Laboratory Eating/Drinking Policy

[William Lorenzen <LORENZEN_W@A1.TCH.Harvard.edu>]

          We are in the process of designing a new research building and in 
          recent meeting where the lab space was being discussed several PI's 
          have mentioned the desire to allow eating/drinking at desk spaces 
          which would be located inside laboratories.  Their justification is 
          weak, however they bring up the fact that Stanford University 
          allows it so why can't we do it (let's not get into that issue).  
          
          I have discussed this with the RSO at Stanford U and have all the 
          information about their policy, it's history and it's 
          conditions/limitations.  I wanted to know if anyone else has such 
          a policy.
          
          Here are my specific questions...
           
          1.Does your radiation safety program allow eating/drinking of any 
          kind within laboratory spaces which are designated for radioactive 
          material use?
            
          2.If so, what are the specifics of your policy and do the other 
          EH&S programs support/conform to the radiation safety policy? 
          
          3.Do you operate in an NRC or Agreement State? 
          
          Please no responses about why we should NOT allow this or how the 
          regulators will not allow it.  This is simply a query of others 
          policies.
          
          Please e-mail me directly and I can summarize the responses for a 
          later posting to RADSAFE.
          
          William A. Lorenzen
          Children's Hospital
          Boston, MA 02115
          
          lorenzen_w@a1.tch.harvard.edu

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