ChE Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students, There have been several incidents reported where shelves in flammable cabinets have collapsed or come loose. When this happens there is a high potential for breakage of flammable chemical containers. Flammable liquid spills pose a significant fire and personnel hazard! The following links provide excellent information on shelf design flaws and fixes and on related incidents. * http://www.ehs.wisc.edu/1978.htm * http://risk.arizona.edu/healthandsafety/chemicalsafetybulletins/chemicalspil... * http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/83/i21/8321ohio.html * http://ucih.ucdavis.edu/docs/i_CollapsedShelving.pdf * http://www.aiha.org/insideaiha/volunteergroups/labHandScommittee/Pages/Shelf... Please review your flammable cabinets, both permanent/built-in and stand alone. If you need assistance with repairs/fixes, please contact Jeff Valley. This is a good safety topic for research group meetings. Thank you for your commitment to ChE safety. Linda Linda S. Davis Industrial Education Director Chair, ChE Safety Committee (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Safety.html) School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University lsdavis@purdue.edu<mailto:lsdavis@purdue.edu> (765)496-7826