These batteries should not have to be reported under Tier II.  They fit 
into the same category as forklift batteries, which are much bigger, whi
ch do not have to be reported.
Lynn Knudtson


---------- Original Message ----------
From: Don Wanamaker 
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Emergency Action Plan for science labs
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:49:18 -0400

Eric/Kathleen,
Wouldn't the Uninterupted Power Supply as described be excluded from 

compliance with Community Right To Know requirements since the batteries
 are 

consumer products and/or articles as defined by OSHA?  This question com
es 

up often for quantities above certain thresholds and becomes very onerou
s if 

the local jurisdiction also requires a Risk Management Plan if over that
 

threshold quantity.  If there's no risk to the community if one of these
 

batteries leaked, why not exclude it from CRTK reporting if, in fact, th
e 

batteries meet either definition?
djw
Don Wanamaker
Environmental Management, Ltd.

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Eric Clark" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Emergency Action Plan for science labs

Kathleen,
Most emergency power generators typically don't service the entire build
ing, 

just the critical systems, and those are the ones with the red plugs or 


otherwise hard-wired into the building grid.  Even that might not suffic
e 

for your needs, a typical emergency power generator requires 6 or 7 seco
nds 

before it actually restores power.  But as we all know, that kind of pow
er 

interruption can disrupt hundreds of sensitive automated laboratory anal
yses 

that took hours to set up.  As Arnold would say:  Beeeg Problem (especia
lly 

if you have insufficient samples for re-runs!).
That's where the Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) comes in.  It's basica
lly 

a bank of several dozen continually-charging car batteries that will pro
vide 

sufficient continuous AC power for 10 - 15 seconds to ultra-critical sys
tems 

until the emergency power generator kicks in.  And there are no moving 

parts.  There are lots of different kinds out there.  We happen to use t
he 

Eaton Powerware 9390 - actually two of them, set up side by side.
One more thing about the UPS.  Don't forget to report the lead and sulfu
ric 

acid on the annual Community Right To Know forms AND tell the local fire
 

department about them and show them where they are!
Eric

Eric Clark, MS, CCHO, CHMM
Safety & Compliance Officer
Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory

>>> "Schmidt-Nebril, Kathleen"  7/8/2010 5:34 PM
 >>>
My university recently was hit with a four day power outage due to sever
e 

storms.  Our science building is recently new and has a back up generato
r 

however none of the main lab instruments or equipment were backed up to 
it. 

Hoods, lights and ventilation were.  In the end we are looking at a huge
 

insurance claim and are now trying to prepare  an action plan for each o
f 

our labs in the event we go through something like this again.  I am the
 CHO 

for the department and was asked to put this together.  Does anyone know
 

what OSHA standard, if any, I should be looking at for this?  They want 
to 

incorporate a "what to do" list for example if none of the scientists we
re 

around someone from maintenance could follow it to turn off sensitive 

equipment in our absence.  My thought on that is would we need to train 
and 

document  anyone who might have to respond and use our action list?


Kathleen

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