From:
margie.brazelton**At_Symbol_Here**AM.DYNONOBEL.COM
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Hydrogen safety webinar?
Date:
May 4, 2016 16:11 UTC
Reply-To:
DCHAS-L
In-Reply-To:
I agree. While I work in a lab that
supports chemical manufacturing, I am embarrassed to admit that everything
here is set up as it has been for essentially the last 30 years. It
was all set up originally by a somewhat maverick, free-thinking M.S. (Chemistry)
and has served safely all these years. But he died a couple of years
ago, making me the senior (by years of service) person and now I have grave
doubts and worries. While our gases are stored and used in a more
robust safety setup, I am now really concerned about the lack of monitoring
for leaks of the gases used (H2, N2, He, nitric oxides, methane, ammonia,
O2, etc). We have NOTHING in our storage area or lab to monitor for
leaks!
Best regards,
Margie Brazelton
Senior Process Chemist
Dyno Nobel Inc.
A business of Incitec Pivot Limited
Cheyenne Plant, P.O. Box 1287 / Cheyenne,
WY 82003, 8305 Otto Road / Cheyenne, WY 82001, USA
Office: +1 307 637 2766 | Fax:
+1 307 771 5637 | Mobile: +1 307 631 8368
mailto:margie.brazelton**At_Symbol_Here**am.dynonobel.com
http://www.dynonobel.com
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From:
"Reinhardt, Peter"
<peter.reinhardt**At_Symbol_Here**YALE.EDU>
To:
DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Date:
05/04/2016 08:19 AM
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] Hydrogen
safety webinar?
Sent by:
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List <dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**med.cornell.edu>
I would really appreciate
it if DivCHAS or AIHA did a webinar on hydrogen safety as it pertains to
research laboratories. There have been three hydrogen explosions at universities
since 2010 (U. Missouri, Stoney Brook U. and U. Hawai’i). Scientists and
EHS staff need better training on hydrogen safety, risks to look out for,
and how to do a hazard assessment for research involving hydrogen. When
we ask researchers about their setup, they say, “I’ve been doing this
for years. This is the same setup described in the literature/that my mentor
uses.” Please.
Pete
Peter A. Reinhardt
Director, Office of Environmental
Health & Safety
Yale University
135 College St., Suite 100
New Haven, CT 06510-2411
(203) 737-2123
peter.reinhardt**At_Symbol_Here**yale.edu
