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In certain cases (contaminant not flammable/reactive/highly toxic in aeroso l form) you can keep a shop vac nearby and have somebody start vacuuming up the water as it's being generated. Then the shop vac can be decontaminate d or just disposed of as is. -----Original Message----- From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Ma rgaret Rakas Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:57 PM To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [DCHAS-L] Rec's for Spill Berms/Safety Showers? Hi, You know the story...new science building, lots of code-meeting safety show ers, and of course there are no floor drains.... I can buy spill berms...but does anyone have any other/better responses to what to do when the shower is actually used (not just testing, we've got a device for that). My understanding is a huge amount of water gushes out, f or 15-20 minutes, and I'm assuming the potential for leaks in the floor bel ow is another issue that needs to be dealt with. Luckily, in my time here we've only had one occasion when the shower was needed, and that was in our 'old' building, but--I'd rather plan ahead. What DO you do with the water while you're waiting for the hazmat response/cleanup team to arrive? So if anyone has a recommendation or a "this is what happened to us" story that I could learn from... Many thanks, Margaret Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D. Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs Clark Science Center Smith College Northampton, MA. 01063 p: 413-585-3877 f: 413-585-3786
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