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Item Number |
Group Number |
Date PAWS Form Filled Out |
Unsafe Act / Situation / Suggestion |
Action Taken/Safety Suggestion |
Person Responsible |
Open / Closed |
Comments |
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Cycle 7 |
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1 |
8A |
9/19/00 |
Valve LHXV-13 has a slight leak from the handle. This is on the shell and tube heat exchanger experiment |
To promote safety, valve should be looked at, and possibly replaced. |
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Closed |
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2 |
11A |
9/19/00 |
Thermocouple is broke (Heat Exchanger: Ammonia Cooler/Jacketed Heater). Plastic and wires frayed. Missing pieces. |
Contacted Tim Gasperich and safety group. We used electrical tape to repair, until a new thermocouple was available. |
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Closed |
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3 |
11A |
9/19/00 |
Heat Exchanger: (Ammonia Cooler & Jacketed Heater) water inlet handle is too high. (A ladder will not fit into space to turn handle). Alternate method was needed. |
Used a cinder block to stand on to reach. Told safety group and T.A. |
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Closed |
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4 |
12A |
9/19/00 |
Exposed cord on strobascope for Pumping A |
Get replacement cord – Repaired by Chem. Eng. Shop |
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Closed |
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5 |
12A |
9/19/00 |
Fire extinguishers not inspected since 5/23/00 – must be inspected every month. |
Inspected all the extinguishers in lab. |
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Closed |
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6 |
2B |
9/21/00 |
For Vacuum Dryer, thermocouple #10 does not work. It shows a negative infinite temperature |
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Closed |
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7 |
3B |
9/21/00 |
Gloves had a hole in the finger when student was using them to open/close a steam valve |
Find a new pair of protective gloves to prevent burn |
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Closed |
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8 |
3B |
9/21/00 |
Steam valve was leaking and group was unaware of drip – small puddle on floor could have been slip problem if continued |
Put pail under dripping valve or check valve for leak |
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Closed |
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9 |
3B |
9/21/00 |
Student was getting materials out of oven without gloves on |
Asked the person to put on my gloves before getting more out of oven |
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Closed |
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10 |
5B |
9/21/00 |
Viewed from second floor – person left room B005A without safety glasses to view check-in sheet |
Person remembered themselves – also I could not contact the person from 2nd floor. A sign near that door might help people remember if they do take them off |
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Closed |
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11 |
5B |
9/21/00 |
Chemical cabinets left open in room B005B. No person was near by when I went in. |
Closed cabinet. Suggest sign on inside to close cabinet when finished |
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Closed |
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12 |
5B |
9/21/00 |
Pump in continuous filtration does not have a proper seal so slurry leaks onto floor causing slip hazard |
Maintained clean area around experiment with squeegee and mop |
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Closed |
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13 |
7B |
9/21/00 |
Flow measurement – room 213. The foxboro meter’s electrical connection, black wire, has damaged plastic coating at wire/meter connection point |
Tape location with electrical tape or replace connection |
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Closed |
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14 |
7B |
9/21/00 |
Flow measurement – room 213. Valves V62, V8, V25, V3 leak |
Fix them |
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Closed |
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15 |
8B |
9/21/00 |
Person carried chemicals and bottle in hand across room from flammable storage to LLE |
Had them get a transporting bucket |
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Closed |
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16 |
10B |
9/21/00 |
Student at capillary viscometer took off his hard hat |
Told him to put it back on |
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Closed |
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17 |
10B |
9/21/00 |
Fluidization sieve analysis, the sieves are bent and some jam very tightly, I could have hurt myself prying them apart and the jolt affected results by dumping a little material |
I suggest $3000 for new sieves or removal or reforming of bent ones |
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Closed |
Use a screwdriver. |
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18 |
1A |
9/26/00 |
On manometer, high and low values were open and the bypass was closed when we got here today. |
Make sure they are in right position when checking out of lab. |
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Closed |
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19 |
6A |
9/26/00 |
There are big holes in the yellow work gloves in the thumb and middle fingers. Not good when handling hot things. |
Threw out the gloves |
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Closed |
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20 |
8A |
9/26/00 |
Potential hazard – within only a few seconds, 30 psi steam through the heat exchanger will cause the thermometer to ramp up near their 240° F max. The idea of a preheat is not possible unless water flow is also present. |
Suggestion is to add the major safety precaution to the objective handouts. |
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Closed |
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21 |
9A |
9/26/00 |
On cooling tower, water leak coming from above H20 flow meter |
Tightened hose clamps. Still a small amount of leakage. Hoses look old, may need replacing. |
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Closed |
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22 |
11A |
9/26/00 |
Heater exchange (Ammonia Cooler & Jacketed Heater) Valve isn’t labeled. |
Told safety group and T.A. Valve isn’t used in process, but need to have an I.D. tag |
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Closed |
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23 |
11A |
9/26/00 |
Heater Exchanger (V-24) single pass ammonia cooler. Valve is leaking steam, very minor. |
Told safety team. |
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Closed |
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24 |
11A |
9/26/00 |
Heat Exchanger – Ammonia Cooler / Jacketed Heater. Steam pipes should be covered. All of them should have insulation. |
Told safety group. Used caution when handling steam valves and pipes. |
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Closed |
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25 |
11A |
9/26/00 |
Individual was wearing hard hat backwards, while joking around. (Pumping "A" Experiment.) |
Told individual to put his hat on properly. |
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Closed |
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26 |
11A |
9/26/00 |
Leaking valves (Heat Exchanger: Jacketed and Ammonia Cooler). V-19, V-21 both leak a lot. |
Asked T.A. "Don’t worry about it." Told safety group. |
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Closed |
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27 |
12A |
9/26/00 |
Large size nitrile gloves box empty in UO lab office. |
Told TA, who went and got another box from chem-stores. |
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Closed |
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28 |
12A |
9/26/00 |
Group doing the vacuum drying experiment had 3 stools in the basement aisle. |
Moved stools for them and told them to keep stools out of the aisle. |
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Closed |
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29 |
12A |
9/26/00 |
Student was chewing gum in lab on 1st Floor. |
Told student to dispose of it and he threw it out immediately. |
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Closed |
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30 |
12A |
9/26/00 |
Ipecac syrup is expired (10/97) in 1st floor first aid kit. |
Told TA, was told to tell Tim. |
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Closed |
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31 |
12A |
9/26/00 |
Group CSTR spilled H2O all over floor and wasn’t cleaning it up. |
Told them to clean it up immediately. |
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Closed |
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32 |
4B |
9/28/00 |
CSTR Rotameter #1 (Phenol) ball is sticking. Needs to be cleaned and recalibrated |
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Closed |
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33 |
8B |
9/28/00 |
T by V-24 on single pass heat exchanger is leaking steam and water |
Not serious, recommend Tim or Dave check equipment |
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Closed |
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34 |
8B |
9/28/00 |
Lack of labeling for oil chemicals in B005 office |
Label or move to other location |
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Closed |
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35 |
12B |
9/28/00 |
Aprons are too long, I almost tripped over it. |
Cut them shorter |
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Closed |
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36 |
12B |
9/28/00 |
Switch on L-L Ext Pump is loose |
Put in new or fix switch |
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Closed |
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37 |
13B |
9/28/00 |
Methocel is 10 years past expiration (use by) date. Is health rating the same after decomposition? |
Dispose of and buy new |
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Closed |
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38 |
12A |
10/2/00 |
There are 6 or 7 mercury manometers just leaning against the wall in the storage room B005A |
Remove mercury from manometer and place U-tube in safer location |
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Closed |
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