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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab
Date: Monday, February 18, 2019 at 11:19:11 AM
Author: "Elmore, Kimberly A" <elmorek**At_Symbol_Here**CAMPBELL.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:37:16 -0600
Author: Meg Osterby

From: McGrath Edward J <Edward.McGrath**At_Symbol_Here**REDCLAY.K12.DE.US>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:36:08 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
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My perspective is the microbiologist one, and besides everything else that has been stated,  long synthetic nails pose a source of contamination.   The nail bed is difficult to sanitize with clipped nails.   Longer ones create 10 distinct incubators.   Compound that with the likelihood of piercing gloves,  you now have 10 possible PPE breaches. 



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From: Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON..EDU>
Date: 2/18/19 10:50 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: [External] Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab

A good policy that covers both flammability and solvent exposure.  Soap and water are not a problem for these nails.  And I would think they would make wearing gloves problematic and increase the likelihood of a puncture.  

Maybe change "You are advised to avoid..." to "Thou shalt not..."   Monona


-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara Foster <bfoster**At_Symbol_Here**WVU.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Mon, Feb 18, 2019 9:48 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab

Excellent point, Monona. The following is an excerpt from our Safety Rules for Undergraduate Students in Chemistry Laboratories:
 
You are advised to avoid wearing synthetic fingernails in the chemistry laboratory. Synthetic fingernails can be damaged by solvents and are made of    
extremely flammable polymers which can burn to completion and are not easily extinguished.
 
 
/ Barbara L. Foster
College Safety Officer
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
West Virginia University
DCHAS Fellow - American Chemical Society
304-293-2729 (desk)
304-276-0099 (mobile)
http://safety.eberly.wvu.edu
 
 
From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 8:51 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab
 
Take it from someone who wore 1.5 inch nails for years of nightclub gigs, they are thick, long, very flammable plastic.  And if they catch fire, the are going to seriously burn the ends of the fingers.  These longer ones also impair dexterity in the lab.   Monona

-----Original Message-----
From: Harry J. Elston <helston**At_Symbol_Here**MIDWESTCHEMSAFETY.COM>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Mon, Feb 18, 2019 8:10 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fancy nails in the lab
My 2-cents:
 
If it is not interfering with the dexterity required for the operation, I won't have a problem with it.  
 
Harry 
 
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On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 20:57 Dra. Clara Rosal=EDa =C1lvarez Ch=E1vez <pissa_unison**At_Symbol_Here**hotmail.com wrote:
Hello everyone,

We have seen that some students and teachers use quite long fancy nails while working in the lab. This topic was the object of a discussion in UNISON (University of Sonora). The arguments  included the respect of the person to use that type of nails.  However, it was also commented that it is a risk for those who use those fantasy nails and also for those who are working around in the lab.

What is your opinion about it? Have you implemented any policy in this regard?

Best regards,

Rossy

Dra. Clara Rosal=EDa =C1lvarez Ch=E1vez
Profesora de Tiempo Completo
Universidad de Sonora
Hermosillo, Son. M=E9xico

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