LOL, great list and on target Larry Gibbs -----Original Message----- From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Clark Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:32 PM To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] What Should TAs Know About Lab Safety Jim, A list in David Letterman format: 10. There are no approved laboratory safety sandals yet. 9. Extra goggles may be issued to laboratory students who feel they need additional eye protection on the tops of their heads. 8. Young women must wear long pants to prevent distracting male laboratory students. 7. Sitting on the lab bench may cause you to get another acid hole. 6. To prevent pressure surges in laboratory tubing, remember: The flow is from the male connector. 5. When assisting someone at the emergency eyewash, don't worry about messing up the hair. 4. Hot glassware looks like cold glassware. 3. Sometimes lab coats get hot; get used to it; life's not fair. 2. Sometimes chemicals stink; that's the way it is; that's what fume hoods are for. 1. HCN smells like almonds - that's what I heard, trust me on this one. Eric Eric Clark, MS, CCHO, CHMM Safety & Compliance Officer Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory >>> Jim Kaufman7/12/2010 8:20 PM >>> What are the 10 most important things that a teaching assistant should know about lab safety? I'll take all the suggestions sent directly to me and then post the David Letterman top X list. Thanks ... Jim James A. Kaufman, Ph.D. President/CEO The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) A Nonprofit International Organization for Safety in Science and Science Education _www.LabSafetyInstitute.org_ (http://www.labsafety.org/) 192 Worcester Road, Natick, MA 01760-2252 508-647-1900 Fax: 508-647-0062 Cell: 508-574-6264 Res: 781-237-1335 jim**At_Symbol_Here**LabSafetyInstitute.org P We thank you for printing this e-mail only if it is necessary
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