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<p class="MsoNormal">HI Savitha,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was trained to check the label when I pulled the chemical from storage
<b>and</b> before pouring it. I have always trained others this way.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would check your protocols for this small detail as it can help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If we pour the wrong chemical it isn’t just HF that can be dangerous.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Savitha P<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:32 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> EXT: Re: [labnetwork] HF storage<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you very much for all the suggestions. We have currently incorporated the following as per our space availability. HF has been segregated and kept in a secondary
container so that users will not mistake the same with HCl. Size of Labels on the bottles have been increased for HF only, so that users have another mark for identification. As per our protocol, all safety incidents at wet etch leads to an automatic removal
of access to the cleanroom. The user will be allowed only after a retraining and retest and will be provided access only after a satisfactory drive in.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Savitha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Jing Guo <<a href="mailto:jeanne.guo@rice.edu">jeanne.guo@rice.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 16 February 2023 21:41<br>
<b>To:</b> Savitha P <<a href="mailto:savithap@iisc.ac.in">savithap@iisc.ac.in</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu">labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [labnetwork] HF storage</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is Jing from Rice U Nanofab. Fortunately we have enough space to store HF or BOE in a separate cabinet. HCl is stored with the other acids in the ‘General Acids’ cabinet. Also all HF related processes will be performed in the separate
HF wet bench which is a independent bench from other benches. For all of our chemicals, we are using the ’Two-letter’ labelling system which I learned from Utah NanoFab a long time ago. All chemical bottles, storage cabinets and wet benches have a ’two letter’
sticker on. All HF bottles have the ‘HF’ stickers. HCl or other Acids have the ‘GA’ stickers (general acid). The stickers have to match to the cabinets and benches when you need to store or use them. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For very limited lab or storage space, the simple solution I can think about will be separate secondary containers with different colors, and put different color stickers on the bottle caps. Also put a big color chart beside the storage
cabinets and benches to clarify which is which.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I totally agree with Tony, no matter how great foolproof your system is, there will still be someone making mistakes. Wish our system can provide some idea to help. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Feb 15, 2023, at 6:19 AM, Savitha P <<a href="mailto:savithap@iisc.ac.in">savithap@iisc.ac.in</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We recently had a couple of occasions where users had mistakenly used Hydrofluoric acid in place of Hydrochloric acid during RCA cleaning. To avoid this, one of the suggestions
we have received from our OLSEH is to store HF in a different coloured bottle (currently all acids are stored in white translucent polypropylene bottles which are properly labelled). Accordingly, we had considered storing HF in opaque, brown colour HDPE bottles.
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