- All messages should be related to lab safety or topics which will be of interest to chemical
hygiene officers or lab safety professionals. Minimize tangential discussions. Please take
them to private email.
- Please DO NOT send attachments to the list! They will bog down the mail server and fill
the archives and digests with ASCII code. They will also be unreadable by many
subscribers. If you have a file to share, announce its availability to the list, and attach it to
private email to individuals who request it. (And the requests should be made in private
email, not to the list.)
- Keep in mind that when you REPLY to a message from the list, you will reply to the
*entire* list, not just to the person to whose message you are replying. Usually. Keep an
eye on which address appears in the "To:" box of your emailer when you press REPLY.
- Please trim quoted text to a bare minimum when making replies. Everyone on the list
receives every message, and you need only quote minimum pertinent parts to refresh the
thread of discussion. At the same time, take care to keep quotes in context so as not to
misrepresent another's remarks.
- There are many excellent products and services that are available out there.
LSI would
like to encourage anyone who feels they have something of value for NACHO members
to use LABSAFETY-L to let them know about the product or service. This policy is
intentionally different from other discussion lists. It recognizes our need to solve lab
safety/CHO problems with products and services as well as ideas. We also those who
have used the product or service can comment on their experiences. Specific follow-up
questions and requests should be directed personally and not to the discussion list.
- Let's maintain a discussion environment that respects diverse points of views and
opinions. Be patient, polite, and treat each other with kindness.
- Membership in the National Association of Chemical Hygiene Officers (NACHO) is free
and open to anyone who is a CHO or interested in lab safety issues. You join NACHO
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of the Laboratory Safety Workshop, the list owner. Please tell your friends and
colleagues about NACHO and encourage them to join.
- Typically many people on a list are "lurkers" (read but never post). LSI would like to
encourage everyone to join in the conversation. If you have not yet participated, please
post a short note introducing yourself and your interests in lab safety. The more active
contributors can help encourage participation. Please continue the
professional-while-cheerful demeanor and clear, readable messages which have
characterized our first year.
- No question is too basic for LABSAFETY-L. Some NACHO members have been in
the field for a long time; others are just beginning. Welcome all new members and all
questions. As we see recurring questions, we will develop FAQs for the web site. And,
let's all learn to effectively use our archives.
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