We have to do the incident report as well, but if we handle it, we don't even have to call Security or sound the alarm. Teresa Arnold Biology-Chemistry Lab Coordinator 503.554.2724 tarnold**At_Symbol_Here**georgefox.edu > From: Vinette Achtert> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:38:35 -0400 > To: "Bradley, Shelly" , , > , > Conversation: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures > Subject: RE: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures > > If the fire is small and contained, or if we have any small > incident/spill, the lab instructor will handle the problem. We have an > incident report to fill out for our Safety dept. but often Security is > called so they have a report on record but we would not sound the fire > alarm to evacuate the building in this case. > > Vinette Achtert > Central Stockroom Manager > University of the Sciences in Philadelphia > 600 S. 43rd Street > Philadelphia, PA 19104 > 215.596.8843 (P) > 215.596.7449 (F) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: naosmm-bounces**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu > [mailto:naosmm-bounces**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu] On Behalf Of Bradley, Shelly > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:33 PM > To: LABSAFETY-L**At_Symbol_Here**LISTSERV.SIU.EDU; naosmm**At_Symbol_Here**mailman.rice.edu; > DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU > Subject: [NAOSMM] Need your opinion on fire procedures > > What is your standard procedure for a fire? > > > > Scenario: > > > > There was a small fire in a 4" diameter oil bath contained in a hood. > The fire was put out with a fire extinguisher and public safety was > notified. The integrity of the vessel being heated was not compromised > and there were no toxic chemicals involved. The department has been > criticized for not sounding the fire alarm. > > Immediate evacuation would have left ~50 experiments unsupervised in > multiple labs. > > > > > > What do you think should have been done? > > > > Shelly Bradley > > Laboratory Coordinator > > Chemistry Department > > Campus Chemical Compliance > > Hendrix College > > 1600 Washington Ave. > > Conway, AR 72032 > > bradley**At_Symbol_Here**hendrix.edu > > Phone: (501) 450-3812 > > Fax: (501) 450-3829 > > > > > > >
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