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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:59:49 -0500
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From: Mary Ellen A Scott <mas35**At_Symbol_Here**CASE.EDU>
Subject: Re: flammable cabinet question
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I don't believe this door issue is a matter of inconvenience but more of a
solution that causes harm - " the cure is worse than the disease"
discussion.
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 7:03 AM, List Moderator wrote:
> *
> From: "Long, Don"
> Date: November 10, 2010 6:54:08 AM EST
> Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] flammable cabinet question
>
>
> "I recently bought several safety cabinets, and I found that it is the
> state that mandates self closing doors. Luckily, we were able to purchase
> ones with manual doors."
>
> This spooks me. The above statement implies that even though self-closing
> doors are mandated by state law (probably a UFC state) but inconvenient, you
> have decided to ignore the law. I hope that's not what I read.
>
> It's hard to convince employees of the importance of safety rules and
> standards when we ourselves ignore the "inconvenient" ones.
>
> Don A. Long
> STS, CAIH
> Southwest Research Institute Laboratory
> Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
> PO Box 20130
> White Hall, AR 71612
> 870-541-4930
>
> *
>
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I don't believe this door issue is a matter of inconvenience but more o
f a solution that causes harm - " the cure is worse than the disease&q
uot;=A0 discussion.
On Wed, Nov 10, 2010
at 7:03 AM, List Moderator
<ecgrants**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu> wrote:
Date: November 10, 2010 6:54:08 AM EST
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] flammable cabinet question
"I recently b
ought several safety cabinets, and I found that it is the state that mandat
es self closing doors. =A0Luckily, we were able to purchase ones with manua
l doors."
=A0
This spooks me. The above state
ment implies that even though self-closing doors are mandated by state law
(probably a UFC state) but inconvenient, you have decided to ignore the law
. I hope that's not what I read.
=A0
It's hard to convince employees o
f the importance of safety rules and standards when we ourselves ignore the
"inconvenient" ones.
=A0
Don A. Long=A0
STS, CAIH=A0
Southwest Research Institute Laboratory=A0
Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Disposal Fa
cility=A0
PO Box 20130=A0
White Hall, AR =A071612=A0
870-541-4930
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