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Due to the types of use our chemical fume hoods get (university setting), the EH&S office simply puts in an urgent work order to our Facilities staff and posts the hood as "non-working" until it gets fixed. Sometimes the issue can be solved by our Facilities folks, and sometimes it requires an outside vendor (sensor issues, for example). Based on the failures I've seen, talking to the users and preparing impact statements would not be particularly useful. Most failures for us are due to HVAC things higher up the duct line, and are out of the users' control. As always, your mileage may vary. On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Peifer, Patricia < Patricia.Peifer**At_Symbol_Here**westpharma.com> wrote: > > > BUT=85 the question I really want to ask the group is this: in the event a > hood fails any of its annual calibration events, what do you do? Do you > speak to people who have been using the hood, prepare an impact assessmen t, > etc.? > > > > Thanks, > > Pat Peifer > > Health, Safety and Training Team Leader > -- Wendy Campbell, ASP Occupational Health and Safety Officer Environmental Health and Safety Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, Idaho 83725-1826 Office: (208) 426-3303 Fax: (208) 426-3343
Due to the types of use our chemical fume hoods get (university setting), t he EH&S office simply puts in an urgent work order to our Facilities st aff and posts the hood as "non-working" until it gets fixed.=A0 S ometimes the issue can be solved by our Facilities folks, and sometimes it requires an outside vendor (sensor issues, for example).=A0 Based on the fa ilures I've seen, talking to the users and preparing impact statements would not be particularly useful.=A0 Most failures for us are due to HVAC t hings higher up the duct line, and are out of the users' control.
As always, your mileage may vary.
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Peifer, Patricia <Patricia.Peifer**At_Symbol_Here**westpharma.com< /a>> wrote:
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BUT=85 the question I really want to ask the group i s this:=A0 in the event a hood fails any of its annual calibration events, what do you do? =A0=A0Do you speak to people who have been using the hood, prepare an impact assessment, etc.?
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Thanks,
Pat Peifer
Health, Safety and Training Team Leader
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Wendy Campbell, ASP
Occupational Health an d Safety Officer
Environmental Health and Safety
Boise State Univers ity
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725-1826
Office: (208) 42 6-3303
Fax:=A0 (208) 426-3343
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