Richard Ramirez on mon 21 apr 97
Subj: classroom clean-up
Date: 04/16/97
To: clayart@lsv.uky.edu
Hello ceramic instructors,
I'm trying to compile a list of procedures, techniques, and information on
how to go about in cleaning a ceramic classroom. Hopefully this information
can be used by my school's custodial staff to better service our ceramic
department. You can add input in any shape or form, all information on brands
of products and equipment will be appreicated.
Areas of concern: #1- Floors=regularity of sweeping and wet mopping, are
sweeping compounds used?, how often dust mop heads changed?, do you use a
vacuum? type/,how often?,are your floors conceret?, does the custodian uses a
respirator?. #2-air ciriculation= do you have exhust vents?, are they running
when classes are in session?, Fans and air conditions, are they used?, do you
have a air purification system? does it work well ?, brand?, cost?, doors and
windows, open or closed during class time?. #3-water facilities=how many
sinks or and water outlets(facuets)does your classroom have?, what do you
think is adequate for a class of 35 students, with half a dozen wheels?, do
you hose down your classroom occasionally?, do you have and use a
wet-vacuum?, type?, do you raku? morning, end of day ,weekends, any problems
with other teachers, fire marshalls, fire dept.?. #4-Trash collection=how
many trash cans in your room?, size?, lined with plastic?, do you throw,
slurry, glaze, dust, in with paper?, how often empytied?. Hopefully we can
better educate our custodial staff on the importance of having a clean and
safe classroom environment for both our students and instructors.
TIA for your time and input.
R12396,Richard "The Clay Stalker", Ramirez
P.S.-I know many of these question seem simple and unnecessary to answer, but
what I need is black and white confrimation that these practices are common
in other schools.
P.P.S.
I know many of us have dfferent or similar cleaning habits, but what I,m
requesting is to log the majority of essentials to where I have some conceret
leverage to do some battle with my school about cleaning my ceramic classroom
properly. Thanks Again
Linda Gonzales on tue 22 apr 97
You have people to clean up? In our classes we clean up ourselves.
This includes cleaning wheels and tables, mopping floors, hosing out
studio space, cleaning tables, inventorying and labeling chemicals,
cleaning outside glaze area, etc.
It's part of our class room time and requirements.
Dannon Rhudy on tue 22 apr 97
Richard,
The cleaning routine here is not what it ought to be. I try to
prevent sweeping, but clearly the staff thinks I worry for
nothing, and/or that it cannot be important if they can't see the
dust thick in the air. However, I have managed to arrange it so
that MOST cleaning is by wet-mop. The (canvas covered) tables
are cleaned by the students, with wet sponges. The kiln patio
is hosed down periodically; a lot of dust there because clay
is mixed outside, slip stored there, and so on; inevitable that
clay accumulates underfoot. Glaze area is cleaned by sponge
and wet mop only. Wheels are cleaned by the students, when they
are finished with them; not much clay accumulates there. We have
through-the-wall vent fans which work well, but are high up on
the walls, where they pull things cleverly past one's face as
they exhaust...kilns, including electric kilns, are all outside.
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
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Subj: classroom clean-up
Date: 04/16/97
To: clayart@lsv.uky.edu
Hello ceramic instructors,
I'm trying to compile a list of procedures, techniques, and
information on
how to go about in cleaning a ceramic classroom. Hopefully this
information
can be used by my school's custodial staff to better service our
ceramic
department. You can add input in any shape or form, all
information on brands
of products and equipment will be appreicated.
Areas of concern: #1- Floors=regularity of sweeping and wet
mopping, are
sweeping compounds used?, how often dust mop heads changed?, do
you use a
vacuum? type/,how often?,are your floors conceret?, does the
custodian uses a
respirator?. #2-air ciriculation= do you have exhust vents?, are
they running
when classes are in session?, Fans and air conditions, are they
used?, do you
have a air purification system? does it work well ?, brand?,
cost?, doors and
windows, open or closed during class time?. #3-water
facilities=how many
sinks or and water outlets(facuets)does your classroom have?, what
do you
think is adequate for a class of 35 students, with half a dozen
wheels?, do
you hose down your classroom occasionally?, do you have and use a
wet-vacuum?, type?, do you raku? morning, end of day ,weekends,
any problems
with other teachers, fire marshalls, fire dept.?. #4-Trash
collection=how
many trash cans in your room?, size?, lined with plastic?, do you
throw,
slurry, glaze, dust, in with paper?, how often empytied?.
Hopefully we can
better educate our custodial staff on the importance of having a
clean and
safe classroom environment for both our students and instructors.
TIA for your time and input.
R12396,Richard "The Clay Stalker", Ramirez
P.S.-I know many of these question seem simple and unnecessary to
answer, but
what I need is black and white confrimation that these practices
are common
in other schools.
