PAWS Tracking Results for Cycle 5 for 1996/97

Item Number	Group Number	Date PAWS Form Filled Out	Unsafe Act / Situation / Suggestion	Action Taken/Safety Suggestion	Person Responsible	Open / Closed	Comments
Cycle 5
120	1a	3/18/97	Need to change first aid tape and gauze pads in first aid kit	Showed to Tim who will replace items		closed
121	1a	3/18/97	Faculty member was not wearing hard hat or safety glasses.	Notified individual.		closed
122	8a	3/18/97	Flow measurement, there should be a railing between the tank platform and the stairs on the south side of the platform.			closed
123	11a	3/18/97	Pumping A pump drain well overflow has no discharge to drain, it drips through floor down onto PDMS equipment below.	Recommend, pipe should be routed to drain trough.		closed
124	11a	3/18/97	Pumping A overhead crane is a possible hazard to someone checking for drum overflow. Besides pulling the controls to the side, is there a lock-out/tag-out on the power box or a warning on the crane control.	Talked to Matt on safety crew. He was going to check with Tim Gasperich. Added to SIC to be sure that crane was deenergized		closed
125	12a	3/18/97	L-L extraction has a bad valve below the column. Valve V-17.	Informed the TA.		closed
126	1b	3/20/97	Heat exchanger- uninsulated steam/hot water pipe, someone might get burned.	Recommend, put insulator on the steam/hot water pipe.		closed
127	2b	3/20/97	Bench scale group member entered lab without hard hat.	Individual left lab before he was talked to.		closed
128	2b	3/20/97	Pumping experiment SE corner, drum is filled to the rim with water and is dripping onto the floor.	Drained partially after discussion with Tim Gasperich.		closed
129	2b	3/20/97	Potassium hydroxide not stored in the bases area of the cabinet.	Moved to proper location.		closed
130	2b	3/20/97	Stools in the walkway.	Moved to proper location.		closed
131	2b	3/20/97	Valve on eyewash leaks SE corner first floor (near fluidized bed).	Valve replaced.		closed
132	2b	3/20/97	Toluene bottle did not have a right to know label on it in cabinet four.	Put label on it.		closed
133	8b	3/20/97	Department secretary walked into first floor lab sans helmet, glasses, boots to contact Eric. However, she was advised to do so by Doug Stark.	Discussed safety procedure with Jaye.		closed
134	8b	3/20/97	Extension bar (used to change destination of flow from drum to tank) unscrewed itself and popped Dave in the head. Could have fallen through floor grating and seriously injured anyone below.	Bar was screwed in tightly. Bar is unnecessary, could be removed entirely.		closed
135	1a	3/25/97	Improperly labeled chemicals in cabinet.	Labeled them Indigo Carmine. Tim will look into Phenophalene labeling.		closed
136	1a	3/25/97	Eyewash in B003 has uneven spouting action. Would not be able to wash both eyes at same time very easily.	Situation was remedied.		closed
137	5a	3/25/97	In the PDMS experiment there is a waste water pipe (C-202) that goes into the drain. This uninsulated pipe gets very hot.	Recommend, put insulator on the pipe.		closed
138	6a	3/25/97	The fume hood for PDMS and Solvent recovery does not have a mark for indicating maximum sash height.			closed
139	6a	3/25/97	TV218 doesn't have a label on it for PDMS experiment.	Make a label and attach to meter.		closed
140	10a	3/25/97	Did not use goggles when adding chemicals to PDMS.	Let group member know that goggles are required, he put goggles on.		closed
141	10a	3/25/97	PDMS group- failure to use proper safety equipment including goggles, gloves, apron and face shield when using KOH.	Informed the group to wear the proper safety equipment, listed above.		closed
142	12a	3/25/97	Elbow fitting leaking on the waste water stream on the liquid-liquid extraction lab.			closed
143	2b	3/27/97	May want to add floor drain plugs to Safety Inspection Checklist.			closed
144	13a	4/1/97	Student not wearing safety glasses.	Told student to put glasses on.		closed
145	13a	4/1/97	Dr. Rogers was not wearing safety glasses because they were broken.	Told to wear them.		closed