[Pharmwaste] RE: hand sanitizer

[TBadrick at aol.com]

I refer to them as little bombs in the hospital.  In an age where fire  
marshals freak out over recycling containers size due to fire risk....its okay  
to put aerosol containers (otherwise known as compressed gas cylinders) of  
flammable materials every twenty feet or so along a wall?..  gee I feel  
safe now.  Whatever happened to soap and water and proper technique?   is that 
too complicated?  This is what happens when rampant uneducated fear  trumps 
science and logic.
 
I clearly remember the day, sitting in the Reno airport bar and Wolf  
Blitzer comes on TV with a special report about deadly MRSA...all I could think  
about was how this would put a halt to all other hospital projects to solve 
a  problem that really wasn't a problem, because guess what MRSA is already  
everywhere and that just employing proper hand washing would do just  
fine....sigghhhh, I must be getting older ;-)
 
Tom Badrick
Badrick Consulting
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/29/2009 12:28:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
Lyle.Milby at NormanOK.gov writes:

Our  school system is putting these out in all of the schools at  the
recommendation of the County Health Department in response to  H1N1.  Our
Fire Department expressed reservations but they decided to  go ahead with
it.  I assume it is an alcohol based product because of  the fire
department concern.

Lyle Milby
City of  Norman
Environmental Services
P.O. Box 370
Norman, OK   73070
(405) 292-9731
lyle.milby at normanok.gov


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[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us]  On Behalf Of Suhr,
Marcus W.
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:20  PM
To: pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] RE: hand  sanitizer

I read an article where a child was poisoned by alcohol  sanitizer
recently.  Its only a matter of time before a child dies, or  they start
getting the swift idea of lighting it.  My own step-son was  required by
the school to bring a bottle to begin the year.  This is a  clear example
of bringing an item to market, and not enough controls.   Everyone thinks
sanitizer is so great.  

Anyone else being  requested to bring it to school?    

Marcus Suhr, ASP  
Industrial Hygienist 
Christiana Care Health Services 
Occupational  Safety Department, Office L840J 
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road 
Newark, DE  19718 
302-733-3787 (office)
302-573-7662 (pager) 
302-733-3771 (fax)  
MSuhr at christianacare.org


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