Lab Operations Department of Forest Biomaterials 1 Lab

Lab Operations Department of Forest Biomaterials 1

Lab Rules: • Know the safety rules of the lab. • Do not use equipment without training. • Clean up! • Ask permission to borrow anything. • If you break something, let PI or staff member know. 2

Use of Lab Facilities • Lab Bench Assignment--See your PI. • Fume hood--Ask those with experiments in hoods about potential for unsafe conditions (incompatible chemicals, temperature, etc. ) • Do not use another lab without the lab PI’s permission (see safety plan for more information). 3

Forest Biomaterials Lab Resources Online http: //cnr. ncsu. edu/wpsanalytical/index. html • Safety • Lab Operations • Links • Welcome to Raleigh 4

Training for Equipment Pilot Plant Kevin Wise kdwise@ncsu. edu Pulping/Bleaching Jim Mc. Murray jjmcmurr@ncsu. edu Hodges Wood Products Lab Tony La. Pasha calfor@ncsu. edu 6

Analytical Facilities • Contact Barbara White barbara_white@ncsu. edu to locate responsible user. • Make appointment for training. • Set up account for instrument reservation. • Reserve time online: http: //www. cgibin. ncsu. edu/wps-bin/calendar_admin. pl 7

Online Reservation System

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) standard operating procedure n. 1. Established procedure to be followed in carrying out a given operation or in a given situation. 2. A specific procedure or set of procedures so established. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 10

SOP Page on Lab Operations website: http: //cnr. ncsu. edu/wpsanalytical/SOP. htm Where to Locate SOPs?

Other SOPs? TAPPI Method Instrument Operations Manual 12

Chemical Storage Room • What? —Place where chemicals that people no longer need are placed. • Where? — 3219 Pulp and Paper Labs 13

Chemical Storage Room • How do I get a chemical from there? -Check the inventory on the Excel spreadsheet on the computer in 3219. Take from the Cabinet Number listed in the inventory, and type your name in the check-out column. • How do I return a chemical? —Remove your name from the check-out column and return the chemical to the Cabinet Number listed on the inventory. 14

Good luck with your research! 15