From: Shannon Nephew <millersc**At_Symbol_Here**PLATTSBURGH.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] Qiagen kits incident report
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:49:54 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Message-ID: CAEYT+dazUTjZ_m2WDUUH_9KP6MsuQF=B+FSUGjXdOV9h01suog**At_Symbol_Here**mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To <90119F57-DA58-496B-8872-360F18EC19DD**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org>
Demystify:
Great point Ralph. I think I will use this in a different place in training now...I really didn't place it as strong evidence of why we have a working alone policy-but it would work well there. I appreciate any other stories where having more than one person really changed the possible outcome.
> I ask if anyone knows what is generated if you mix ethanol (which is in the sample prep waste) with bleach? We then discuss chloroform…
Thanks for this information.
One aspect of your story I appreciate is the fact that having two people involved resulted in earlier detection and mitigation of the problem. Similarly, a lab tech told me a story about changing out 70% ethanol preservative solutions in insect collections stored in an unventilated space with a partner. After about 15 minutes of this work, she noticed that the other person was acting silly and realized that they were both getting drunk from breathing the ethanol.
This aspect of lab safety is not often present in the ongoing and ever present "working alone in the lab" discussions...
Shannon C. Nephew
Science Programs and Facilities Support Professional
317 Hudson Main
SUNY Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
(518)593-9612
millersc**At_Symbol_Here**plattsburgh.edu
---
For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas
The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org. The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.
