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From: "Incarvito, Christopher" <chris.incarvito**At_Symbol_Here**YALE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Densified chemical storage systems
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:48:47 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: D4F7EAAA.A82F1%chris.incarvito**At_Symbol_Here**yale.edu
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Hi Debbie,

We have lots of high-density shelving throughout Yale's collections and I remember the most recent Peabody fluids collections project.  Separation and flame spread were a major concern - I can connect you under separate message with operational folks in the Peabody or the planners who know the actual costs of procurement and installation.

Chris



Christopher D. Incarvito, Ph.D. 
Director of Research Operations and Technology
Yale University  -  West Campus


From: Margaret Rakas <mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**SMITH.EDU>
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 4:59 PM
To: "DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU" <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Densified chemical storage systems

Hi Debbie,

All of the previous comments make good points.  I have seen this type of shelving in use at Yale's Peabody Museum, where they hold many many containers of specimens in preservatives.  I was lucky enough to get a 'back stage' look at the inner workings of this museum a couple of years ago.  As I (barely) remember, I think the room itself was designed as 'explosion proof'.  I am guessing that there are lots of flammable liquids on those shelves...not sure of whether they are stored in secondary containment or not, but these are very well catalogued--location, date, weather, all sorts of things--so are quite valuable, and the room looked extremely new (not old/dusty/forgotten).

It's not exactly what you'll be storing, but you might want to give them a call.  Sorry I don't have a name of anyone at the museum, but I would try going through Yale's EHS department as they provide health & safety services to the museum, where there is a LOT of cool research going on...

good luck!
Margaret

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Debbie M. Decker <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu> wrote:

Hi All:

 

Does anyone have any experience with using this type of system for chemical storage?    http://www.spacesaver.com/more-success-stories/

 

If you do have experience, do you have a rough estimate of cost?

 

Thanks very much,

Debbie

 

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow

Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety

University of California, Davis

(530)754-7964

(530)304-6728

dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu

 

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that proceeds smoothly under normal conditions,

can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."

 

 

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