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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:41:47 -0500
Reply-To: Karen Messana <kranny**At_Symbol_Here**AC.NET>
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From: Karen Messana <kranny**At_Symbol_Here**AC.NET>
Subject: Re: Fire extinguishers in research and teaching labs
In-Reply-To: <D0CE15DEFAFB4191B6D07292C8F0FD3D**At_Symbol_Here**Ernie>
It is possible that someone at the University has misinterpreted the OSHA
requirements for fire extinguisher use by volunteers versus members of a
fire brigade. In fact, no actual hands-on training is even required for
voluntary use. A simple video or brochure, along with any university policy
would address voluntary use of the fire extinguishers available to the lab
personnel.
Karen Messana, CSP
Former University Fire Marshal
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Fire extinguishers in research and teaching labs
This is an e-mail from another list that I am on that I thought would
be of interest to DCHAS-L...
- Ralph
From: swihart**At_Symbol_Here**PURDUE.EDU
Subject: [SAFETY] anybody here from Murfreesboro?
Date: November 24, 2008 9:06:21 AM EST (CA)
Our Chemistry Department received a "survey" from a person in the
Chemistry Department at Middle Tennessee State University. The Dept
Head asked me to respond to the survey.
At MTSU some of the Chem faculty and graduate students are apparently
very upset that the university administration has forbidden them to
use fire extinguishers in their research and teaching labs.
The survey sender wrote "The reason given is that the university
cannot bear the enormous expense required to train a group of
experienced graduate faculty and research scientists in the
complicated procedures involved in using a fire extinguisher."
That made me sigh a sad sigh, those of you in universities know why,
but anyway, if there's anyone in this list that is at MTSU, I would
enjoy corresponding with you about how I might be able to
1 -- find the appropriate address to copy my reply to this "survey" to
someone in the MTSU administration, and
2 -- get tips on how to persuade *my* university administration to
consider such a plan.
Thanks!
Linda
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