There are practical considerations.  Ideally one would put each chemical with only the same material in the correct sized secondary containment bin.  The correct size secondary containment bin is whichever it the larger volume between A.) 100% of the volume of the largest container inside, or B.) 10% for the total volume contained.           ...

The book Bretherick’s handbook of reactive chemical hazards, edited by Peter Urben assisted by M.J. Pitt (7th ed., 2007) is available to Pitt users as an e-book. It can be accessed through its library catalog record: http://pittcat.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=6277405 From this page, click on the link next to "Click for Web Access" to access the e-book. A print copy of this same edition is also available at Falk Library; the record can be seen at http://pittcat.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/Pw...

Filling the dry sink traps with water to seals out odors from the drain pipes and stops these terrible smells from entering our labs.  We should also run water in the sinks they do not normally use -- the cup sinks. We should fill all the drains in our labs at least once a month and fill them wit?h water as needed (even the cup sink drains that we don’t use!), because some one may believe there is a natural gas leak. Natural gas itself is odorless and t-butyl mercaptan is added by gas comp...

All radiation safety questions should be directed to the Radiation Safety Office: 412-624-2728 (Normal business hours) 412-624-2121 (After hours—University Police) 412-647-2345 (After hours—UPMC Hospital Operator) http://www.radsafe.pitt.edu/

A safety narrative. We have a special waste collection day to make the building safer by getting rid of all the unwanted, unsafe, and unlabeled chemicals.  I get rid of material when I notice it is unused, bad, or expired, but some researchers, however, don't do that.   So this is a great opportunity to designate chemicals as waste.   If you have unstable chemical waste and are concerned about it reacting in the waste room this is the best time to get rid of it.  The chemical disposal specialis...

For Non-Biological Sharps Please put an orange chemical waste sticker over the biohazard label on your red sharps container.  Write on the label Non-Biological sharps, then fill out the waste label completely (Name, Dept., Date, and Phone number on the bottom).  Then put the sharps disposal container in the waste collection area for your building or the Chevron 255 waste room.  There is a shelf labeled sharps on the back top left in the Chevron waste room. Needles used with chemicals and att...