[274] in Depressing_Thoughts
Re: Mercury, Sfatey Office, Respirators
hoffmann@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (hoffmann@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Fri Aug 19 18:05:44 1988
Gee, things have become more rigorous since I had a
mercury spill in my lab five years ago. I called the
safety office and they didn't want to have anything
to do with me. They told me to get a bottle of
sulfur powder and sprinkle the contents over the
mercury and clean it up myself. No mask, no gloves,
no booties... I wore a pair of Playtex (TM) dish-
washing gloves. Don't know if I ever got it all, either.
It's beautiful outside and I'm here typing, that's
depressing!
-Ron
