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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:32:55 -0500
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From: "Bradley, Shelly" <Bradley**At_Symbol_Here**HENDRIX.EDU>
Subject: Need your opinion on fire procedures
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What is your standard procedure for a fire?
Scenario:
There was a small fire in a 4" diameter oil bath contained in a hood.
The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher and public safety was
notified. The integrity of the vessel being heated was not compromised
and there were no toxic chemicals involved. The department has been
criticized for not sounding the fire alarm.
Immediate evacuation would have left ~50 experiments unsupervised in
multiple labs.
What do you think should have been done?
Shelly Bradley
Laboratory Coordinator
Chemistry Department
Campus Chemical Compliance
Hendrix College
1600 Washington Ave.
Conway, AR 72032
bradley**At_Symbol_Here**hendrix.edu
Phone: (501) 450-3812
Fax: (501) 450-3829
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