Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:53:44 -0400
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Subject: Re: 8 Re: [DCHAS-L] Yale student killed in chemistry laboratory
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                 I don’t think those who have lamented the fact that “chemistry 221; has been prominently included in the reports of a shop accident are implyin g that we aren’t responsible for safety in all areas.  They’ re just saying “Here we go again; chemistry gets the bad rap.”  Wh en Morton advertises  their Solar Salt as having “no chemicals̶ 1;, C&EN Nov,2010, you know there’s a problem and being sensitive abo ut it is understandable.  The other side of this is that with the emphasi s in the headline is on Chemistry, many Physics & Astronomy professors and t hose responsible for mechanical safety may have just ignored it.  I know I passed it on to our Physics faculty because I didn’t know if theyR 17;d hear about it otherwise.

Kay Calhoun

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Date: April 15, 2011 7:25:16 AM EDT

Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] 8 Re: [DCHAS-L ] Yale student killed in chemistry laboratory accident/ A Call for a broad perspective on safety

When I was in school I had the lathe, drill press and other machine shop tools i n my laboratory along with all of the traditional chemistry lab equipment.  I fail to see the difference he re.  Whether you call this a lab or a machine shop it was a part of here "Chemistry Lab" environment an d the distinction is surely irrelevant to her friends and family. 

Fred Simmons < /p>

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions 

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