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Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 6:26:47 AM
Author: Ralph Stuart <membership**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Opinion: What I learned from my lab accident
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:11:33 +0000
Author: "Gmurczyk, Marta"

From: Shannon Nephew <millersc**At_Symbol_Here**PLATTSBURGH.EDU>
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Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:49:54 -0400
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Great point Ralph. I think I will use this in a different place in training now...I really didn't place it as strong evidence of why we have a working alone policy-but it would work well there. I appreciate any other stories where having more than one person really changed the possible outcome.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 6:12 AM Ralph Stuart <ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org> wrote:
> I ask if anyone knows what is generated if you mix ethanol (which is in the sample prep waste) with bleach? We then discuss chloroform…



Thanks for this information.



One aspect of your story I appreciate is the fact that having two people involved resulted in earlier detection and mitigation of the problem. Similarly, a lab tech told me a story about changing out 70% ethanol preservative solutions in insect collections stored in an unventilated space with a partner. After about 15 minutes of this work, she noticed that the other person was acting silly and realized that they were both getting drunk from breathing the ethanol.



This aspect of lab safety is not often present in the ongoing and ever present "working alone in the lab" discussions...



- Ralph



Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO

ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org



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