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.
We are all responsible for ensuring a safe work environment at SLAC, and our effort is steered by the Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) division.
As a scientific community, most safety issues revolve around our everyday work.
Our medical department provides assistance for minor injuries, physical examinations, counseling, ergonomics, and wellness programs. It also maintains surveillance programs for occupational exposures. For services, call x2281.
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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.
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ES&H 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.
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To support SLAC research, we offer occupational safety services and provide personnel with specialized safety knowledge in areas such as injury and illness prevention, chemical management, laser safety, and hoisting and rigging.
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Committed to the 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) services.
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At SLAC, we believe in the integration of safety at all levels. Committees formed of experts from division at SLAC advise, review, and develop specific programs for safety.
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