PPT Slide
Equipment Type May Contain…
- Optics table Laser dye or residual solvents
- Floor tiles, lab bench tops,
fume hood panels, gaskets,
ovens, thermal insulation, Asbestos
refractory bricks, fire-retardant
cloth, fire doors or separations, etc.
- Chemical storage cabinets Residual solvents or caustics
- Vacuum pumps Oil with PCBs or arsenic
- Bell jars or vacuum chambers Heavy metal dusts (e.g., beryllium, arsenic, etc.)
- Old paint, shielding bricks Lead
- Light fixture ballasts PCBs, mercury
- Thermometers, manometers, Mercury
- Smoke Detectors, old EXIT Signs Radioactive tritium
- Ductwork Heavy metal dusts, caustics