At ExxonMobil Research & Engineering and indeed most major petrochemical
research firms a sheet listing the following was usually required for all
significant equipment and/or for (at least) the lab itself.

Who owns it with on hours and off hours phone numbers
A list of 2-3 alternates to call in an emergency if the primary owner could
not be reached
What utilities were uses d (Hazardous and non-hazardous)
Where the emergency shut offs were located (I.e. panels and CB, water valve
outside the lab, gas cylinder feeding the unit location, etc.)

Most times they also had a section telling you what to do in an emergency if
special instructions were required. (Like don't enter the lab or check the
gas monitor and don't enter if it is in alarm or whatever).

Updating these was required annually. They were also audited annually just
to (1) make sure they were up to date, (2) they were not missing, and (3)
the instructions were not just recopied from the last sheet and were no
longer valid.

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To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Unattended operations cards

I know that several campuses and/or chemistry departments have developed
placard systems for chemical operations which are left unattended. The
purpose of these signs is in case an incident occurs when the person who set
up the process is not immediately available to answer questions about it.

I am interested in developing a list of these efforts in order to understand
what level of detail people have determined is best suited for their needs
in this respect. If you have developed a formal system that serves this
purpose, I would appreciate it if you would share an URL to the form or a
PDF copy of the form. I'll provide a list of what I receive to the list
later this week.

Thanks for any help with this.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
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Membership chair
American Chemical Society
Division of Chemical Health and Safety

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