tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1226751133461863102..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Oh dearChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-85146741776771988892018-03-01T08:49:59.043-05:002018-03-01T08:49:59.043-05:00Or they want a patsy for whenever a regulatory age...Or they want a patsy for whenever a regulatory agency comes through.The Iron Chemistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-10892829109847401802018-02-28T22:12:42.652-05:002018-02-28T22:12:42.652-05:00I don't know anything about law in the UK, but...I don't know anything about law in the UK, but I would be very worried about the potential for personal exposure to prosecution or fines when filling so many roles at this company Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-8426786167007228732018-02-28T18:24:18.959-05:002018-02-28T18:24:18.959-05:00This sounds like a disaster in the making. I share...This sounds like a disaster in the making. I share the concern of Anonymous (Feb-28 9:20 a.m.). I would suggest starting by 1) getting the requirements from whatever government agency has legal jurisdiction, 2) getting MSDS sheets for all their materials and 3) making certain they had proper storage and disposal procedures set up and the appropriate personal protective gear. In most first world countries not having at least this much done could result in a fine that would close a small to moderate business. The next order of business would be to generate standard test procedures with control samples. Without these they have no idea how reliable their results are. I also wonder if their insurance carrier ever visits - The carrier that insured the lab I retired from would have dropped us if we were that shoddy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-65277234407063639212018-02-28T13:01:15.986-05:002018-02-28T13:01:15.986-05:00It says the UK in the reddit post I believeIt says the UK in the reddit post I believeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-73528249197578287142018-02-28T12:29:51.623-05:002018-02-28T12:29:51.623-05:00Was there previously a Site Chemist? If not, then ...Was there previously a Site Chemist? If not, then there's something positive: management looked at the lab and decided to hire a chemist (vs. having Plant Guy run it). If so, then... [shudder] the previous chemist must have run it like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-90513373458358461752018-02-28T12:26:50.791-05:002018-02-28T12:26:50.791-05:00Depends... when they say "cupboard" do t...Depends... when they say "cupboard" do they mean cabinet or closet/small room? The latter would imply UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-38744549254120392222018-02-28T11:10:46.457-05:002018-02-28T11:10:46.457-05:00Feels like the USFeels like the USChemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5627015047528917012018-02-28T11:07:55.793-05:002018-02-28T11:07:55.793-05:00I am just curious if this lab site is in third Wor...I am just curious if this lab site is in third World country, or the Europe, the US?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-173031663254612452018-02-28T10:04:30.623-05:002018-02-28T10:04:30.623-05:00My bet is that they hired someone straight out of ...My bet is that they hired someone straight out of school (ie; cheap). They probably just want the lab passable but not spic and span, so hiring someone with actual EHS/OSHA experience would be detrimental to the cost savings on that end.Bendernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-22015622334675392692018-02-28T09:20:16.258-05:002018-02-28T09:20:16.258-05:00I can't help wondering what happened to all th...I can't help wondering what happened to all the chloroform and junk after the rinsing was completed....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-48031361232747974242018-02-28T07:23:25.096-05:002018-02-28T07:23:25.096-05:00Okay, not to be a total jack-@ss...but, what are i...Okay, not to be a total jack-@ss...but, what are is this person doing in that job? From the questions, they have no experience in setting up a lab, yet are in charge of setting up a lab and all of the procedures? Don't get me wrong, that happens every year in academia, but seems to be way wrong in a business that wants to actually succeed. My suggestion, hire someone that has done this before as a consultant - probably would be more helpful than a Reddit post.CRnoreply@blogger.com