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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Safety Showers, Drains and ADA Compliance
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 10:44:04 AM
Author: Steve McLean <steve_mclean**At_Symbol_Here**BYU.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Safety Showers, Drains and ADA Compliance
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 10:56:05 -0500
Author: ILPI Support

From: Suzanne Howard <showard**At_Symbol_Here**WELLESLEY.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Safety Showers, Drains and ADA Compliance
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 10:53:35 -0500
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Hi Melissa,
We are in the process of designing a new science bldg and was told that we can't have drains for the safety showers and the eyewashes. Our architects state the reason is that the size of the drains would have to be very large.....? They also indicate that the cost for plumbing is too great. Have not yet decided if EHS should push for drains or not, or, if it is even possible.
Suzanne

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Suzanne Howard
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Wellesley College
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Wellesley, MA
781-283-3882

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 10:21 AM, Melissa Anderson <mwanderson08**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com> wrote:
Greetings Everyone,

We're working with architects right now to plan out chem labs for a new science building. We've asked for drains under the safety showers and were told that wouldn't be possible because in order to be ADA compliant and have drains, the safety showers would take up too much space- has anyone encountered such an argument?

(Note, we're extremely constrained on space due to some very complicated politics I won't go into here, so making the labs bigger is not an option.)

Thanks,
Melissa Anderson
Instructor
Pasadena City College
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