[43898] in Hotline Meeting
Update on N42 lower level contamination (case 113491)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe Welch)
Mon Jun 22 08:32:07 1998
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 98 08:32:03 EDT
To: hotline@MIT.EDU
From: Joe Welch <joewelch@MIT.EDU>
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>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 13:23:31 -0400
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>From: hogue@MIT.EDU (Bill Hogue)
>Subject: Update on N42 lower level contamination
>Cc: rfink@MIT.EDU, itlt@MIT.EDU, support-tl@MIT.EDU, joewelch@MIT.EDU
>
>Hello, everyone --
>
>In the interests of maintaining full disclosure, I pass along the following
>email in its entirety from Richard Fink, Associate Biosafety Officer, who
>did some environmental sampling on the lower level at the end of the week.
>
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>
>>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 09:46:34 -0400
>>To: sjpers@MIT.EDU, hogue@MIT.EDU
>>From: Richard Fink <rfink@MIT.EDU>
>>Subject: N42
>>Mime-Version: 1.0
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>>Sewage contamination still present in -021 (closet), by file cabinet
>>outside -059, K. Allen' s area, and -072.
>>
>>Men's and women's rooms free of sewage.
>>
>>Full report to follow.
>>
>>
>>Richard Fink, SM(NRM), CBSP
>>Assoc. Biosafety Officer
>
>=================
>
>It appears that our decisions to relocate staff, limit access to the lower
>level, and replace carpet were correct. If you must visit the lower level,
>I urge you to continue to be especially conscientious about washing your
>hands afterwards. We will contact Mr. Fink so that he might advise us on
>any additional precautionary steps we might take.
>
>I also would ask that you not relocate lower level file cabinets or
>bookcases that have been in contact with the carpet unless they have been
>thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. We are arranging a timetable with
>Physical Plant to do this cleaning en masse, but if you have urgent
>priorities please inform Sally Persing so that we can establish a queue and
>meet your needs quickly.
>
>As always, feel free to contact me if you have questions.
>
>Bill
>
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Joseph Welch
Technical Assistant
Athena Deployment Team
MIT, Room E40-362
E-Mail joewelch@mit.edu
Phone (617)253-1530
