That can come under errors and omissions and be covered by the architect's and engineer's professional liability policies. Administrators just need to talk to the school's General Council and get started. They'll find the applicable standards. But clearly they have built benches that "can't be used for the purpose intended."
Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist
President: Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, Inc.
Safety Officer: Local USA829, IATSE
181 Thompson St., #23
New York, NY 10012 212-777-0062
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The institution where I teach has just completed a new science building. This is my first semester working there. It was noted during our last lab that the benchtop material is not heat resistant. When hot beakers were
placed on the surface it bubbles, burned and delaminated. My guess is that someone was trying to save money.
What I am trying to figure out is whether there are applicable safety and or fire codes. It seems reasonable to expect that benchtops in chemistry labs should be heat and fire resistant. Under normal operating conditions
we are working with hot glassware and sometimes use Bunsen burners or other sources of flame.
Thank you for your help
Pamela Auburn, PhD
2041 Branard
Houston TX 77098