Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:08:01 -0500
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From: Vaiju.Bagal**At_Symbol_Here**EMDCHEMICALS.COM
Subject: Re: Safety value of housekeeping
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I asked our HSSE Manager for references to statistics available for 
housekeeping in the chemical industry. He provided two:

1.  Professional Safety (December 1, 1997 ) by Patric E McCon: 
Housekeeping & injury rate: A correlation study It may have hard numbers 
as well. 

2. J. Occup . Health 1997; 39: 100-104: "Monitoring of Accidents and Risk 
Events in Industrial Plants." This does in fact have statistics on the 
relationship between housekeeping and accidents/ 

This topic seems to be a good one for further original research. 

Ujjvala (Vaiju) Bagal 
Methods Development Chemist/Chemiical Hygiene Officer
Phone: 01-912-964-9050 ext.53236
Fax:     01-912-966-5917
Email:   Vaiju.Bagal**At_Symbol_Here**emdchemicals.com

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We're getting ready for a presentation to our new chemistry department 
grad students about keeping a safe lab. Over the years, we've 
developed a strong professional intuition that good laboratory 
housekeeping improves safety and prevents accidents. However, I'd like 
to throw some numbers at this scientifically oriented audience to give 
housekeeping a value beyond motherhood and apple pie. Is anyone 
familiar with a source of statistics that might apply to this question?

I'm sure that definitions of many of the words above are hazy, so 
going the anecdotal approach is the alternative, but I'd like to try 
for numbers if possible.

Thanks for any help.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH
Environmental Safety Manager
University of Vermont
Environmental Safety Facility
667 Spear St. Burlington, VT  05405

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I asked our HSSE Manager for references to statistics available for housekeeping in the chemical industry. He provided two:

1.  Professional Safety (December 1, 1997 ) by Patric E McCon: Housekeeping & injury rate: A correlation study It may have hard numbers as well.

2. J. Occup . Health 1997; 39: 100-104: "Monitoring of Accidents and Risk Events in Industrial Plants." This does in fact have statistics on the relationship between housekeeping and accidents/


This topic seems to be a good one for further original research.

Ujjvala (Vaiju) Bagal

Methods Development Chemist/Chemiical Hygiene Officer
Phone: 01-912-964-9050 ext.53236
Fax:     01-912-966-5917
Email:  
Vaiju.Bagal**At_Symbol_Here**emdchemicals.com

EMD Chemicals
110 EMD Blvd
Savannah, GA 31407
Home:  
www.emdchemicals.com

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We're getting ready for a presentation to our new chemistry department  
grad students about keeping a safe lab. Over the years, we've  
developed a strong professional intuition that good laboratory  
housekeeping improves safety and prevents accidents. However, I'd like  
to throw some numbers at this scientifically oriented audience to give  
housekeeping a value beyond motherhood and apple pie. Is anyone  
familiar with a source of statistics that might apply to this question?

I'm sure that definitions of many of the words above are hazy, so  
going the anecdotal approach is the alternative, but I'd like to try  
for numbers if possible.

Thanks for any help.

- Ralph


Ralph Stuart, CIH
Environmental Safety Manager
University of Vermont
Environmental Safety Facility
667 Spear St. Burlington, VT  05405

rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu
fax: (802)656-5407

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