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From: James Keating <james.k.keating**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Wearing FR masks when working with Pyrophorics during COVID pandemic?
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 14:15:11 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Message-ID: CAM1PioPSt8Dd9p8oOBPjnsTeeXF3rAWwgkYc0QF8S0AHb0phiQ**At_Symbol_Here**mail.gmail.com
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If you are working with phosphoric you need serious fire resistant PPE. Also limited amount of flammable material in hood area as well as in the cabinet under the hood.

Remember the Sherry Sanji tragedy.

Jim Keating

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 1:55 PM Margaret Rakas <mrakas**At_Symbol_Here**smith.edu> wrote:
For those organic synthesis research labs, is your EHS department recommending fire-resistant face masks? Or 100% cotton?

Many thanks
Margaret

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Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Lab Safety & Compliance Director
Clark Science Center
413-585-3877 (p)

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