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Subject: Re:
[DCHAS-L] 8 Re: [DCHAS-L] Yale student killed in chemistry
laboratory a
ccident/ A Call for a broad perspective on safety
From: Andrew Gross <
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Date: Fri, April 15, 2011 9:11 am
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
From th
e information I gather in the article the machine shop was dedicated to the
laboratories, as far as I'm concerned it is a laboratory. As far as
placing blame, this was not a graduate student, a phd or an employee, this
was an undergrad and by the very definition someone taking their first step
s towards becoming a scientist. These steps should never, under no ci
rcumstance, ever take place unsupervised especially with machining equipmen
t (not to exclude methyl-ethyl-bad-stuff). With that being said, I do
place blame, on the professor who authorized the student to have a key, th
e admin who gave the key and the EHS professional who allowed this to all t
ake place under their watch, and this blame is criminal.
AG
Whether you call this a lab or a machine shop it was a pa
rt of here "Chemistry Lab" environment and the distinction is surely irrele
vant to her friends and family.