[labnetwork] Safety shower curtain

[Vito Logiudice]

Hi Nava,

W would probably proceed as suggested by Iulian if we wanted curtains installed.

FYI, we’ve placed these fire blankets at each of our emergency showers in the hopes that it will encourage people to use them if needed; we have not hung them as shower curtains. Our thinking is that a buddy or a member of staff could hold the blanket up while the affected person is rinsing him/herself. The blanket could then be used by the affected person as they move out of the facility.

Best,
Vito
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From: <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> on behalf of Iulian Codreanu <codreanu at udel.edu<mailto:codreanu at udel.edu>>
Date: Friday, July 7, 2017 at 12:39 PM
To: "labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>" <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Safety shower curtain

Hi Nava,

Can you modify a fire blanket (they come in different sizes, Amazon link below) to serve as a shower curtain?

Iulian

https://www.amazon.com/Tonyko-Fiberglass-Fire-Blanket-39-inch/dp/B01FOILJEI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499445501&sr=8-3&keywords=fire+blanket

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

On 7/7/2017 8:10 AM, Nava Ariel-Sternberg wrote:
Good morning all,

A few months ago there was a discussion here (started by Julia I believe) about a safety shower curtain. We’ve adopted the idea enthusiastically after hearing of people going to the restroom instead of using the safety showers in other labs on campus for the sake of privacy.

Now, that we have two beautiful safety shower curtains installed in our clean room, our fire safety department is insisting we take them down as the curtains are not flame retardant. Has anyone faced this discussion and can share opinion/experience? Anyone using a flame retardant safety shower curtain they can recommend? (quick web search didn’t come up with clean room compatible curtains).

Thanks,
Nava


Nava Ariel-Sternberg, Ph.D.
Director of CNI Shared Facilities
Columbia University
530 w120th st., NY 10027
Room 1015/MC 8903
Office: 212-854-9927
Cell: 201-562-7600

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