DCHAS-L Archives · Post dated March 7, 2013
From: Raymond Ng <drrayng**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Butyl Lithium & syringe safety
Date: Mar 7, 2013 02:16 UTC
Reply-To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
In-Reply-To:
I have a question from our Chem dept about nButyl Lithium & syringes after I forwarded them the CEN blog on safer syringes. http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2013/02/engineering-safer-syringes/
The lab's SOP calls for not reusing their syringes & only filling them 50%. I asked them to write in more clearly that they are to dispose in sharps container.The questions I'm hoping any of you with similar hazards can help with:1. Is there enough residual material in the syringe that it could be hazardous?2. Should there be a sharps container stored in the fume hood for the exclusive use of these syringes (avoiding incompatible material that may be left in the syringe)3. If not a sharps container, what/how does your labs dispose of these syringes?thanks!
Kim Gates
Laboratory Safety Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-6200
Kim.Gates**At_Symbol_Here**stonybrook.edu
631-632-3032
FAX: 631-632-9683
EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/
Please note my name and email have changed.