Yung, PPE compliance is a reflection of safety culture. The heads of the groups must support and set the example of wearing appropriate PPE. This is a struggle at any lab environment. I believe that all labs should have the same basic PPE requirements (lab coat, safety glasses) and then more stringent per the use. We use a company called Clean Rentals & More out of Bedford, Mass. It is very reasonable less than a dollar per lab coat per week. Mary Beth Yung Morgan wrote: >Dear list members, > >Hope the holiday season was good to you and yours. I have a double fold >question for the group and would appreciate any suggestions or ideas you may >have > >1. PPE in labs: We have a policy to wear Personal protective equipment >(PPE) which include lab coats and safety glasses in all research labs. Our >hard science group i.e. Chemistry, polymer sciences would wear them. The >life science group: Biology, Vet and Animal science and psychology tend to >fight the issue citing that they work with plants, and microscopes etc... My >questions: Any of your organizations have encountered these same issues? .do >you suggest individual Chem. Hygiene plans so that the PI can delineate >areas for safety eyewear uses. Ca you suggest any sample of Individual Chem. >Hygiene plan effective to use in a research labs, mostly in the life science >ones? >2. Lab coats cleaning: Our researchers said they would use their lab >coats more if the lab coats can be cleaned by the institution. Do you have >an inexpensive service on campus for dirty lab coats? We asked they don't >take the contaminated coats home to be cleaned. > >Thank you in advance for all your help and /or suggestions. Have a great New >Year! > >Yung Morgan, MsPH >Chemical Safety >Industrial Hygiene Services >Environmental Health and Safety >117 Draper hall >UMASS,Amherst MA 01003 >phone (413) 545-2682 >Fax (413) 545-2600 >email : pmorgan**At_Symbol_Here**ehs.umass.edu > > >
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