DCHAS-L Archives Jan 20 2010 - Re: Rec's for Spill Berms/Safety Showers?

It does work well. For the showers we let the water funnel into a 55 gallon drum that is on wheels. We have a spigot on the bottom of the drum, so as needed we wheel the drum over to a large floor drain in the main custodial storage area, and then simply drain the water without any issues. Pat On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:28 PM, ILPI wrote: > We offer this one. The price is rather high for what you get, but that's > what the manufacturer charges and it does the job right. You get a plastic > bucket with lid, some pieces of PVC pipe that disassemble and store inside > the bucket, a cone-shaped shower curtain, and an lucite eyewash measuring > device: > > http://www.safetyemporium.com/?04029 > > If you order any, enter on the comments line that saw it on the DCHAS list > and we'll take 10% off. > > Rob > > ===================================================== > Safety Emporium - Lab & Safety Supplies featuring brand names > you know and trust. Visit us at http://www.SafetyEmporium.com > esales**At_Symbol_Here**safetyemporium.com or toll-free: (866) 326-5412 > Fax: (856) 553-6154, PO Box 1003, Blackwood, NJ 08012 > > > On Jan 20, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Cody, Regina J. (GSFC-6910) wrote: > > Margaret, > We have the same situation at my institution and are still moving labs into > the new building. What device do you have for testing the showers and > purchased from where? > Thank you to all who have responded with suggestions. > Regina Cody > Regina J. Cody > NASA Goddard Space Flight Center > Code 691 > Greenbelt, MD 20771 > Email: regina.cody**At_Symbol_Here**nasa.gov > Telephone: 301-286-3782 > Fax: 301-286-0212 > > -----Original Message----- > From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] > On Behalf Of Margaret Rakas > Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 3:57 PM > To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: [DCHAS-L] 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 > > > >

It does work well.=A0 For the showers we let the water funnel into a 55 gal lon drum that is on wheels.=A0 We have a spigot on the bottom of the drum, so as needed we wheel the drum over to a large floor drain in the main cust odial storage area, and then simply drain the water without any issues.

Pat

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:28 PM, ILPI <info**At_Symbol_Here**ilpi.c om> wrote:

We offer this one. =A0The price is rather high for what you get, but that's what the manufacturer charg es and it does the job right. =A0You get a plastic bucket with lid, some pi eces of PVC pipe that disassemble and store inside the bucket, a cone-shape d shower curtain, and an lucite eyewash measuring device:

http://www.safetyemporium.co m/?04029

If you order any, enter on the comments line that saw it on the DCHAS list and we'll take 10% off.

Rob

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Safety Emporium - Lab & Safety Supplies featuring brand names
you know and trust. =A0Visit us at http://www.SafetyEmporium.com
esales**At_Symbol_Here**safetyempo rium.com =A0or toll-free: (866) 326-5412

Fax: (856) 553-6154, PO Box 1003, Blackwood, NJ 08012

On Jan 20, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Cody, Regina J. (GSFC-6910) wrote:
Margaret,
We have the same situation at my institution and are still moving labs into the new building. =A0What device do you have for testing the showers and purchased from where?
Tha nk you to all who have responded with suggestions.
Regina Cody
Regina J. Cody
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 6 91
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Email: regina.cody**At_Symbol_Here**nasa.gov
Telephone: 301-286-3782
Fax: 301-286-0212
-----Original Message-----
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu ] On Behalf Of Margaret Rakas
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 3:57 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST. UVM.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] 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'v e got a device for that). =A0My understanding is a huge amount of water gus hes 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. =A0Luckily, 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 . =A0What 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 u s" story that I could learn from...

Many thanks,
Margaret

Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Af fairs
Clark Science Center
Smith College
Northampton, MA. 01063
p: =A041 3-585-3877
f: =A0=A0413-585-3786

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