I agree with the others to keep the rule posted. I'm from a large univ. 
that has many foreign students & older researchers. I keep it in my 
training & I always get someone saying that they were taught that way or 
were still doing it. Yes, its dumb, but so is driving w/o a seatbelt or 
while texting on the cell phone (things I see every day on the way home).

And - even if no one ever did it again - both no food or drink & no mouth 
pipetting are specifically mentioned in the OSHA bloodborne pathogen rule 
& must be included in training.

Kim Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S    Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu
631-632-3032
EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/

Remember to wash your hands!


From:
Barbara Mowery 
To:
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Date:
05/18/2009 05:30 PM
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] Pipetting rule
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Colleagues, 

During our annual review of safety rules and printed mataerials, one of my 
young colleagues asked me if it is still necessary to include the rule 
"Never pipet by mouth." She has never seen it done, and couldn't imagine 
anyone who would EVER think of doing it. I guess I could ask the same 
about the "No eating or drinking" rule.

Any thoughts?

Barbara Mowery 
General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator 
Physical Sciences Department 
York College of Pennsylvania 
441 Country Club Road 
York PA 17403-3651
717-815-6480
Fax 717-849-1653

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I agree with the others to keep the
rule posted. I'm from a large univ. that has many foreign students &
older researchers. I keep it in my training & I always get someone
saying that they were taught that way or were still doing it. Yes, its
dumb, but so is driving w/o a seatbelt or while texting on the cell phone
(things I see every day on the way home).

And - even if no one ever did it again
- both no food or drink & no mouth pipetting are specifically mentioned
in the OSHA bloodborne pathogen rule & must be included in training.



Kim Auletta

Lab Safety Specialist

EH&S    Z=6200

Stony Brook University

kauletta**At_Symbol_Here**notes.cc.sunysb.edu

631-632-3032

EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/


Remember to wash your hands!






From:
Barbara Mowery <bmowery**At_Symbol_Here**YCP.EDU>

To:
DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU

Date:
05/18/2009 05:30 PM

Subject:
[DCHAS-L] Pipetting rule

Sent by:
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Colleagues, 


During our annual review of safety rules and printed mataerials, one of
my young colleagues asked me if it is still necessary to include the rule
"Never pipet by mouth." She has never seen it done, and couldn't
imagine anyone who would EVER think of doing it. I guess I could ask the
same about the "No eating or drinking" rule.


Any thoughts?


Barbara Mowery 

General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator 

Physical Sciences Department 

York College of Pennsylvania 

441 Country Club Road 

York PA 17403-3651

717-815-6480

Fax 717-849-1653




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