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EH&S
E-News and Notes Stanford University C o n t e n t s
Contributed by Recently you may have seen some news
reports on the irradiation of food products. According to the Center
for Disease Control (CDC), food irradiation is a promising new food
safety technology that can eliminate disease-causing germs from
foods. Ionizing radiation can kill bacteria and parasites that would
otherwise cause illnesses from the food or lead to rapid food spoilage.
Food irradiation is currently used in France, the Netherlands, Portugal,
Israel, Thailand, Russia, China and South Africa.
For more information on food irradiation
you may wish to examine the CDC
website, or view the news reports prepared by Kansas
State University on their website (link currently unavailable), or review the information
provided on Iowa
State University's website Fire
Alarm and Sprinkler Testing in University Buildings Contributed by Do you ever wonder why you see Fire Protection
Technicians in your building several times a year? Could it be that
we enjoy Stanford faculty, staff and students so much, that we desire
to visit on a regular basis? Well, although that may be true, the
main reason is to provide the Preventive Maintenance (PM) testing
of Fire Alarms, Fire Sprinklers, and Fire Extinguisher Equipment. Air District Urges Prudent Use of Wood Burning Fireplaces Contributed by
Laboratory Chemical Waste Cleanout Guidelines and Request Form Contributed by The Chemical Waste Management Team has
developed and placed on our web pages newly revised guidelines and
a web interactive request form for Laboratory
Chemical Waste Cleanouts. This was developed to clarify the
procedures of this service and make it easier for campus researchers
to keep their laboratories in compliance and their workplaces safer.
The guidelines should prove helpful to laboratories in need of disposing
of a large number of chemicals at one time. The request for a lab
clean out will eliminate filling out a large number of hazardous
waste tags. The request form only requires a general description
of the chemicals, eliminating the need to write every chemical name
down. Sending the form electronically will assure the form gets
to the right place and the labs with get a much faster reply. New E-MSDS Service at Stanford University Contributed by
In addition to added functionality, this
shift in MSDS services provides a much-appreciated cost-savings
to the University research community. To read all about the new
features and user tips, see the Help
Topics page. For any further questions, please feel free to
contact EH&S- Hazardous Materials Management Program at x5-1472.
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Irradiation
of medical devices is currently used in this country to sterilize
them prior to surgery or implantation. The irradiation effects on
the food have been studied extensively. These studies show that
when irradiation is used as approved:
The
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is urging the
public to help reduce nighttime air pollution by cutting back the
use of wood burning fireplaces. Wood smoke is a significant source
of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, volatile organic compounds
and inhalable particulate matter. These are all pollutants regulated
by state and federal regulations because of their known adverse
health effects.
Starting
February 2003, Stanford University has introduced a
