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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:42:37 -0400
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From: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety"
Subject: Re: Broken Foot and Open-toed Shoes
Date: March 28, 2011 2:45:58 PM EDT Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] 8 Re: [DCHAS-L]
Broken Foot and Open-toed Shoes
Commenting on the absorbency
issues and the water resistant coverings...
I don't
think that a plastic bag would be best, because while the crushing
hazard and the cutting hazard in a lab is nothing a pair of sneakers
can't handle, dropping a 1L volumetric (or a 50ml for that matter) wont
feel all that good on a set of toes covered by nothing more then a
plastic bag, and in the event the student has to navigate out of an area
with broken glass on the floor, the toes won't be
protected.
Covering the top with a bag however is probably a good
idea as the absorbency of the cast will make an interesting scenario in
the event a spill happens and a safety shower is
needed.
AG
