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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:08:59 -0700
Reply-To: Todd <dafydd3r**At_Symbol_Here**YAHOO.COM>
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From: Todd <dafydd3r**At_Symbol_Here**YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Exit Requirements
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Consider whether there is any chance of those compressed gas cylinders affe
cting the oxygen content in what sounds like a potential enclosed space. Th
at would be my greatest concern.
=A0
Bodies like the CGA and NFPA provide guidance, but the Fire Marshal and loc
al ordinances take precedence since they generally or exceed state and fede
ral guidelines.
=A0
Todd Perkins, MBA
Safety Director
Airgas Mid America
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OM> wrote:
From: ILPI
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Exit Requirements
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 7:03 PM
Your local fire marshal is *always* the best bet on these sorts of things.
=A0There can be local codes on top of state ones. =A0Also check with your l
ocal zoning officials. =A0 I'm sure others on the list can speak to the Nat
ional and NFPA codes.
In many of the labs at the U of KY, the fume hoods flanked the only door.
=A0So to meet whatever code applied, they installed 1/4" hardboard "crash p
anels" that you could break through into the next lab (or hallway) if need
be. =A0The area in front of those had to be kept clear, of course. =A0Not t
he most elegant solution, and they were maybe 16" wide at most, but to my k
nowledge they've never been tested.
Rob Toreki
On Apr 15, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Edward Senkbeil wrote:
We are thinking about converting a portion of our Instrument Room to a Facu
lty Office. =A0This will however take out one of our two exits for the room
. =A0The room is approximately 13 ft. x 32 ft., and we generally don't allo
w wet chemistry to occur in the Instrument Room. =A0=A0There are flammable
gas tanks in the room. =A0=A0Is one exit sufficient or is there specific re
gulations that I might look at which would stipulate one exit is not suffic
ient?
I need to convince our administration that safety is an issue.
thank you,
Ed Senkbeil
Chemistry Department
Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland
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Consider whether there is any chance of
those compressed gas cylinders affecting the oxygen content in what sounds
like a potential enclosed space. That would be my greatest concern.
Bodies like the CGA and NFPA provide guidance, but the Fire Marshal an
d local ordinances take precedence since they generally or exceed state and
federal guidelines.
Todd Perkins, MBA
Safety Director
Airgas Mid America
From: ILPI <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM>
Subject: Re:
[DCHAS-L] Exit Requirements
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Date: Wednesday,
April 15, 2009, 7:03 PM
Your local fire marshal is *always* the best bet on these sorts of thi
ngs. There can be local codes on top of state ones. Also check
with your local zoning officials. I'm sure others on the list can sp
eak to the National and NFPA codes.
In many of the labs at the U of KY, the fume hoods flanked the only do
or. So to meet whatever code applied, they installed 1/4" hardboard "
crash panels" that you could break through into the next lab (or hallway) i
f need be. The area in front of those had to be kept clear, of course
. Not the most elegant solution, and they were maybe 16" wide at most
, but to my knowledge they've never been tested.
Rob Toreki
On Apr 15, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Edward Senkbeil wrote:
We are thinking about converting a portion of our Instrument Room to a
Faculty Office. This will however take out one of our two exits for
the room. The room is approximately 13 ft. x 32 ft., and we generally
don't allow wet chemistry to occur in the Instrument Room. The
re are flammable gas tanks in the room. Is one exit sufficient
or is there specific regulations that I might look at which would stipulate
one exit is not sufficient?
I need to convince our administration that
safety is an issue.
thank you,
Ed Senkbeil
Chemistry Depar
tment
Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland
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