and field facilities who work with hazardous chemicals.

CSD DSRC Hazard Communication Plan - Our safety program 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.

For management of hazardous waste in satellite accumulation areas (SAA), refer to the SAA Checklist and Weekly Inspection Log . For hazardous waste disposal, complete this Hazardous Material Collection Sheet and email it to Duane Lyda x5516. He will then contact you to schedule a pickup.

NOAA ESRL possesses a materials license 05-11997-01 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 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 . For further information, contact the Radiation Safety Officer, John Schneider, 303-497-4646.