About This Archive  | DCHAS-L 2012 Index   | DCHAS-L Yearly Index
person wearing a disposable face shield and surgical style mask

Check out Safety Emporium for your N95, N99, and face shield needs.

Previous by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab equipment fire hazard management?
Date: September 27, 2012 10:42:35 AM EDT
Author: Margaret Rakas 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Microbiology lab safety: faculty:student ratio
Date: September 27, 2012 11:50:44 AM EDT
Author: Jeffrey Lewin

From: "Demer, Frank R - (demer)" <demer**At_Symbol_Here**EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab equipment fire hazard management?
Date: September 27, 2012 11:19:12 AM EDT
Reply-To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Message-ID: <1B4D1665F78352429F7714A6540EB03629BFBE30**At_Symbol_Here**MBXE-01.exchange.cornell.edu>

See what is recommended in "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory - Handling and Disposal of Chemicals"

Frank R. Demer, MS, CIH, CSP
Health Safety Officer
Industrial Hygiene and Safety
University of Arizona
Department of Risk Management Services

Phone: 520.621.3585
Fax: 520.621.3706
Email: demer**At_Symbol_Here**email.arizona.edu
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 210300, Tucson, AZ 85721-0300
Street Address: 220 W. 6th St., Tucson, AZ 85701 (2nd floor, East Bldg.)
Web Address: risk.arizona.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Ralph B Stuart
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 5:28 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Lab equipment fire hazard management?

We had a water bath fire recently that led to water damage in labs below the site of the fire. The building's safety committee would like to take advantage of this learning moment to circulate best practices for managing the potential of a fire associated with lab equipment. However, we're having trouble with identifying specific pointers in this regard and I haven't come up with a google search yet that yields something appropriate for a one memo that addresses the issue. One idea that came up was putting timers on equipment so that they won't be left on for long periods of time through forgetfulness.

I wonder if anyone on DCHAS-L has something along these lines.

Thanks for any help with this.

- Ralph


Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety Cornell University

rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu

Previous post   |  Top of Page   |   Next post


The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary@dchas.org.
The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.