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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