jcwinterton (11/01/82)
With regard to all of the stuff that has appeared within this topic, here are a few safety rules that should be observed around any machinery: 1. Beware rotating hazards. Bind up long hair, loose clothing, etc. 2. Wear gloves. If you are moving equipment or messing in the guts of something. 3. Wear shoes that provide at least some toe protection. No sandals in machine rooms and labs, please. Wear safety shoes around heavy equipment. 4. Beware of electrically hot items. No liquids around terminals, for example. 5. No smoking in or around buildings with chemical labs. That fume hood may be discharging ether vapour. John Winterton.
jim (11/01/82)
I just read John Winterton's advice on avoiding computer injuries in which he says fume hoods can discharge ether vapor. Should I be worried about this in our lab? We don't have fume hoods but we do have an ETHER-net.
henry (11/02/82)
One important exception to John Winterton's basic safety rules: if you are working on rotating machinery, you do *not* wear gloves. It is better to get a gouge on your hand than to have your glove catch on the rotating stuff and drag you into the machinery. Likewise watches, bracelets, and rings are taboo. As are cleaning rags: use paper towels, which tear much more easily.