Safety
CoS Safety Team
The College of Science (CoS) Safety Team works to ensure a safe working environment in the college. This includes performing safety inspections, responding to chemical spills, performing student safety training, and managing chemical inventory and chemical waste for the College of Science.
Contact Information:
Randy Kirchner, CoS Safety Officer
Duncan Hall, room 435A
randy.kirchner@sjsu.edu
(408) 924-5004 (forwards to cell during off-hours)
Huong (Kitty) Nguyen, CoS Chemical Inventory Coordinator
Duncan Hall, room 435
ngoc-huong.nguyen@sjsu.edu
(408) 924-4875
Jonny Shalhoub, CoS Chemical Safety Coordinator
Duncan Hall, room 435
Jonathan.Shalhoub@sjsu.edu
(408) 924-4875
Jocelyn Douglas, Moss Landing Marine Labs Health and Safety Officer
Moss Landing Marine Labs Main Lab, room 201
jocelyn.douglas@sjsu.edu
(831) 771-4451
Emergencies
In the event of an emergency, call 911.
To contact University Police directly, call:
- (408) 924-2222 from a cell phone
- or 42222 from a campus phone
Accidents and Injuries
For student and visitor accidents and injuries, information can be found at: https://www.sjsu.edu/fabs/services/risk/accidents.php
Employee accidents and injuries, information can be found at: https://www.sjsu.edu/up/myinfo/workers-compensation/index.php
Chemical and Biological Spills in the CoS
For chemical or radiological spills, please contact the College of Science Safety Team at (408) 924-5004 at any time.
For biological spills, please either contact the College of Science Safety Team at (408)-924-5004 at any time or the Microbiology Service Center at 408-924-4926 during normal business hours.
Unless you are properly trained and have the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), please do not attempt to clean up chemical, biological or radiological spills.
Urgent Building Facilities Problems
During normal business hours, report the facilities problem to your Department Office.
After normal business hours, report the facilities problem to the University Police
Department at (408) 924-2222 from a cell phone or 42222 from a campus phone.
CoS Teaching and Research Laboratory Safety Training
Information on the SJSU and College of Science (CoS) procedures designed to meet federal, state, county and CSU safety training requirements in Biosafety, Chemical safety, Laser safety, Power tool safety and other types of safety can be found here. This page includes information about Chemical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Biological Use Authorizations (BUAs).
Field Trip Safety
Information on field trip planning, safety and forms required by the university can be found here. The UC Field Operations Manual [pdf] is also a helpful resource.
CoS Chemical Ordering, Storage, and Chemical and Biohazardous Waste Disposal Procedures
Information about chemical ordering, chemical storage, chemical waste disposal and biohazardous waste disposal can be found here.
CoS Safety Inspection Program
The College of Science Safety Team performs regular safety inspections of all of its laboratory spaces in which potentially hazardous activities occur. More information about the CoS Safety Inspection Program can be found here.
CoS Safety Committee
Information from the CoS Safety Committee including meeting minutes can be found here.
CoS Building Evacuation Protocol
Information about building evacuation, Building Coordinators and Assembly Zones can be found here.
Lab Coat Fact Sheet [pdf]
Information about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for body can be found here [pdf].
