Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:54:54 -0500
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From: Melinda Toumi <melindatoumi**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Definition of "tepid"
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I always thought tepid meant like a baby bottle or baby bath water, where you could really not feel a few drops on your wrist? About 95F?? -melinda On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Debbie M. Decker wr ote: > I know we=92ve beaten this one to death already but I wasn=92t paying > attention and now I need the collective brain. I found ANSI says that > =93tepid=94 is between 60 and 100F. But I seem to recall other advice th at > suggests this is too wide of a range - 60F is uncomfortably cold and 10 0F is > far too hot for an eyewash.**** > > ** ** > > What do you guys think?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Debbie**** > > -----------------------------------**** > > ** ** > > Debbie M. Decker, Campus Chemical Safety Officer > Environmental Health and Safety > University of California, Davis > 1 Shields Ave. > Davis, CA 95616 > (530)754-7964/(530)681-1799 (cell)**** > > (530)752-4527 (FAX) > dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu > Co-Conspirator to Make the World A > Better Place -- Visit www.HeroicStories.comand join the conspiracy > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > -- Melinda L Toumi Ph.D. University of Kansas Department of Chemistry 785-864-3896 melindatoumi**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com

I always thought tepid meant like a baby bottle or baby bath water, where y ou could really not feel a few drops on your wrist? About 95F??
-melinda

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Debbie M. Decker <dm decker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu> wrote:

I know we=92ve beaten this one to death alread y but I wasn=92t paying attention and now I need the collective brain.=A0 I found ANSI says that =93tepid=94 is between 60 and 100F.=A0 But I seem to recall other advice that suggests this is too wide of a range - 60F is uncomfor tably cold and 100F is far too hot for an eyewash.

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What do you guys think?

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Thanks,

Debbie

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Debbie M. Decker, C ampus Chemical Safety Officer
Environmental Health and Safety
University of California, Davis
1 Shields Ave.
Davis, CA=A0 95616
(530)754-7964/(530)681-1799 (cell)

(530)752-4527 ( FAX)
dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis. edu
Co-Conspirator to Make the World A
Better Place -- Visit www.HeroicStories.com and join the conspiracy

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Melinda L Toumi=A0 Ph.D .
University of Kansas
Department of Chemistry
785-864-3896
melindatoumi**At_Symbol_Here**gmai l.com
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