Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:10:48 -0600
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From: Patrick A Ceas <ceas**At_Symbol_Here**STOLAF.EDU>
Subject: access to chemical stockroom

Hi all, I know that this or a similar question has been asked before, but please allow me to ask it once again in a simplified form: For your central chemical storeroom, how is access to chemicals controlled? (assume that the person who is picking up the chemical is wearing appropriate PPE & uses an appropriate transport container): (a) Open Access: all faculty are allowed to enter and take what they want as long as they log the user & amount. (b) Closed Access: no faculty are allowed to enter, and only a few individuals (e.g., trained stockroom employees) have access to the chemicals; faculty request a chemical, and that chemical(s) is either delivered or can be picked up from a check-out window. (c) Limited Access: all faculty have "Open Access" to a subset of chemicals with "lower" hazard ratings and they can simply log out the amount taken; however, for chemicals with "higher" hazard ratings (e.g., NFPA of 3 or 4) it is "Closed Access." Thanks. Feel free to reply directly to me or to the list. Pat -- Dr. Patrick Ceas 312 Regents Hall of Natural Sciences St. Olaf College Northfield, MN 55057 507-786-3560

Hi all,


I know that this or a similar question has been asked before, but please allow me to ask it once again in a simplified form : For your central chemical storeroom, how is access to chemicals controlle d? =A0=A0(assume that the person who is picking up the chemical is wearing appropriate PPE & uses an appropriate transport container):
(a) Open Access: all faculty are allowed to enter and take what t hey want as long as they log the user & amount.
(b) Closed Ac cess: no faculty are allowed to enter, and only a few individuals (e.g., tr ained stockroom employees) have access to the chemicals; faculty request a chemical, and that chemical(s) is either delivered or can be picked up from a check-out window.
(c) Limited Access: all faculty have "Open Access" to a subs et of chemicals with "lower" hazard ratings and they can simply l og out the amount taken; however, for chemicals with "higher" haz ard ratings (e.g., NFPA of 3 or 4) it is "Closed Access."

Thanks. =A0Feel free to reply directly to me or to the list.

Pat

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Dr. Patrick Ceas
312 Regents Hall of Natural Sciences
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3560

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