We have to do the incident report as well, but if we handle it, we don't
even have to call Security or sound the alarm.

Teresa Arnold
Biology-Chemistry Lab Coordinator

              503.554.2724
               tarnold**At_Symbol_Here**georgefox.edu

> From: Vinette Achtert 
> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:38:35 -0400
> To: "Bradley, Shelly" , ,
> , 
> Conversation: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures
> Subject: RE: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures
> 
> 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)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:naosmm-bounces**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu] On Behalf Of Bradley, Shelly
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:33 PM
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> Subject: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures
> 
> What is your standard procedure for a fire?
> 
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> 
> 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.  
> 
>  
> 
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> 
> 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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