DCHAS-L Archives Jan 20 2010 - Re: Rec's for Spill Berms/Safety Showers?

Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:22:07 -0600
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Subject: Re: Rec's for Spill Berms/Safety Showers?
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Margaret,
We have the same situation at my institution and are still moving labs into
 the new building.  What device do you have for testing the showers and pur
chased from where?
Thank you to all who have responded with suggestions.
Regina Cody
Regina J. Cody
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 691
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Email: regina.cody**At_Symbol_Here**nasa.gov
Telephone: 301-286-3782
Fax: 301-286-0212

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rgaret Rakas
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Rec's for Spill Berms/Safety Showers?

Hi,

You know the story...new science building, lots of code-meeting safety show
ers, and of course there are no floor drains....

I can buy spill berms...but does anyone have any other/better responses to 
what to do when the shower is actually used (not just testing, we've got a 
device for that).  My understanding is a huge amount of water gushes out, f
or 15-20 minutes, and I'm assuming the potential for leaks in the floor bel
ow is another issue that needs to be dealt with.  Luckily, in my time here 
we've only had one occasion when the shower was needed, and that was in our
 'old' building, but--I'd rather plan ahead.  What DO you do with the water
 while you're waiting for the hazmat response/cleanup team to arrive?

So if anyone has a recommendation or a "this is what happened to us" story 
that I could learn from...

Many thanks,
Margaret

Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D.
Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs
Clark Science Center
Smith College
Northampton, MA. 01063
p:  413-585-3877
f:   413-585-3786

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