If the fire is small and contained, or if we have any small
incident/spill, the lab instructor will handle the problem. We have an
incident report to fill out for our Safety dept. but often Security is
called so they have a report on record but we would not sound the fire
alarm to evacuate the building in this case.

Vinette Achtert
Central Stockroom Manager
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
600 S. 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215.596.8843 (P)
215.596.7449 (F)

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[mailto:naosmm-bounces**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu] On Behalf Of Bradley, Shelly
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Subject: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures

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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