[labnetwork] Hazardous Gas Cylinder Changes

[April, Mark R.]

HI Tony and Leif
I have SDC gas cabinets that work really well.  They are not very expensive , come with great support and are very easy to use.  I, with a partner change out the hazardous gases here and do not have to obtain external assistance from an outside source.  If you need more information on the cabinets, let me know, I highly recommend them
Thanks

Mark R. April
Senior  Equipment Engineer
Microfabrication Laboratory Facilities Lead
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555 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA  02139
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From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> On Behalf Of Leif Johansen
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:47 AM
To: Tony L Olsen <tony.olsen at utah.edu>; Fab Network <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Hazardous Gas Cylinder Changes

Hello Tony,

Historically, we have outsourced this task to our local gas vendor. However, the problem is that the vendor only changes hazardous gases like silane, diborane, phosphine, arsine and other "interesting" gases when they come to our facility. Our gas vendor mainly deals with hospital and welding gases, so their staff have limited understanding of the risks of e.g. exposing silane trace gas to atmosphere. They might not cause any injuries, but they could still potentially contaminate the gas line due to too few pump/purge cycles.

Now we have an approach where we join forces with the vendor and perform bottle changes together - the philosophy  being that two minds think better than one. On a long term perspective, we would like to migrate to automated gas cabinets to minimize the risk of human error.

Best regards,
Leif

From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Tony L Olsen
Sent: 9. oktober 2018 17:55
To: Fab Network
Subject: [labnetwork] Hazardous Gas Cylinder Changes

All

When we moved into our new facility, we had a local vendor that would install and replace our hazardous gas cylinders.  We took this approach to improve consistency and safety.  The vendor performed the task at another facility several times weekly, while we do it once or twice annually.  The low frequency leaves us more susceptible to errors - which could be disastrous - even with well-documented procedures.

Well, that vendor is no longer willing to assist us.  We have resumed this task on our own, but are interested to know if there are any other willing vendors.  Does anyone outsource this task?  Are you aware of any vendors that are capable and willing to travel and install/change hazardous gas cylinders?

Thanks,
tonyO


Tony Olsen
Nanofab Cleanroom Supervisor/Process Engineer
University of Utah
36 S Wasatch Dr, Suite 2500
Salt Lake City,  UT  84112
801-587-0651 office
801-587-3077 fax
www.nanofab.utah.edu<http://www.nanofab.utah.edu/>




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