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hear hear! I echo this as well. My practice is when working on process valves to turn away when opening or closing. I instruct my interns & new employees the same practice. Although I am a Process Chemist this thread does have cross- discipline impact! Cheers! George D. McCallion Chemist III Chemical Process Research & Development Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials 2003 Nolte Drive West Deptford, NJ 08066-1742 Voice: 856.384.7255 Fax: 856.384.7186 E-Mail: mccalgd**At_Symbol_Here**jmusa.com ************************************************************************ ********* On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:39 PM, Debbie M. Decker wrote: > A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away=85=85.I was trained to stand > to the side of the regulator, not right in front, when opening the > cylinder valve. Still do! > > Debbie M. Decker, Campus Chemical Safety Officer > Environmental Health and Safety > University of California, Davis > 1 Shields Ave. > Davis, CA 95616 > (530)754-7964/(530)752-4527 (FAX) > dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu > Co-Conspirator to Make the World A > Better Place -- Visit www.HeroicStories.com and join the conspiracy > > > > ------------------original message-------------------- > > Long ago, when I was taking welding lessons, the > instructor taught us to avert our faces from the regulator gauges > when opening a gas tank because of a possible defect in the > regulator that would pressurize the gauge and explode the glass. > > Since that time, I have read several books on > laboratory practices and do not recall any of them alluding to the > practice of averting one=92s face when opening a gas cylinder. > Should they? > > With all the accumulated experience in this group, has anyone heard > of this practice or hazard? > > (Note: My old instructor might have been confusing a > defective regulator hazard with the one resulting from using a > contaminated regulator with an oxygen cylinder.) > > Thank you very much, > > Ben >
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