From: "Cooper, Tammy L" <CooperTL**At_Symbol_Here**WOFFORD.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Thoughts on some arguments against drains under safetyshowers
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2018 16:49:59 +0000
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For our labs, Stefanie's explanation is what our Building Codes Department has told us about drains.
Tammy L.-Cooper
Wofford College
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
On Behalf Of Stefanie Gangano
Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:45 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Thoughts on some arguments against drains under safetyshowers
Hi,
I thought the main reason to not have a drain under the safety shower is that you don't want whatever you are trying to wash off to go into the general waste water system. Did I have it wrong all these years?
Stefanie
From: Melissa Anderson
Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 9:41 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Thoughts on some arguments against drains under safetyshowers
Hi Everyone,
This is a topic that's been discussed in depth before, but the architects planning our new science building had two arguments against drains under safety showers that I wasn't that familiar with and wanted to get people's thoughts:
They say:
1) Some medical facilities are calling them a health hazard due to possible build-up of biological stuff (presumably bacteria or mold?)
2) The drain will be too small to capture enough water to make it worth the cost (they did accept that a sloped floor might help with this)
Thoughts?
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