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Advisory: Florida Tech Classes Canceled, Offices Remain Closed Wednesday, Nov. 4

All Florida Tech classes and university activities are canceled and all offices will remain closed Wednesday, Nov. 4. Campus cleanup is well underway but power remains out at multiple locations and water service is not fully restored to all necessary buildings. As a precautionary measure, it is advisable to continue to boil water before ingesting.

Only identified essential employees contacted by their supervisors should report to campus Wednesday. The shelter-in-place directive has been lifted so students may move about campus as conditions continue to improve; however, please use caution and avoid any flooded, barricaded or unsafe areas.

Dinner service in Panther Dining Hall is underway and will end at 5 pm. PDH will reopen at 9 a.m. Nov. 4.

Your safety remains our top priority, so please make smart decisions, stay alert, and follow all university instructions All normal operations, including classes, are anticipated to resume Thursday, Nov. 5. Watch official university communications channels for updates.

Hazardous Material and Dangerous Goods

Hazardous Material and Dangerous Goods

Many chemicals and samples require special preparation, packaging, and training for legal transportation in commerce (49 CFR Parts 171-180). Florida Institute of Technology’s Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Department oversees all outbound shipments of hazardous materials regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and dangerous goods by the International Air and Transport Association (IATA). Training information can be found in the relevant links section of this webpage.

Shipping: will required International Air Transport Association (IATA) Training. Any employee at Florida Tech can attain this training to support their department to ship specimens internationally. Their department must pay the fee for the training. IATA training can be located at: https://www.iata.org/en/training/

Shipping Hazardous Material nationally: will required DOT Hazardous Material Shipping Training. Any employee at Florida Tech can attain this training to support their department ship regulated materials nationally. DOT Hazardous Material Shipping Training can be located at the following link: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/training/hazmat/training-modules

Contacts

Non-Emergency Contact: ehs@fit.edu or hazwaste@fit.edu

Carolyn (Martinsen) Jones
Environmental Manager & Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
(321) 674-7562
cmartins2003@fit.edu

EH&S Director
(321) 674-7715

Documents

Please submit as much information to ehs@fit.edu regarding your chemical/specimen for shipment for review.

Suspicious Mail or Packages

Relevant Links

49 CFR parts (171-180)

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