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Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 18:09:44 -0400
Reply-To: "Reinhardt, Peter" <peter.reinhardt**At_Symbol_Here**YALE.EDU>
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From: "Reinhardt, Peter" <peter.reinhardt**At_Symbol_Here**YALE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Article from Chemical and Engineering - very complete
information about UCLA fatality
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Kudos to C&E N
ews
for this excellent review and analysis.
I continue to be surprised that there
is
so little mention of OSHA’s lab standard or Chemical Hygiene Plans, a
nd
no mention in this article. UCLA is required by California law to have a Chemical Hygi
ene
Plan, and their internal report (and CalOSHA citation) mentions it. Experts
in
the article discuss the need for lab-specific risks assessment, policies, p
rocedures
and training. The Chemical Hygiene Plan is the tool for all these things. I
n
response to this tragedy I think it would be good if ACS DivCHAS worked to
strengthen the use and implementation of laboratory Chemical Hygiene Plans.
Pete
Peter A. Reinhardt
Director, Office of Environmental Health &
Safety
Yale University
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College St., Suite 100
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