[Che-student-staff-list] Safety Update: Flammable Cabinet Shelf Failures

[Davis, Linda S]

ChE Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students,

There have been several incidents reported where shelves in flammable cabinets have collapsed or come loose.  When this happens there is a high potential for breakage of flammable chemical containers.  Flammable liquid spills pose a significant fire and personnel hazard!

The following links provide excellent information on shelf design flaws and fixes and on related incidents.


*         http://www.ehs.wisc.edu/1978.htm

*         http://risk.arizona.edu/healthandsafety/chemicalsafetybulletins/chemicalspill.shtml

*         http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/83/i21/8321ohio.html

*         http://ucih.ucdavis.edu/docs/i_CollapsedShelving.pdf

*         http://www.aiha.org/insideaiha/volunteergroups/labHandScommittee/Pages/ShelfCollapse.aspx

Please review your flammable cabinets, both permanent/built-in and stand alone.  If you need assistance with repairs/fixes, please contact Jeff Valley.

This is a good safety topic for research group meetings.

Thank you for your commitment to ChE safety.

Linda

Linda S. Davis
Industrial Education Director
Chair, ChE Safety Committee (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Safety.html)
School of Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
lsdavis at purdue.edu<mailto:lsdavis at purdue.edu>
(765)496-7826

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