Radioactive materials in ITE?

1996-06-06 Thread PS INCIDENT MGT. 223-8141
Hi, Every now and then we received customer inquiries as to whether there are any radioactive materials used in our products. To my knowledge none of our products contain such materials. I would be interested in knowing if anyone has had experience with the use of such materials in ITE(compute

re: Fire at Dusseldorf airport in Germany

1996-05-21 Thread PS INCIDENT MGT. 223-8141
Hello, There was apparently a fire at the Dusseldorf airport in Germany a few weeks back. What I understand is that some welding going on outside the terminal ignited cables in an air duct. Allegedly 40 people were overcome by fumes/ smoke and the information I have indicates a couple deaths o

RE: Re[2]: OSHA Laser Safety Requirements

1996-05-14 Thread PS INCIDENT MGT. 223-8141
Ken, I do not believe OSHA has a regulation on lasers for general industry. The construction regs., 29 CFR 1926, have specific requirements in regards to qualified personnel, PPE, etc. The ANSI Z136 guidelines are generally accepted has the minimum for meeting the OSHA requirement of providi

RE: Power cord length

1996-04-30 Thread PS INCIDENT MGT. 223-8141
Mel, I am not familiar with any national regulatory restrictions, but I do know, at least a few years ago, some local electrical codes caused us some heart ache due to restrictions on cord length. Regards, Bob Brister Digital Equip. Corp