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Thanks SB Foundation honors donors page 2 AIDS ems mums President releases University 's policy page 3 • •; : . ' ; * STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK July 7, 1986 SB Begins Sessions on Toxic Chemicals By Sue Risoli and handling of chemical substances. "We discuss many characteristics of The University has launched a new chemical substances, including their mandatory training program to provide corrosive, flammable, irritating or employees with information on chemical sensitizing paperties." said DiTonno. substances they work with or near Chemical substances used on campus The program grew out of the New include everything from typing York State Toxic Substances law (also correction fluid to herbicides. known as the "right to know" law) "We're trying to make our campus passed in 1980. The law states that any community more safety-conscious," employee in New York has the right to DiTonno said. "We also briefly touch on obtain information on suspected or home chemical safety, but our main known health hazards that may result concern right now is to make from toxic substances in the workplace employees aware of the potential risks if "Thirteen departments on campus a chemical substance is intentionally have sent employees to the training misused or safety precautions are not classes since the program's inception in followed." mid-June." said Daniel DiTonno. safety In addition to the training sessions, training manager in the Department of the Department of Environmental Health Environmental Health and Safety, "and and Safety responds to employee many more will do so in the next requests for information on a particular several months." chemical. According to the "right to Three thousand tiny wires make up one ROLM cable In January, the Department of know" law. if an employee requests Environmenal Health and Safety information on a chemical substance, requested information on office an employer must provide a document, chemical use from all University called a material safety data sheet, that supervisors Departments were asked to contains information about the Campus Makes Final Preparations conduct an inventory of their chemicals, potentially hazardous effects of the and submit a list of those considered substance The law states that if the for Aug. 15 ROLMphone Switch employee does not receive the information within 72 working-day As the Aug. 15 switch to the ROLM who share a phone but are not Next issue: asbestos removal on hours, that employee has the right to phone system draws nearer, the designated as its primary user will not campus. refuse to work with the chemical in Departments of General Institutional be listed question. Services and Communications The preliminary directory will not Reaction to the training program on Management Engineering are shifting contain dormitory listings. Dorm listings toxic or potentially toxic by the campus has been "very positive." said their preparations into high gear. will be included in the fall directory. Occupational Safety and Health DiTonno. "Our main goal is to let Communications is setting up a Only telephones in the dormitory Administration (OSHA.) people know that we are here to schedule of training classes to teach administrative offices will make the Areas that use toxic or potentially answer their safety-related questions." employees how to use the new phones, switch now; student telephones will join toxic substances will be requested to Sometime next month the Department the "data com modules" that will the ROLM system in two years. send employees to one of several will distribute a manual for supervisory replace modems and. for those who Six thousand copies of the training sessions DiTonno conducts personnel to use as a guide to use it. "phone mail." preliminary directory will be distributed each week "With the exception of a interpreting the "right to know" law There will be four classes a day at through the campus mail. few departments that use a vast Also being developed are a slide times and locations to be designated Twelve thousand copies of the number of chemicals, over 93 percent presentation, a guide to reading a within the next week. Classes will be complete directory will be available in responded, and we expect the others material safety data sheet and limited to 12 persons, and will be held the fall. That version will contain a to respond soon." said DiTonno. pamphlets on safety practices. from mid-July to Aug. 1. complete listing of all campus Training consists of intensive hour- For more information, call the Class schedules will be sent to personnel, including the HSC and and-a-half information sessions that Department of Environmental Health departmental phone coordinators this University Hospital, dormitory listings, cover such topics as common means of and Safety at (24)6-3383. week, said telecommunications and cross-referenced departmental chemical exposure and the safe storage manager Carol Cooke. "There will be listings. ROLM and University staff available Employees may wish to order when we cut over to the new system, to "change-of-phone-number" explain how to use the phones." said announcement cards to send to off- Cooke. "We also will rely on the help of campus contacts The cards, available Trustees Approve Conference Center the departmental coordinators." at $1.25 for a set of 25 with envelopes, Sessions will be held after the cutover may be order later this summer with a A major first step has been taken will work closely with the community, date for University staff who cannot printing services requisition. toward the development of a detailed region and state in developing a attend the initial classes because of New letterhead stationery with new proposal for construction of a proposal that meets some of the vacation plans. As new employees departmental phone numbers also will conference center on the Stony Brook University's needs for conference-hotel enter the University, said Cooke, they be available. GIS' Printing Services campus. facilities. will be instructed on how to use the Office is now accepting orders for the Trustees of the State University of Ann-Marie Scheidt. Stony Brook's ROLM system. stationery, but asks that orders be New York voted in Albany on May 28 director of public affairs, said that The Department of General limited to quantities of 500. "Right now to adopt a resolution that "endorses in University officials have been talking Institutional Services is printing a listing we're just printing a limited amount to principle the proposal , for legislative with community representatives as well of new phone numbers, to serve as a be sure that everyone gets some right authorization for the lease of campus as with potential developers to explore preliminary campus phone directory away." said Wueste. "Later on we'll be lands by appropriate agreement to an the concept. She noted that the Long until the annual directory is published in printing more." educational or other not-for-profit Island Regional Planning Board, at the the fall corporation to provide hotel-conference University's request, is preparing a "We plan to have the preliminary center facilities." study of potential impact from proposed directory in employees' hands in early Dr Paul Madonna, assistant vice projects, including the University's new August, one full week before the president for administration at Stony fieldhouse and high technology cutover." said GIS director Richard Brook, said the University hopes to incubator. This study will be Wueste. It will contain the following: have a 150-room hotel with conference strengthened by a recent Brookhaven Bloodmobile Donors Sought •information on the new phone facilities constructed by a private Town traffic survey, she said. Donors are being sought for the July instruments and how to use them, developer at no cost to the state. This Director of conferences and special 17 visit of the Bloodmobile to University •departmental listings, like those found could be accomplished by 1988. he events Ann Forkin said the University Hospital. in the front of the current directory. said. The estimated cost for the project currently accommodates 200 gatherings The Long Island Blood Services with new phone numbers, is in the range of $10-15 million, a year. But, she said, facilities are not mobile unit and staff will be on campus •an alphabetical listing of all Madonna stated. available for some of the larger Thursday. July 17. from 8 30 a.m. to 2 employees. However, only main The site identified for Stony Brook's conferences that usually take place at p.m. No reservations are necessary campus numbers will change; the conference center is on a 13-acre plot major universities. "This campus enjoys Walk-in donors should report to the unit Health Sciences Center and University at the Level 3 Gallery in Stony Brook's at the southwest corner of the main Hospital will not switch to the new entrance on Nicolls Road. On-site Health Sciences Center phone system until next year. parking for at least 400 vehicles would (continued on page 2) Only phone numbers that have been be provided. assigned to an individual will be listed: University President John H. laboratory telephones and employees Marburger stressed that the University StonyBrook• STATE UNIVERSITY ••1^ OF NEW YORK AT W Stony Brook Foundation Says "Thanks" The Stony Brook Foundation—an Special recognition was given to Dr. rrganization that spends most of each H. Bentley Glass, distinguished year saying "please" as it goes about professor emeritus at Stony Brook and raising funds to help support the a Foundation board member, for "a University—said "thanks" recently. long and illustrious record of The Foundation conducted a formal achievements" (see accompanying dinner at Stony Brook's Fine Arts story.) Center Art Gallery on May 31, to honor The evening's program included those who had contributed $1,000 or entertainment by five graduate students more to the University during the past in music: Patricia Tao, pianist; Janet year.