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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Carbon disulfide eye irritation
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 12:46:17 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Font Size on Reagent Bottles
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:16:31 -0500
Author: Frances H. Crean

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From: Harry J. Elston <helston**At_Symbol_Here**MIDWESTCHEMSAFETY.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Font Size on Reagent Bottles
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 12:05:39 -0500
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Frances et al.:

There is no requirement for font size on reagent bottles, only that the information is present, and, sometimes not even that on the actual bottle. (There is a 2015 USDOL/OSHA interpretive letter on "Practical accommodation for the labeling of small packages..." at this URL: https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=30161 )

If the situation warrants increased eye protection, you could increase to goggles or goggles+face shield. Or, if you're like me, progressive lenses on my safety glasses. (It sucks growing old, but the alternative sucks more.)

Harry

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On Sat, Aug 26, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Frances H. Crean <fcrean**At_Symbol_Here**ameritech.net> wrote:
Dear Colleagues,

I am wondering about the newest size of font used on purchased reagent bottles.
There are some chemicals that I would prefer to have a 12 inch distance between my eyes and the bottle.
I think of this as a safety problem. Is it?

Frances Crean, Ph.D.
Chemistry Faculty
Saint Xavier University, Chicago

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