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* When labeling chemicals I recommend not covering the original label since it contains useful info.
* When labeling chemicals I recommend not covering the original label since it contains useful info.
* Things in caps are worse than things in lowercase. (Ex. "toxic" is toxic, "TOXIC" is very toxic)
* Things in caps are worse than things in lowercase. (Ex. "toxic" is toxic, "TOXIC" is very toxic)
* The large Carl Roth bottles will stay unlabelled for now because they have a lot of bilingual safety info (English, German)


=Label Format=
=Label Format=
English Chemical Name
* English Chemical Name
Dutch Chemical Name
* Dutch Chemical Name
Hazard Statement / Extra Info
* Hazard Statement / Extra Info


=Label Example=
=Label Example=


Safe material label:
Safe material label:
Methylene Blue
* Methylene Blue
Methyleenblauw
* Methyleenblauw
Warning: This stuff stains!
* Warning: This stuff stains!


Hazardous Material Label:
Hazardous Material Label:
Toluene
* Toluene
Tolueen
* Tolueen
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE
* HIGHLY FLAMMABLE


==What Needs to be Done==
==What Needs to be Done==

Revision as of 14:51, 10 June 2016

Project RevChem
New Safety Measures for Chemicals + New Chemicals
Status In progress
Contact PeterC
Last Update 2016-06-10

We need a new space to store the chemicals since what we have now is prone to accidents.

Labeling Guidelines

  • When labeling chemicals I recommend not covering the original label since it contains useful info.
  • Things in caps are worse than things in lowercase. (Ex. "toxic" is toxic, "TOXIC" is very toxic)
  • The large Carl Roth bottles will stay unlabelled for now because they have a lot of bilingual safety info (English, German)

Label Format

  • English Chemical Name
  • Dutch Chemical Name
  • Hazard Statement / Extra Info

Label Example

Safe material label:

  • Methylene Blue
  • Methyleenblauw
  • Warning: This stuff stains!

Hazardous Material Label:

  • Toluene
  • Tolueen
  • HIGHLY FLAMMABLE

What Needs to be Done

  • Build chemical cabinets (need to be lockable)
  • Sort the chemicals by properties and place in approperiate cabinets
  • Label all chemicals properly
  • Inventory the dangerous chemicals and provide MSDS's or usage guidelines

Ideas

  • Build a basic fume hood for the space
  • Construct a small workspace dedicated to projects that use chemicals (chemistry/bio/PCB etching) in the $projectruimte downstairs, or in the Sparkshack

Other

  • PeterC will start moving some basic reagents and glassware to the space

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