Princeton-Pennsylvania Accelerator records 1963-1971

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

The Office of Occupational Health and Safety is charged with general oversight of the university health and safety effort and with assisting University departments and offices in discharging their health and safety responsibilities. The records consist of proposals and surveys compiled by the Office of Occupational Health and Safety in regards to radiation safety measures taken to protect workers and researchers at the Princeton-Pennsylvania Accelerator, a particle research facility that operated on Forrestal Campus from 1957 to 1971.

Description

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Description

Consists of proposals and surveys compiled by the Office of Occupational Health and Safety in regards to radiation safety measures taken to protect workers and researchers at the Princeton-Pennsylvania Accelerator, a particle research facility that operated on Forrestal Campus from 1957 to 1971.

Collection Creator History

The Office of Occupational Health and Safety is charged with general oversight of the university health and safety effort and with assisting University departments and offices in discharging their health and safety responsibilities. The Office of Occupational Health and Safety operates in four major areas; radiation safety, industrial hygiene, general safety, and biosafety. Major facilities falling under the Office's jurisdiction are the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the Princeton-Pennsylvania Particle Accelerator (now defunct).

Collection History

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Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the University Archivist. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Preferred Citation

Princeton-Pennsylvania Accelerator records; 1963-1971, Princeton University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Princeton University

Subject Terms

• Industrial safety
• Measurement
• New Jersey
• Particle accelerators
• Princeton
• Radiation
• Radiation dosimetry
• Safety measures

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