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Stanford University |
C o n t e n t s
- 911 Alternative Emergency Phone Numbers
- Annual Asbestos Notification
- Computer Recycling Workshop
- FREE Fire Extinguisher Training
911
Alternative Emergency Phone Numbers
Contributed by
Assistant Fire Marshal, Alison Pena
Calling 911 from your cellular phone gets
you the California Highway Patrol dispatch center in Vallejo. That doesn't
help you very much if you are trying to call for help from Highway 101
in Sunnyvale. To make matters worse, you may only get a busy signal. Please
read and distribute this important memorandum "Alternative
Emergency Phone Numbers to 911" from the Stanford University
Fire Marshal's Office. The memo gives emergency phone numbers in different
cities in the Stanford University area to be used from cellular phones.
Update your cellular phones with the appropriate emergency phone numbers
for the areas you frequent most.
Contributed by
Asbestos and Lead Program Manager, Kip Fout
By now all Stanford employees should have received
a letter from Larry Gibbs, Associate Vice Provost of EH&S, regarding
asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in campus buildings. Some of you
may be wondering why you receive such a letter every year about this time
and why it does not contain more specific information about asbestos in
your building. In 1988 Assembly Bill 3713, also known as the "Connelly
Act" was signed into law. This act required all employers in the
State of California who owned or leased buildings constructed prior to
1979 to notify employees of known asbestos within their facilities and
to provide such notification on an annual basis.
With upwards of 800 campus buildings, many constructed prior to 1979,
it is not feasible to address specific types or locations of ACMs in a
letter of this nature. However, EH&S has developed an on-line database
that is organized by building and does provide a summary of construction
materials known or "presumed" to contain asbestos. The database
currently only contains survey information on about 25 buildings but EH&S
will be adding data on an on-going basis. If you would like to know more
about asbestos in general or how asbestos is managed on campus, please
visit the EH&S
Asbestos and Lead Program home page.
Contributed by
Environmental Programs Specialist, Heather Perry
EH&S is helping coordinate a two-day "Computer Recycling Workshop" sponsored by Dell Computer and the National Recycling Coalition. The workshop will be held on campus on Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11. The workshop, entitled "No Computer Should Go To Waste," is geared specifically towards recycling professionals in the municipal and university sector.
Attendees will have a workshop on Friday featuring industry experts who will discuss collection event best practices, ethics, and special issues associated with electronics recycling, the state of the national electronic waste stream, and California regulations. On Saturday, attendees will help staff a real computer recycling event serving the residents of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Contact Heather Perry at 3-1308 for more information on the workshop
and collection event.
FREE
Fire Extinguisher Training
National Fire Prevention Week October 5-11, 2003
Contributed by
Training and Communications Specialist, Susie Claxton
The National Fire Protection Association sponsors National Fire Prevention Week. This is an especially important public safety campaign this time of year for schools at all grade levels, including those with resident populations such as colleges and universities.
In observation of the week, the Stanford University Fire Marshal's Office is offering free hands on fire extinguisher training in White Plaza on Monday October 6 from 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm.
Also, please read, distribute, and post the National
Fire Prevention Week flyer within your management unit.
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