DCHAS-L Discussion List Archive

At 09:16 AM 3/14/2006 -0500, Yaeger Mary Ann wrote:
>Can anyone give me information on required lab space per student?    I
>can find a lot of recommendations for high school labs, but not college
>science labs.  I have information from NFPA, but is there something
>more?

The best number I've seen is 50 square feet per person.

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>Also, I have a question on MSDS.  We have an island of cabinets in the
>middle of our storeroom and the file with MSDS are part of the island.
>I was recently told that they need to be kept by the door to the room.
>Is that true?  They are about 12 ft from the door.
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I keep a copy in the chemistry labs, a one page summary in a handy position 
in the lab, master copies in my office and data on the campus web. This may 
be "over-done", but....

Joe C


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>MaryAnn Yaeger
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>MaryAnn Yaeger
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>Supervisor of Laboratory Services and CHO
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>Wesley College, Cannon 8B
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>120 N. State Street
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>Dover, DE 19901
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>Phone: 302-736-2389
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>Fax:    302-736-2301
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Bridgewater College of Virginia
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