Date: June 7, 2010 11:28:03
AM EDT
Subject: RE: [DCHAS-L] FW:
Ear Bud Radio Use in labs
One other
interesting consideration about media of this sort in a lab
situation: not only
might a person not hear alarms, but they might not notice that a piece
of machinery is not operating properly. Maybe the fan on the
freezer is straining, or (heaven forbid) the centrifuge is
unbalanced. The
statement that =93this machine is making a weird noise=94 may be an
early warning signal that something is going wrong. If we hear the =93weird
noise=94 early on, repairs can begin before any significant damage has
occurred.
Besides
all that, I personally find background music distracting when I=92m
working in a lab. I
can=92t even read when the radio is on.
Edward J.
McGrath
Science
Supervisor
Red Clay Consolidated School
District
office:
(302) 552-3768
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Date: June 7, 2010 12:29:24 PM
EDT
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] FW:
Ear Bud Radio Use in labs
Aside from all of the valid reasons against personal
music players in any laboratory setting previously mentioned, there is
also the issue of potential transfer (by either direct (touch) or
indirect (fumes/vapors)) of chemicals onto the device, which then
carries that outside the lab.
Beth
Beth
Shepard / Technical Compliance Specialist
Regulatory Compliance
6000 N. Teutonia Ave. / Milwaukee, WI 53209 / USA
P: (414) 438-3850, x5471
