SO our friendly neighborhood environmental chekist just came up to the office to warn us about the combined UK/US Orwellian policies on storing “dangerous chemicals” (and forcible recycling)…so these are the facts:

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1)      any flammable chemicals must be stored in a “fire resistant” locker

2)      anything not issued by the government can not be kept unless it is used in small amounts (once per month or so)…but then only with a locally approved and signed form in order to track these “dangerous chemicals”

3)      any non-dangerous aerosols must be stored in a proper locker and not out in the open

4)      if a chemical is in a non-OEM container it must be properly labeled – to include manufacturer, date, address, etc

5)      introduction of “new chemicals” must be certified and everyone who could possibly exposed must be trained.

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SO….long story short…if I have a bottle of white-out in my desk door, I/the Unit will get a “write-up” for illegal storage of dangerous chemicals….because it is flammable…and not in a fire locker…and I haven’t been trained to use it (not to mention that they don’t even track my training here because I am a civilian)

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Now this is not to say that our chekist is an asshole…or that he is malicious in his quest for environmental harmony…but I might equate him to a lowly guard at Auschwitz happily herding us into the showers with little care or worry about the ultimate outcome…J/K O’D Thanks J  

Someone stop the insanity!

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