MRI Policies & Procedures - Safety - Attire
Under Development
Purpose
To establish guidelines and procedures that will provide a safe work environment for all of the Penn State Materials Research Institute (MRI) and our world-wide users, which adheres to both federal and Penn State policies and guidelines.
Scope
All buildings, centers, institutes, laboratories, and facilites operating under MRI. Faculty, staff, student, and visiting researcher access to the MRI centers and facilities is a privilege, not a right. Individuals who violate policies and procedures will have their facility use privileges suspended or terminated.
Rational
People are frequently injured in accidents. Our goal is to reduce the likelihood of accidents and injuries caused by inappropriate attire in the research facilities.
Policy
THOU SHALL:
- Wear appropriate footwear: Appropriate footwear is defined as shoes or boots with closed, covered toes.
THOU SHALL NOT:
- Wear sandals: Sandals are not permitted to be worn at any time in any lab facilities. Personnel who show up in sandals need to change footwear before they can enter lab facilities. Staff and building personnel keep in mind that if you see someone in a lab area wearing sandals, that they should be ask to leave until they change their footwear to something acceptable for lab use. If there are any questions on the policy or on what types of footwear are allowed, please contact Joe Lonjin ( Validate to view contact info ).
Definitions
- Sandals: any type of open toe footwear
