Wonder if they are allowed to wear something under the rear opening
surgical smocks with tear apart velcro tabs????
(sorry, couldn't resist)

At 09:18 PM 10/8/98 +0100, Richard Pitman wrote:
>The message <01bdf249$2c6087a0$LocalHost@mick>
>  from  Mick Rentsch <ausbio@nex.com.au> contains these words:
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>> (they open below the button line). In an emergency it can be sometimes
>> difficult to get a lab coat off a staff member in a hurry.
>> For these reason we only allow staff to wear short sleeve rear opening
>> surgical smocks with velcro (tear apart) tabs. In wet areas plastic
>> disposeable aprons which are easily ripped off in an emergency.
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>The mind boggles !  What DO you guys get up to in your laboratory ??
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>Oops, sorry, I'll get my (lab) coat ........
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