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I agree with Dr. McClellan. This is an issue of business continuity and critical asset identification and management. Our preclinical drug safety facility identified our critical assets, processes and operations and where necessary built in redundancies such as back-up electrical power, etc. This resulted in the preparation of a business continuity plan which we exercise annually with a tabletop exercise. No OSHA standard involved but just good business.
Bill
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Emergency
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Please do not misinterpret what I am going to say. I view this as a "Common Sense" Practice that is not covered by any Government regulation or guidance, even if it was I would seek advice elsewhere. You might try to make contact with personnel in a nearby commercial "Contract Research Organization" to see how they handle these situations.
Roger
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Subject: [DCHAS-L]
Emergency
Action Plan for science labs
My university recently was hit with a four day power outage due to
severe
storms. Our science building is recently new and has a back up
generator
however none of the main lab instruments or equipment were backed up to
it.
Hoods, lights and ventilation were. In the end we are looking at a
huge
insurance claim and are now trying to prepare an action plan for
each of
our labs in the event we go through something like this again. I
am the
CHO for the department and was asked to put this together. Does
anyone
know what OSHA standard, if any, I should be looking at for this?
They
want to incorporate a "what to do" list for example if none of
the
scientists were around someone from maintenance could follow it to turn
off
sensitive equipment in our absence. My thought on that is would we
need
to train and document anyone who might have to respond and use our
action
list?
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