[labnetwork] safety shower kit

[Steffen, Paul]

Iulian,

We have a regular terry cloth bath towel, a knit acrylic blanket, and disposal hospital smocks in separate plastic bags next to our first aid kit in a Class 1,000 hallway. We reasoned that emergency shower use would be so rare and the towel would be getting wet right out of the bag so there was really no need to worry about particulate and find a special towel. Similarly with the blanket and smocks we reasoned that use would be so rare and short that there was no need for cleanroom-rated materials.

-Paul

Paul Steffen
Lab Manager
Institute for Materials Research Nanotech West Lab
100 Science Village, 1381 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212
614-688-3546 Office / 614-688-3379 Fax
steffen.8 at osu.edu nanotech.osu.edu 




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From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Iulian Codreanu
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016 6:05 PM
To: Fab Network <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: [labnetwork] safety shower kit

Dear Colleagues,

I have been thinking about assembling a safety shower kit; things like blankets and towels come to mind.  My understanding is that materials that are cleanroom compatible are not very absorbent; a compromise between cleanliness and absorbance may be the way to go. I would like to learn what you make available to your folks in the event that a safety shower is used.

Thank you very much for your consideration and input,

Iulian

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iulian Codreanu, Ph.D.
Director of Operations, UD NanoFab
163 ISE Lab
221 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-2784
http://udnf.udel.edu


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