About This Archive  | DCHAS-L 2020 Index   | DCHAS-L Yearly Index
person wearing a disposable face shield and surgical style mask

Check out Safety Emporium for your N95, N99, and face shield needs.

Previous by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] "Hydrogen pop" demo and PPE
Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 12:40:38 PM
Author: K Roy <safesci**At_Symbol_Here**sbcglobal.net> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] "Hydrogen pop" demo and PPE
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:51:09 +0000
Author: DAVID Katz

From: Bettyann Howson <chemphun**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] "Hydrogen pop" demo and PPE
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:45:42 -0500
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Message-ID: CAD68fiUagqrmkR01EGb9ZgDE9igdB_CKCYY14KK8Q9eSzsXGqQ**At_Symbol_Here**mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To


Hi Jyllian,
A glass test tube, especially one that is as large as the one in the video, that will undergo a small "explosion," should never be held in an unprotected hand. It should be held with a clamp or test tube holder at a minimum of arms length from the body wearing PPE. It may make for a nice photo/video, but sets a poor example, especially with no verbal reference to safety practices.

Bettyann


Bettyann Howson
Secretary, Councilor, Education Chair
North Jersey Section ACS



On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 12:19 PM Kemsley, Jyllian <J_Kemsley**At_Symbol_Here**acs.org> wrote:

Hi all--I'd appreciate any thoughts on someone wearing just eye protection for this demo. On the one hand, it's a small amount and the test tubes don't have constricted necks. On the other hand, it looks like a glass tube held in bare hands near the face.

https://twitter.com/I_am_Endeavour/status/1340788101283803140

It's been suggested as something to post in C&EN's "Chemistry in Pictures" collection for New Year's Eve, and I need to decide by tomorrow (Wednesday 12/30) whether to go ahead.

Thanks for your input!

Jyllian

Jyllian Kemsley, PhD [she/her/hers]

Executive Editor, policy and content partnerships

Chemical & Engineering News

M: (+1) 925-519-6681 | Skype: jyllian.kemsley

Twitter: **At_Symbol_Here**jkemsley

Want to be in the know? Sign up for C&EN=E2=80™s weekly newsletter: cenm.ag/censubscribe

--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas
--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas

Previous post   |  Top of Page   |   Next post


The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary@dchas.org.
The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.