NOTE: Access to UC Berkeley facilities and services requires university approval which takes as little as 24 hours. First time customers on Second Lab will be prompted to complete approval requirements during checkout. We encourage you to book your 15 minute onboarding with the Second Lab team through the following link: 

Click here to schedule your onboarding (15 mins)!

Once approved, each user is required to complete instrument-specific training. To schedule training for a specific instrument, contact Yi Liu at 

 . Once training is complete, an access form will be sent out to be completed to gain access to Koshland 31. A a key card will be issued if needed (non-UC Users) and a $5 charge will be issued if the key card is lost.

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Please note that all users of the EBI Recharge Center must read and acknowledge the following lab rules and safety information in order to be approved for access, instrument training, and booking.

• All departmental safety bulletins and required safety postings are placed on the wall next to the lab door of the recharge center.

• You have the right to ask a question, or report any safety hazards, either directly or anonymously without any fear of reprisal. All incidents can be sent to ebiadmin@berkeley.edu

• If you are doing something that is deemed unsafe, you will be asked to stop and then taught how to proceed safely. If you persist in the unsafe practice, you may be asked to leave the lab and not return.

• You can go to the EH&S website to anonymously report a safety concern

http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/anonymously-report-safety-concern.

THE PMB DEPARTMENT SAFETY COMMITTEE CONTACTS ARE:

• If you are injured while working in the EBI Recharge Center, please notify Yi Liu immediately.    

• If you require anything more than a bandage, we will take you to the Tang Center for treatment. We will fill out paperwork and submit it to EH&S.

• The form for reporting occupational injuries and illnesses is on the EH&S website at 

http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/workplace-safety/how-do-i-report-accident

• If you are injured after hours and require emergency medical attention, please call 911 or (510) 642-3333 from your cell phone for emergency assistance.

• For a building emergency, such as the fire alarm sounding, the emergency assembly area site for Koshland Hall is the lawn area enclosed by the Genetics and Plant Biology (GPB) Building, Li Ka-Shing Building, and Morgan Hall, and Mulford Hall.

• You may not wait in the patio area between GPB and Koshland.

• The emergency management area for Koshland is EMA5, the grassy area between Strawberry Creek and Valley Life Sciences Building. This is where to go for campus-wide emergencies.

• Emergency numbers are listed by near the lab door. You can call the university police from your cell phone at (510) 642-3333 or 911.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING REQUIRED FOR LAB PERSONNEL

• The emergency eye-wash is in the hall. Go outside the lab door, turn Right down the main hall and look to the left.

• The emergency shower station is in the hall. Go outside the lab door, turn right down the main hall and look to the left.

• The spill clean-up supplies are located in the prep room for the third floor, 340 Koshland. The supplies are in a yellow plastic can with a yellow lid. The can is clearly labelled. To be able to clean up a chemical spill, you must have taken the online chemical spill course, be familiar with the properties of the chemical spilled, the spill must be small, you must have the proper PPE, and you must feel comfortable cleaning up the spill. Otherwise, call EH&S at (510) 642-3073, or UC police if after hours at (510) 642-3333.

• The lab first aid kit is kept in the cabinet behind the lab safety wall next to the lab door.

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