PAWS Tracking Results for Cycle 2 for 1997/98

Item Number	Group Number	Date PAWS Form Filled Out	Unsafe Act / Situation / Suggestion	Action Taken/Safety Suggestion	Person Responsible	Open / Closed	Comments
Cycle 2
32	12B	12/11/97	PDMS Bench Scale Reactor - no sign going into room saying eye protection required	Put sign up		Closed
33	10B	12/18/97	Pumping A-Union below pump rotameter leaking fluid	Use teflon tape or pipe dope to create a seal	TPG	Closed	Which Union?
34	12B	12/11/97	Pumping A- Valve 17 on manometer leaking from valve stem on by pass valve	Fixing or replacement of valve	TPG	Closed	Which valve?
35	11B	12/11/97	Pumping A- Valve 2 leaking water onto floor	Seal Valve 2 or replace	TPG	Closed	Which valve?
36	10B	12/11/97	Liq.liq. Extraction - Was going to use a jar that said ethanol & then realized ti was also labelled acetic acid & kerosene.	Did not use. Should be discarded.		Closed
37	10B	12/11/97	Basement safety shower next to liq-liq extraction had water on floor. Forgot to use bucket to test safety shower.	Mopped it up.		Closed
38	12B	12/11/97	Mesh fencing around 2nd floor railing: sharp protrusions, broken plastic clip	Bent some protrusions bace but it should be fixed	TPG	Closed	Done sum'98
39	12B	12/11/97	First Aid kits - expired ipecac syryp, bandages and gauze look old	Be aware they have expired, they shold be okay for now		Closed
40	12B	12/11/97	PDMS - lab area cluttered (bench and shelves)	Keep work area more tidy		Closed
41	5A	12/16/97	Someone was in lab wearing suede shoes. Needs to have nonporous boots	Told him he had the wrong foot attire on - he didn't care		Closed
42	9A	12/9/97	Student, accompanied by T.A., entered lab without hard hat and went to benchscale PDMS station	Told student to put on hard hat		Closed
43	13A	12/9/97	CSTR Experiment container left unstoppered and unlabeled when all 4 group members went to lunch	Stoppered container and marked as unknown substance		Closed
44	5A	12/16/97	2 ladders were left leaning against a pole by the PDMS instead of being returned to storage area & secured	Group members took ladders to storage area and secured them		Closed
45	13A	12/16/97	Screws missing on safety rail for spiral staircase. Vertical support bar loose.	Screws were replaced and tightened	TPG	closed	Done sum'98
46	13A	12/16/97	Damaged valve on eye wash station near spiral staricase -basement level. Difficult to turn on/off.	Tim G. will repair on 12/17/97	TPG	Closed
47	10A	12/9/97	Nut missing from kerosene sample valve on liq-liq extraction.	Told Tim and he put now one on valve handle	TPG	Closed
48	1A	1/12/98	PDMS pilot scale reactor - valve that opened to feed reactants, from tank above to reactor became stuck. Couln't tell from control center (computer controlled valve)	Tim G. fixed it	TPG	Closed
49	13A	12/16/97	Improperly labelled container found near CSTR exp. Unsure as to how or why it was there.	Reffered it to Tim		Closed
50	13A	12/9/97	Continuous Filtration - Chairs were stacked in manner so that power switches were obstructed	Moved chairs to a safe area		Closed
51	13A	12/16/97	Disconnected box for 2nd floor crane was locked closed but no locked in "off" position	Tim G. was notified. He properly locked out the equipment	TPG	Closed
52	12B	1/8/98	Student shutting off power while someone was standing in front of power box	Informed then of the problem with their procedure and corrected it		Closed
53	12B	12/18/97	No safety glasses	Reminded her to put her safety glasses on when she came in door		Closed
54	12B	12/18/97	Valve DV-40 leaks in Solvent Recovery group 5B	Tightened but still leaking	TPG	Closed	Which valve?
55	10B	12/18/97	LLE, found during operation, leak at pipe connection to drum near valve ten.	Filled out PAWS form and cleaned leak as necessary	TPG	Closed	which connection
56	9B	12/18/97	Tuesday section didn't flush out system and left on. Unlabeled bucket of base at the CSTR station.	System flushed and bucket contents disposed.		Closed
57	12B	12/18/97	Goggles should be accessible at all times. Many people don't have them.			Closed