Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:09:18 -0700
Reply-To: "Black, Peter" <black**At_Symbol_Here**GONZAGA.EDU>
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From: "Black, Peter" <black**At_Symbol_Here**GONZAGA.EDU>
Subject: Re: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures
Comments: To: "Bradley, Shelly" ,
LABSAFETY-L**At_Symbol_Here**LISTSERV.SIU.EDU, naosmm**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu

Hi All, I wish to thank Shelly for bringing up this question. I had no clue what my institutions position was under a scenario as stated below. Here is the response from our Safety Programs Manager, a retired fireman and hazmatt specialist. "These are always tough questions. But because we are a teaching campus with individuals doing research we would always evacuate the students and have city fire respond. A key point in the question was that it was a small fire that did not advance beyond the container but they did not know that until the smoke had cleared. You have got to prepare for the worst because it is too dangerous to play catch-up." Regards, Pete Black, Chemistry Scientific Material Coordinator 23rd year serving the ELITE Students of: Gonzaga University E. 502 Boone AVE. AD BOX 13 Spokane, WA 99258 E-mail: black**At_Symbol_Here**gonzaga.edu Voice: 509.323.6639 Fax: 509.323.5804 -----Original Message----- From: naosmm-bounces**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu [mailto:naosmm-bounces**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu] On Behalf Of Bradley, Shelly Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:33 AM To: LABSAFETY-L**At_Symbol_Here**LISTSERV.SIU.EDU; naosmm**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu; DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU 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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