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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Transporting Hazardous Chemicals on an Elevator - Surprising Statement California Fire Code
Date: Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 12:42:43 PM
Author: Yaritza Brinker <YBrinker**At_Symbol_Here**FELE.COM> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Transporting Hazardous Chemicals on an Elevator - Surprising Statement California Fire Code
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:05:50 +0000
Author: Yaritza Brinker

From: Derek Birkmire <derek.birkmire**At_Symbol_Here**MARYKNOLLSCHOOL.ORG>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] High School Lab Class Enrollment Limits
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:55:22 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
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Hi!  First time poster.   I think OSHA defers to NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) on this.  I think they say 50 square feet net per student for teaching laboratories.  I will try and find and send out the original document I found stating that. 

Aloha,

Derek

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> On Behalf Of Smiley, Cathy
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:54 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] High School Lab Class Enrollment Limits

 

The available bench space is for 24 students. The total square footage in the lab area is 522 sq ft. The whole classroom is 1200 square feet with students seating and lab area.

 

On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 3:31 PM Jack Reidy <jreidy2**At_Symbol_Here**stanford.edu> wrote:

Cathy,

 

I was looking into lab occupancy guidance just yesterday. The most iron-clad reason would be if your local fire code dictated that limit. If that's not feasible, could you provide the square footage and the amount of available bench space?

Sincerely,

 

Jack Reidy (he/him)

Research Safety Specialist

Environmental Health & Safety

Stanford University

484 Oak Road, Stanford, CA, 94305

Tel: (650) 497-7614

 

 

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> On Behalf Of Smiley, Cathy
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 1:08 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] High School Lab Class Enrollment Limits

 

My colleague and I are the Chemical Hygiene Officers in our school. We currently only allow 24 students in any lab based science class. We are being asked to justify this enrollment limit. Our current lab space accommodates 24 students.

 

Does anyone have any resource guidelines that state we cannot go beyond this capacity?

--

Cathy Smiley

Chemistry Teacher

Marinette High School

715.735.1368

 

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Cathy Smiley

Chemistry Teacher

Marinette High School

715.735.1368

 

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