1. Campus Emergency: 212-854-5555 X99 (After Hours)

2.  No extra garments or personal items in the Change Room or Cleanroom  Umbrellas  Jackets  Bags or Purses  If you need to bring any personal items to the Cleanroom or Change room. Please keep them in a clear pack such as the ones found in the Link, you'll need to purchase your own.Link

3.  No unapproved chemicals or materials.  You may bring in Labware, Approved Chemicals, metal sources, or targets.  Do Not hold the lab door or change room open.

4.  To Gown Up use:  Foot covers (booties)  Sit Down while putting your booties on.  Hair net (hair tied up in net)  A Lab coat or bunny suit (Must use bunny if wearing shorts)  Safety Glasses  Gloves  No open-toe shoes or sandals  Do not gown/Un-gown on tacky mats

5.  All chemicals must be approved and have a MSDS in the clean room database  All approved factory chemical bottles brought into the Clean Room must have a Columbia Bar Code on the container with the Clean Room as the destination storage place

6.  All chemicals and beakers must be labeled  Chemical name (no formulas)  Your full name  “In Use date” ( The date the chemical first placed in service)  Your group (PI)  Chemicals with “In Use date” of one year or greater will be disposed.  All chemical containers must be self standing.

7.  All chemicals must be stored in the appropriate storage containers  Do not store different classifications of chemicals in the same storage container

8.  The clean room will provide labeled waste containers.  Add only these chemicals to the corresponding waste container. These are known stable mixtures.  Under no circumstance should anyone modify a waste container label.  If your chemical or chemical mixture is not one that has been provided, you will need to create your own label for a new container. This should be sent for waste disposal upon completion of use.

9.  No use of cell phones while working on equipment  Must wear gloves and glasses (microscope exception for glasses)  Do not adjust gas pressures on regulators  Do not leave equipment while in use  Do not modify the Tools in anyway

10.  Abide by the specific training guidelines for that specific tool (If you are unsure, please ask)  Do not leave personal or group (PI) materials out on tables or by tools  Report all equipment problems whether it’s logged into log book or not  e-mail or call CleanRoom staff  Completely fill out log book  Remember to log-out the tool when finished

11.  All resist bottles are located and available in the refrigerator.  Label individual usage bottles with Name and “In Use date”.  Clean photo resist spinners after each use

12.  Do not pour chemicals down the drain  Rinse empty chemical containers out three times  Mark rinsed containers with a 3X and place on Chemical Waste Table  All waste containers must have a ‘CHEMICAL/HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR DISPOSAL’ label filled out at their origin

13.  Chemical waste must be stored in the proper container compatible that specific chemical  Piranha, NanoStrip, HF, and BOE cannot be collected in glass containers  Do not use bar coded factory bottles as waste containers  Store all waste containers in their properly labeled cabinets  Do not let waste containers get completely full before starting a new Container (about 2/3 full)

14.  Add only cooled piranha to the waste container  Remove funnels when done pouring waste, secure the appropriate lid properly, and store the waste container in the appropriate cabinet, do not hold the lid, hold the handle.

15.  Working alone with chemicals in the cleanroom is not permissible.  There should be at least one observer in the lab who is aware of the wet chemistry work when it is happening. Additionally, a C14 qualified person must be present on the floor during the time of chemical handling.  There is no ‘afterhours’ wet chemistry work. Normal hours of operation for the cleanroom are Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm (unless closed for site holiday). All other hours re considered ‘afterhours’.  Other than chemical operations, working alone is an acceptable practice providing the worker has been C14 qualified. It is recommended that workers who are alone in the lab have a cell phone on them and maintain regular contact with an individual who is outside of the laboratory.

16.  You do not work alone, be considerate of your co-workers  Clean your materials, tools, chemicals, and equipment up when you are finished with your work  Do not go into other group’s storage areas  Do not use other people’s or group’s glassware, tools, chemicals, etc…..