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Subject: Re: Certification of Hazards Analyses Used to Select PPE
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:58:53 -0400
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Subject: [Fwd: RE: require lab coats?]
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:15:48 -0700
Author: "Sheila M. Kennedy"


Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 20:46:04 GMT
Reply-To: "mrsafetyman**At_Symbol_Here**juno.com" <mrsafetyman**At_Symbol_Here**JUNO.COM>
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From: "mrsafetyman**At_Symbol_Here**juno.com" <mrsafetyman**At_Symbol_Here**JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: require lab coats?
Comments: To: smk**At_Symbol_Here**CHEM.UCSD.EDU

Labs coats are a matter of company policy and your chemical hygiene plan. There are circumstances where they may be needed, some when they are not and other where a lab coat will not do the job. You need to ask, what will be there purpose, eg; want to look good, everyone else is doing it, specific repellant to a splash hazard or bio hazard etc. NIOSH has a web site on recommendations for chemical clothing in labs, check it out at www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/protclothing.

Every situation in the lab is different and as you know costs can be overwhelminging if they are always required to wear coats, eg; even in a clean area writing a report. I think you need to identify what operations and functions will mandate a lab coat and which ones may not. Each chemical should be identified and a procedure for working with that chemical should be established that includes the proper PPE, eg; apparel permeation determination, etc. Utilize the NIOSH pocket guide to help with determinations.

I have attached the NIOSH web page, hope it come out if it does not it is the same link listed above. Good luck in your choice

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