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On 23/10/10 13:04, "DAVID KATZ" <da
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A t a previous place of employment, we took a 55-gallon drum, had it fitted wi th a standard water spigot on the side near the bottom, and built a cart wit h wheels for it. The cart was high enough that a garden-type hose, att ached to the spigot could be placed in a low sink so that the water could ea sily be drained. The cart was low enough to avoid a high center of gravity, so it would not tip over easily. The wheels should be able to be locke d. It was easy to roll the semi-filled drum to an appropriate sink, or , if one was close by, just place the end of the hose into it. We kept the hose short (under 10 feet) to keep it from being snaked across a room.
David
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From: Karen Smith <mailto:sm ithkl**At_Symbol_Here**WHITMAN.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab safety showers
Last May ANSI introduced standards that require an annual full 15
minute flush and calculation of the flow rate of eye washes and ;
showers. As the person that checks all 64 eyewashes/ showers on
campus let me say that floor drains would've been a godsend. My
showers will fill a 30 gallon bucket anywhere from 30 seconds to 1
minute. I tried using a sump pump to direct the water int o a sink,
but those drains are overwhelmed in 3 minutes. Where I ha ve windows
that will open, I run the hose out the building. For thos e that I
don't have windows I haven't come up with a good solution yet. Ideas
anyone? Physical plant has told me just to run hose from the lab on
the 3rd floor all the way through the building and out the front
door. I understand the reasoning behind prohibiting floor drains -
but can't they come up with drains that will remain closed until
someone opens them?
Karen Smith, CSMM
Chemistry Stockroom Manager/ CHO
Whitman College
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509 527-5272On Oct 20, 2010, at 4:21 PM, List Moderator wrote:
> From: "Celia K. Williams" <ckv ibe**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com>
> Date: October 20, 2010 7:19:40 PM EDT
> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab safety showers
>
>
> Has anyone recently installed safety showers in their labs? Do y ou
> have any tips you may share. We are following the ANSI standard but
> are there are recent guidelines?
> Thanks
> Celia
>
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