tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post2806015861912060042..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: How to talk about chemical safetyChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-43108893568523842612012-01-30T15:07:14.308-05:002012-01-30T15:07:14.308-05:00CJ,
He made a nuisance of himself until they agre...CJ,<br /><br />He made a nuisance of himself until they agree to leave the hoods on.Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-17376456776564018482012-01-27T19:54:00.266-05:002012-01-27T19:54:00.266-05:00First rule: come back home alive EVERYDAY
Second r...First rule: come back home alive EVERYDAY<br />Second rule: come back home with the same number of eyes, fingers and scars you had when you came in the first time<br />Third rule: help your neighbour with the first and the second rule. Get advice as soon as possible if you think he/she is going to break any of these rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-60126301866017579582012-01-27T11:38:21.436-05:002012-01-27T11:38:21.436-05:00My neophyte hoodmate had a metastable syringe of a...My neophyte hoodmate had a metastable syringe of alkyllithium in the presence of an open beaker of acetone. Yes, it ignited. Without saying anything I walked to the hood, opened the under-hood cabinet, took out a watch glass, covered the beaker which extinguished the fire, then walked away. Point taken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-78377577677879848822012-01-27T11:31:28.165-05:002012-01-27T11:31:28.165-05:00Wasn't there also an issue with a LiAlH4 exper...Wasn't there also an issue with a LiAlH4 experiment?Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68676287983935499172012-01-27T11:11:19.664-05:002012-01-27T11:11:19.664-05:00How did you get what you felt was appropriate?How did you get what you felt was appropriate?Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-23125136782261200762012-01-27T11:09:30.318-05:002012-01-27T11:09:30.318-05:00I worked in a lab where it was common practice to ...I worked in a lab where it was common practice to shut the fume hoods off overnight to save on heating bills. I had to put my foot down and insist that a fume hood be left running (someone else's) that had ethylene oxide sparging into a reaction overnight. <br /><br />Not that they were much of a fume hood. The fumes simply exited an aperture out the side of the building from the second floor and into the downtown street.Free Radicalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-34038483355998822962012-01-27T11:02:52.469-05:002012-01-27T11:02:52.469-05:00My husband had to deal with this problem when he w...My husband had to deal with this problem when he was working at a custom synthesis place. I'll have to get him to comment on what he did. IIRC, he had to get extremely upset to get them to change...Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.com