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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] SDS review of chemicals to be purchased--standard practice?
Date: Monday, August 8, 2016 10:19:19 AM
Author: Dan Kuespert <dkuespert**At_Symbol_Here**JHU.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] SDS review of chemicals to be purchased--standard practice?
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 10:42:45 -0700
Author: Lawrence Tirri

From: "Corcoran, Hannah" <Hannah.Corcoran**At_Symbol_Here**EMERALDMATERIALS.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Inventory
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:30:48 +0000
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Thank you for all of your suggestions, this was extremely helpful and I'll be implementing some new policies in our lab.

 

Hannah Corcoran

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Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC

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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**med.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Harry J. Elston
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 6:15 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Inventory

 

One of Elston's rules for chemical inventory management:  If you haven't used it for 3 years, you don't need it. Some exceptions apply, but they are rare.  

 

There are a few other rules, such as  "expiration dates probably aren't" for most purposes.  I think Ralph hit a good point - you're taking up valuable lab space.

 

Harry

 

On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 7:22 PM, Stuart, Ralph <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu> wrote:

> >Regardless of shelf life, a practical consideration is whether or not a researcher would use the old chemical if fresh was available.

This also plays into the cost of storing chemicals; lab space is much more valuable when it is used to use chemicals than it is to store them. And probably the biggest cost associated with a library of chemicals in storage is paying for the human resources of a librarian to keep track of what is available in storage and what needs to be restocked...

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Keene State College

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