[labnetwork] gas room means of egress

[David A. Bunzow]

DITTO...ALWAYS 2...have your code consultant think life safety, not cost of 
dying.  While code may not require it (and I didn't see which code and 
interpretation was being referenced), codes are merely the MINIMUM needed, not 
what you would want for yourself or your people.

The gas room in TMF's nanofabrication facility has 2 egress doors, one at each 
end.../DAB

David A. Bunzow
User Facilities Program Manager
The Molecular Foundry
Materials Science Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Berkeley, CA   94720

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On 11/5/2012 1:21 PM, Weaver, John R wrote:
> Always two! If you have a person working in the room and the incident happens between the person and the only exit, he/she is toast! I have doors at each end of my room so that no matter where the incident would occur there is a clear exit path from the room.
>
> John R. Weaver
> Facility Manager
> Birck Nanotechnology Center
> Purdue University
> (765) 494-5494
> jrweaver at purdue.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Iulian Codreanu
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 11:33 AM
> To: Fab Network
> Subject: [labnetwork] gas room means of egress
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am trying to influence a decision on a second means of egress from the gas room at the University of Delaware and your input is very much appreciated.
>
> This is the room where the cabinets for toxic, flammable, and pyrophoric as well as some panels for inert gases will be located.  The room is adjacent to and separated from the cleanroom by a fire rated wall (I was told it is at least two hours-rated).  The code consultant states that a second means of egress is not needed for this H2 occupancy room but I feel it is a must.
>
> How many doors does your gas room have?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Iulian
> --
> iulian Codreanu, Ph.D.
> Director of Operations, UD Nanofab
> University of Delaware
>
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