Physics Friday Bulletin 2017-04-07

/ April 7, 2017

 

Easter Holiday Shut Down

Quick reminder to staff that the University will close at 5.30 pm on Wednesday 12 April 2017 and reopen at 9.00 am on Thursday 20 April 2017.

Lynne Haley

 

Emergency Lighting Testing in Science & Technology Building

Will take place week commencing 17th April 2017 from 9am daily.

Shonah Ion

 

Alarm Testing

Accessible Toilets Alarms, associated alarms and fire refuge point alarms testing in Physics Building will take place week commencing Monday 1st May 2017 from 9am daily.

Every 2nd week there is a quick test to ensure all Emergency Alarms  are operational.

Shonah Ion

 

Safety Audit

The Department will shortly be undergoing a safety audit from the University safety office. So I suggest this may be a good time to have your own mini audit in your work areas. How do you manage the hazards associated with your work? Take a few minutes to review your risk assessments, do they cover your activities? Are you doing new stuff, in a new place? If things do go wrong, do you have a plan to deal with it? How is safety information available to those that need it?

Interviews with a representative cross section of the Department will take place in late April.

Shonah Ion

 

STFC Events

STFC is planning a series of events on Oct 31st as part of an international dark matter day. The events will target both traditional outreach audiences and government to raise the profile of dark matter research in the UK and beyond. I’m looking to organise some activities related to non-WIMP dark matter searches but I know that various members of the department are also involved with dark matter research from a variety of different perspectives. If anyone else is already planning an event for dark matter day or would be interested in being involved with one then please get in touch so that we can coordinate.

Ian Bailey

 

Request for 2L Pop Bottles

As part of the University’s Community Day (http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/events/community-day/) the Space and Planetary Physics group will be running several displays and an interactive workshop.

For this, I’d kindly like to request that you save any empty 2-litre pop bottles (e.g. Coke/Pepsi/lemonade) you might have and donate them to the SPP group. They will be used to build “pop-bottle magnetometers” (http://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/detectors/). We need to around 60 bottles by Saturday 6th May.

Please feel free to donate your empty pop bottles to any member of the SPP group, or you can drop them off at my office (B505b – Physics).

Many thanks for your help!

Nathan Case

 

Physics refurbishment update

Please see below details of scheduled works on the Physics refurbishment project for week commencing Monday 3rd April.

Physics scheduled works:

  • Re-roofing works and cladding – low noise, no vibration
  • New toilet block façade works – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • 2nd fix joinery works – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Plastering – minimum noise, no vibration
  • Decoration – minimum noise, no vibration
  • Floor preparation – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Plant room cladding – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Plaster-boarding to existing toilet block – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Lift installation – medium noise, medium vibration
  • Suspended ceiling installation – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Floor covering – minimum noise, no vibration
  • B48 & 48A teaching walls – medium noise, medium vibration
  • Fixed lab benching – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Courtyard paving and preparation – medium noise, medium vibration
  • Lift lobby floor covering removal – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Lift lobby 1st fix ceilings – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Isolab floor – medium noise, medium vibration
  • MBE electrics – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Rear entrance tunnel area electric install – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Central staircase electrics – medium noise, minimum vibration
  • Removal of phase 1 ceiling tiles

Should you have any queries regarding the project please contact the Senior Project Manager, Helen Wood, via the Facilities Helpdesk on facilities.helpdesk@lancaster.ac.uk or 01524 593333.

Marketing and Communications

 

Mains water shut down over Easter Vacation

The mains water supply (hot water and cold)  will need to be turned off for a couple of days over the Easter vacation. Please let me know as soon as possible if this will cause you problems.

Shonah Ion

 

 

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