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That being said (I have yet to read the article as that is a Ôweekend thing'), I don't think that this changes anything in our protocols for use of safety
showers.
Monique Wilhelm
Laboratory Manager
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Michigan - Flint
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] C&EN article on emergency decon
Ok, reading the article it appears 'dry decon' is the first step at least partially because
1) "Responders may need 10-20 min to set up the water spray, called a pipe-and-ladder system. The warm shower system takes even longer to install
and get operational.." and
2) 'Dry decontamination provides several other benefits besides speed and effectiveness. For one, it helps prevent hypothermia, " mentioning the water from
a fire hydrant may be 10C (50F).
So I don't see either of these reasons impacting the current "get them under the safety shower first" protocols for those facilities which have access to safety
showers plumbed with tempered water....
Anyone's thoughts?
Margaret
On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 4:25 PM Wilhelm, Monique <mwilhelm**At_Symbol_Here**umflint.edu> wrote:
Thank you, Ralph. I also noticed that. I was surprised that I hadn't heard this in any other venue.
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] C&EN article on emergency decon
There's an interesting article in this week's copy of C&EN on updated protocols for decontamination of victims of chemical exposures. It can be found at
https://cen.acs.org/safety/New-step-better-chemical-decontamination/97/i15
and suggests that dry wiping of affected areas should proceed dousing with water.
I wonder if this will affect protocols for use of laboratory safety showers any time soon?
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
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