wanting to be "that guy", I came up with my own
solution. In a past
as protective. Being I don't care about these
clothes, I wear them in
place of my
lab coat. Of course in any situation that I am knowingly
be noticed I put on my lab
coat.
There are people out there who don't like them.
I find many of them
have the same
general dislikes, comfort, mobility, heat etc. Try to
work a compromise. Besides looking like a bum
all the time, my
solution has worked out just
fine.
From: "Mary Cavanaugh" <
cavanaughmm**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu><
/div>
Date: February 16, 2010 3:50:24 PM
EST
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat
Options
Depends on
the nature of the hazards, but you might be able to consider:
- Sleeve
protectors plus an apron (if skin contact is not a significant
hazard)
-
Allowing him to wear just a lightweight undershirt under the lab
coat
-
Asking your supplier for any extra-breathable fabric options (that
are suitable for the chemicals in use)
-
Lowering the temp in his area &/or adding
a small area fan (if it wouldn=92t interfere with hood
performance)
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Date: February 16, 2010 3:56:30 PM EST
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat Options
Hi Danielle,
We had some
luck with the light weight dacron versions of the lab coat.
-Alice
Alice O. Yu, MS, CPE| Sr. EH&S Assoc. | Amgen SF
|( office: 650.244.2690| ( mobile: 650.333.5397| * ayu**At_Symbol_Here**amgen.com|
www.amgen.com
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Date: February 16, 2010 4:00:56 PM EST
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat Options
What type of clothing does this
person normally wear? May be if he wore lighter clothing under the lab
coat he would feel better.
Dan
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Date: February 16, 2010 3:59:48
PM EST
Subject: Re: Lab Coat
Options
First, I
would like to state that I agree with Brad.
Second, giving the benefit of
the doubt to the employee in question, I would
suggest he/she checks his/her blood pressure for
possibly being too high.
Since
everybody else is OK with the conditions of the lab, this employee
may
have a health problem he needs
to address. Also, while he is doing so, he
should not be allowed in the lab unless he can
handle wearing the lab coat
during that
visit.
Third, I have a question: Where has this
person been prior to accepting
employment at
your facility? Even if this is his/her first employment,
surely
he/she got some training that
required wearing a lab coat. How was that
accomplished?
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Date: February 16, 2010 4:12:33
PM EST
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat
Options
Hi
Danielle,
I partly agree with what Dr. Norwood is saying
below. As much as it is a condition of employment, lab coats are
also an engineering control to prevent injuries. If you cannot
design a safe work environment without lab coats then they must be worn
(this is the same for any PPE, eyewear, gloves, etc.). I don't
think you want the liability if the fellow was not wearing a lab coat
and it was written in your procedures and he did get injured.
Lawyers love to grab procedures and try to make companies look bad
for not training people properly or something like that.
Maybe this
fellow needs to be allowed to dress down under the lab coat, maybe wear
a T-shirt, is there a dress code at your workplace that could be relaxed
in order to allow this fellow to continue to safely wear a lab
coat?
Jeremy C. Foesier J
Main Operations Lab
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Ph. 780-790-8217
Fax
780-790-4850
P Please
consider the environment before printing this e-mail or its
attachment
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Date: February 16, 2010 4:09:19
PM EST
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat
Options
Can you lower
the temperature in the area he works? It is actually a way to
encourage the wearing of lab coats.
Ken
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From: "Mary Cavanaugh" <
cavanaughmm**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu><
/div>
Date: February 16, 2010 3:52:53 PM
EST
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] Lab Coat
Options
PS, my
previous suggestions were working from the assumption that he has a
viable medical concern. For example if he has high blood pressure
or a sweat gland disorder, he could in fact have a problem with getting
too hot.
If he=92s just being a pain, well=85.maybe he needs
to be reminded that there are a lot of unemployed people out there who
don=92t mind a little sweat.
