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Subject: Re: access to chemical stockroom
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:11:17 -0700
Author: Alan Hall


Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:10:48 -0600
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From: Patrick A Ceas <ceas**At_Symbol_Here**STOLAF.EDU>
Subject: access to chemical stockroom




Hi all,

I know that this or a similar question has been asked before, but please
allow me to ask it once again in a simplified form: For your central
chemical storeroom, how is access to chemicals controlled?   (assume that
the person who is picking up the chemical is wearing appropriate PPE & uses
an appropriate transport container):
(a) Open Access: all faculty are allowed to enter and take what they want as
long as they log the user & amount.
(b) Closed Access: no faculty are allowed to enter, and only a few
individuals (e.g., trained stockroom employees) have access to the
chemicals; faculty request a chemical, and that chemical(s) is either
delivered or can be picked up from a check-out window.
(c) Limited Access: all faculty have "Open Access" to a subset of chemicals
with "lower" hazard ratings and they can simply log out the amount taken;
however, for chemicals with "higher" hazard ratings (e.g., NFPA of 3 or 4)
it is "Closed Access."

Thanks.  Feel free to reply directly to me or to the list.

Pat

-- 
Dr. Patrick Ceas
312 Regents Hall of Natural Sciences
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3560





Hi all,

I know that this or a similar question has been 
asked before, but please allow me to ask it once again in a simplified form
: For your central chemical storeroom, how is access to chemicals controlle
d? =A0=A0(assume that the person who is picking up the chemical is wearing 
appropriate PPE & uses an appropriate transport container):



(a) Open Access: all faculty are allowed to enter and take what t
hey want as long as they log the user & amount.
(b) Closed Ac
cess: no faculty are allowed to enter, and only a few individuals (e.g., tr
ained stockroom employees) have access to the chemicals; faculty request a 
chemical, and that chemical(s) is either delivered or can be picked up from
 a check-out window.



(c) Limited Access: all faculty have "Open Access" to a subs
et of chemicals with "lower" hazard ratings and they can simply l
og out the amount taken; however, for chemicals with "higher" haz
ard ratings (e.g., NFPA of 3 or 4) it is "Closed Access."




Thanks. =A0Feel free to reply directly to me or to the 
list.

Pat

-- 
Dr. Patrick Ceas
312 Regents Hall of Natural Sciences
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
 55057


507-786-3560

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