Last spring our heating system malfunctioned and temperatures rose to over 100 degrees. We have since installed window A/C units in our two storeroom s that could be affected by high temperatures. They are set to a constant temperature. Our building and heating system are old and don't always main tain a constant temperature in all the labs, so sometimes the A/C and heate r run simultaneously, but it keeps our storage rooms cool (while heating th e labs). We also have a flammable refrigerator that we store several chemi cals in, and could be used to temporarily store others if needed. MaryAnn MaryAnn Yaeger Supervisor of Laboratory Services, CHO Wesley College 120 N. State Street Dover, DE 19901 phone (302) 736-2389 Fax (302) 736-2301 -----Original Message----- From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Ma rjorie Markopoulos Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 3:24 PM To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory/Chemical Storage Temperature Control Does anyone have procedures or guidelines for temperature control in chemistry labs or chemical storage facilities and is willing to share these plans, i.e. in the event of an HVAC failure? Has anyone had an event where the temperature in one of these places that neared or exceeded 100 deg. F and is willing to share the experience? Or what you would do in such an event? Any thoughts on relying on flammable storage refrigerators for contingency planning? Thank you, Marjorie Markopoulos EHS Specialist Wright State University marjorie.markopoulos**At_Symbol_Here**wright.edu
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