EMERGENCY / SERVICE OUTAGE MEMORANDUM
Notification Date: April 14, 2025
To: Brown Hall Occupants
From: David Feron
Emergency Contact Info: 301-461-5354
Outage Date: April 18, 2025
Outage Time: 5:00 AM – 6:00 AM
Purpose: To remove temporary chiller at loading dock.
System(s) Involved: Electrical Power, Laboratory Ventilation, Building Heating and Cooling, Process Cooling.
Effect(s) on Occupants: For the electrical outage, power down computers and equipment.
- Electrical power in the building will be off for the duration of the outage.
- Building heating and cooling will be off.
- Laboratory exhaust ventilation will be off.
- Process cooling will not be available.
For the impaired laboratory exhaust ventilation prepare as follows:
- Cease all work with chemicals during the maintenance period.
- Shut down experiments that generate hazardous contaminants (particulates, dust, ozone, etc.) and heat.
- Close all chemical containers and properly store them, including those within the laboratory hoods.
- Verify your waste containers are closed.
- Submit full waste containers for waste pickup.
- Close/lower the sash on your chemical hood.
- Close all gas cylinder valves except for inert gases such as nitrogen and argon.
Please notify all personnel affected by this outage. If this interruption of service creates an unmanageable problem, or you desire additional information, please call 303-273-3330.
Thank you for your cooperation.
