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.

The mind boggles !  What DO you guys get up to in your laboratory ??

Oops, sorry, I'll get my (lab) coat ........