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<p>Hi Iulian -</p>
<p>You bring up a couple of excellent points. While we don't have a
kit in our lab, we've had at each shower, a disposable cleanroom
suit in a bag labeled "Modesty covering" and the showers have
curtains. Particularly with the diverse communities we have, it's
important to recognize individual social/gender barriers which can
prevent appropriate action from being taken. This was brought
home by an industrial accident I'd helped review years ago where a
hot phosphoric tank "blew up" (when 185 C was the norm - a
superheated water layer suddenly inverted as the operator removed
a cassette of wafers, resulted in a geyser.) The emergency shower
had no curtain so the unfortunate operator fought off all attempts
to help remove affected clothing...</p>
<p>We also have hospital scrubs in a variety of sizes kept in
plastic bags in our "spill cart" which is in an adjacent "gray"
area of the lab, accessible from the cleanroom. (Now that you
mention it, I think we should also include towels.) And in the
event that a safety shower is used or warranted, all cleanroom
protocols go out the window.</p>
<p>Mary</p>
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Mary X. Tang, Ph.D.
Stanford Nanofabrication Facility
Paul G. Allen Bldg 141, Mail Code 4070
Stanford, CA 94305
(650)723-9980
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/2/2016 3:04 PM, Iulian Codreanu
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:5a5fb9d7-9e5b-eb93-acdf-1e1a462fc6f7@udel.edu"
type="cite">Dear Colleagues,
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I have been thinking about assembling a safety shower kit; things
like blankets and towels come to mind. My understanding is that
materials that are cleanroom compatible are not very absorbent; a
compromise between cleanliness and absorbance may be the way to
go. I would like to learn what you make available to your folks in
the event that a safety shower is used.
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Thank you very much for your consideration and input,
<br>
<br>
Iulian
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