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Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:56:35 -0500
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From: Margaret Rakas <mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**SMITH.EDU>
Subject: Rec's for Spill Berms/Safety Showers?
Hi,
You know the story...new science building, lots of code-meeting safety
showers, and of course there are no floor drains....
I can buy spill berms...but does anyone have any other/better responses to
what to do when the shower is actually used (not just testing, we've got a
device for that). My understanding is a huge amount of water gushes out,
for 15-20 minutes, and I'm assuming the potential for leaks in the floor
below is another issue that needs to be dealt with. Luckily, in my time
here we've only had one occasion when the shower was needed, and that was
in our 'old' building, but--I'd rather plan ahead. What DO you do with
the water while you're waiting for the hazmat response/cleanup team to
arrive?
So if anyone has a recommendation or a "this is what happened to us" story
that I could learn from...
Many thanks,
Margaret
Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs
Clark Science Center
Smith College
Northampton, MA. 01063
p: 413-585-3877
f: 413-585-3786
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