One of our labs had a base bath fire over the weekend. A researcher forgot there was alcohol in the bath and tried to extinguish a match, used to light a propane torch, in the bath. Besides the obvious problem of using matches instead of a striker and the questionable use of a propane torch to dry glassware for a moisture sensitive reaction, can anyone recommend an alternative to a base bath containing KOH solution, iso-propanol and ethanol?Frank R. Demer, MS, CIH, CSPHealth Safety OfficerIndustrial Hygiene and SafetyUniversity of ArizonaDepartment of Risk Management ServicesPhone: 520.621.3585Fax: 520.621.3706Mailing Address: P.O. Box 210300, Tucson, AZ 85721-0300Street Address: 220 W. 6th St., Tucson, AZ 85701 (2nd floor, East Bldg.)Web Address: risk.arizona.edu
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