Personnel should be aware that items requiring special receiving inspections should still be verified/examined by the end user prior to use.

Given that the anaerobic chamber and associated nearby electrical equipment were not designed or…

1. There should have been greater awareness during the design and installation of the burn box regarding the static pressure limitations of the exhaust fan in relation to the anticipated static pressure buildup across the HEPA filter.
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This incident led to several changes in procedure:

• The purity of any gas bottle connected is double-checked. The practice outlined in the SOP requires confirming the content of the cylinder via the cylinder label prior to…

• One needs to take extreme care with both new and supposedly spent hydride samples; the spent materials may contain pockets of unoxidized alanates that could react violently when being transferred.
• Work with small samples so if…

After the aforementioned incident, a rigid cage was designed to protect the reactor from external conditions, and to protect the contents of the hood and any experimenter from the reactor, in the event of a pressure burst from the reactor cell.…

In addition to resealing the glove box window, a positive pressure of argon gas was maintained inside the glove box while the course of action was planned. Subsequently, the glove box was cleaned up by specialized hazardous materials personnel…

The researcher's failure to pull the fire alarm was an oversight of required facility practice. The alarm should have been triggered in consideration of the potential for greater harm to personnel and facilities.

Hot, reacting ammonia…

The procedure for disposal of spent or partially spent AB has been modified so that it does not include the use of water. Instead, the AB is removed from containers and transferred for disposal by rinsing with mineral oil, silicone oil or other…