Re: Liquid NItrogen emergency at the CPW Welcome Fair That would be my question... I'm going to email them and ask them exactly what the problem was. On Apr 11, 2005 9:57 AM, Quinn Mahoney  wrote: >  > ... >  > Do you guys know anything about this? >  > Can we be sure that the dewar wasn't simply releasing pressure automatically? >  > > --=====================_540854768==.ALT > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > Hi Harvey, Paul, Quinn, and Rod, > > > > We need your help to determine what caused the dewar to leak and freeze > > up.  We would like to ask you to describe specifically what you did before > > this happened.  We will also check the valve to determine if there was a > > mechanical problem. > > > > Thanks > > John Jordan and Katie Blass > > > > > > At 10:33 PM 4/10/2005 -0400, you wrote: > > >Sorry about this, I requested that the dewars be removed on Friday > > >when they were ordered, and we also emailed and phoned to that effect. > > > > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > >From: John Jordan  > > >Date: Apr 10, 2005 7:47 PM > > >Subject: RE: Fwd: CPW Welcome Fair > > >To: harveyj@mit.edu, Heinl  > > > > > > > > >  The dewars will be picked up Monday. > > > > > >         -----Original Message----- > > >         From: Harvey Jones [mailto:harveyj@gmail.com] > > >         Sent: Sun 4/10/2005 5:24 PM > > >         To: Heinl > > >         Cc: John Jordan > > >         Subject: Re: Fwd: CPW Welcome Fair > > > > > >         On Apr 9, 2005 12:37 PM, Heinl  wrote: > > >         >  SATURDAY > > >         >  One of your dewars is now leaking and we have contacted > > >campus police as > > >         > this appears to be somewhat of an emergency.  It is visibly > > >leaking and the > > >         > outside of the NITRO dewar is freezing up as well as the > > >knobs.  I have > > >         > tried reaching you at 5-6219.  This is the only number I have. > > >         >  These were to be picked up yesterday!! > > >         >  Please contact us ASAP > > > > > >         We contacted the AirGas representatives and requested that they pic > > k > > >         up the dewars on (last) Friday. Please let me know if there is > > >         anything I can do to help. > > > > > >         Harvey > > > > Katie Blass > > Environment, Health & Safety Office - Safety Program > > N52-496 > > Phone 617-253-9495 > > pager 800-225-0256   PIN 7815322313 > > EHS 617-452-3477 > > --=====================_540854768==.ALT > > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > > > >  > >  > > Hi Harvey, Paul, Quinn, and Rod,  > > We need your help to determine what caused the dewar to leak and freeze > > up.Â  We would like to ask you to describe specifically what you did > > before this happened.Â  We will also check the valve to determine if > > there was a mechanical problem.Â   > > Thanks > > John Jordan and Katie Blass  > >  > > At 10:33 PM 4/10/2005 -0400, you wrote: > > Sorry about this, I requested that > > the dewars be removed on Friday > > when they were ordered, and we also emailed and phoned to that > > effect. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: John Jordan <John.Jordan@airgas.com> > > Date: Apr 10, 2005 7:47 PM > > Subject: RE: Fwd: CPW Welcome Fair > > To: harveyj@mit.edu, Heinl <heinl@mit.edu> > >  > > Â The dewars will be picked up Monday. > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  -----Original > > Message----- > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  From: Harvey Jones > > [mailto:harveyj@gmail.com > > ] > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Sent: Sun 4/10/2005 5:24 > > PM > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  To: Heinl > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Cc: John Jordan > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Subject: Re: Fwd: CPW Welcome > > Fair > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  On Apr 9, 2005 12:37 PM, Heinl > > <heinl@mit.edu> wrote: > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  >Â  SATURDAY > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  >Â  One of your dewars > > is now leaking and we have contacted > > campus police as > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  > this appears to be > > somewhat of an emergency.Â  It is visibly > > leaking and the > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  > outside of the NITRO > > dewar is freezing up as well as the > > knobs.Â  I have > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  > tried reaching you at > > 5-6219.Â  This is the only number I have. > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  >Â  These were to be > > picked up yesterday!! > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  >Â  Please contact us > > ASAP > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  We contacted the AirGas > > representatives and requested that they pick > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  up the dewars on (last) > > Friday. Please let me know if there is > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  anything I can do to > > help. > > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Harvey > >  > >  > > > > Katie Blass  > > Environment, Health & Safety Office - Safety Program > > N52-496 > > Phone 617-253-9495  > > pager 800-225-0256Â Â  PIN 7815322313 > > EHS 617-452-3477  > > > > --=====================_540854768==.ALT-- > > >