P.P.S.
I know many of us have dfferent or similar cleaning habits, but
what I,m
requesting is to log the majority of essentials to where I have
some conceret
leverage to do some battle with my school about cleaning my
ceramic classroom
properly. Thanks Again
Cindy on wed 23 apr 97
Richard, Dannon, or whoever originated this post
One suggestion I haven't seen here is for the use of a commercial ozone
generator. Maybe that's because it wouldn't work or something, but my
limited understanding of their process is that the unstable O3 molecule,
which is ozone, in some way changes the electrical charges in the
atmosphere, causing dust to fall to the ground. If we were talking about a
liquid instead of a gas, I guess you'd say it causes the dust to
precipitate. I'm sure you could find a much clearer explanation elsewhere
on the net, but it's a thought, anyway. This would do away with the need
for filters, I would imagine, though you'd still have the dust on the
tables, floors, and everything else to deal with. At least you wouldn't be
breathing so much of it.
Cindy Strnad
> Richard,
>
> The cleaning routine here is not what it ought to be. I try to
> prevent sweeping, but clearly the staff thinks I worry for
> nothing, and/or that it cannot be important if they can't see the
> dust thick in the air. However, I have managed to arrange it so
> that MOST cleaning is by wet-mop. The (canvas covered) tables
> are cleaned by the students, with wet sponges. The kiln patio
> is hosed down periodically; a lot of dust there because clay
> is mixed outside, slip stored there, and so on; inevitable that
> clay accumulates underfoot. Glaze area is cleaned by sponge
> and wet mop only. Wheels are cleaned by the students, when they
> are finished with them; not much clay accumulates there. We have
> through-the-wall vent fans which work well, but are high up on
> the walls, where they pull things cleverly past one's face as
> they exhaust...kilns, including electric kilns, are all outside.
>
> Dannon Rhudy
> potter@koyote.com
>
>
>
>
> ----------------------------Original
> message----------------------------
> Subj: classroom clean-up
> Date: 04/16/97
> To: clayart@lsv.uky.edu
>
> Hello ceramic instructors,
> I'm trying to compile a list of procedures, techniques, and
> information on
> how to go about in cleaning a ceramic classroom. Hopefully this
> information
> can be used by my school's custodial staff to better service our
> ceramic
> department. You can add input in any shape or form, all
> information on brands
> of products and equipment will be appreicated.
> Areas of concern: #1- Floors=regularity of sweeping and wet
> mopping, are
> sweeping compounds used?, how often dust mop heads changed?, do
> you use a
> vacuum? type/,how often?,are your floors conceret?, does the
> custodian uses a
> respirator?. #2-air ciriculation= do you have exhust vents?, are
> they running
> when classes are in session?, Fans and air conditions, are they
> used?, do you
> have a air purification system? does it work well ?, brand?,
> cost?, doors and
> windows, open or closed during class time?. #3-water
> facilities=how many
> sinks or and water outlets(facuets)does your classroom have?, what
> do you
> think is adequate for a class of 35 students, with half a dozen
> wheels?, do
> you hose down your classroom occasionally?, do you have and use a
> wet-vacuum?, type?, do you raku? morning, end of day ,weekends,
> any problems
> with other teachers, fire marshalls, fire dept.?. #4-Trash
> collection=how
> many trash cans in your room?, size?, lined with plastic?, do you
> throw,
> slurry, glaze, dust, in with paper?, how often empytied?.
> Hopefully we can
> better educate our custodial staff on the importance of having a
> clean and
> safe classroom environment for both our students and instructors.
> TIA for your time and input.
> R12396,Richard "The Clay Stalker", Ramirez
>
> P.S.-I know many of these question seem simple and unnecessary to
> answer, but
> what I need is black and white confrimation that these practices
> are common
> in other schools.
>
> P.P.S.
> I know many of us have dfferent or similar cleaning habits, but
> what I,m
> requesting is to log the majority of essentials to where I have
> some conceret
> leverage to do some battle with my school about cleaning my
> ceramic classroom
> properly. Thanks Again
Curtis Junor on thu 26 nov 98
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Subj: classroom clean-up
> Date: 04/16/97
> To: clayart@lsv.uky.edu
>
> Hello ceramic instructors,
> I'm trying to compile a list of procedures, techniques, and information on
> how to go about in cleaning a ceramic classroom. Hopefully this information
> can be used by my school's custodial staff to better service our ceramic
> department. You can add input in any shape or form, all information on brands
> of products and equipment will be appreicated.
> Areas of concern: #1- Floors=regularity of sweeping and wet mopping, are
> sweeping compounds used?, how often dust mop heads changed?, do you use a
> vacuum? type/,how often?,are your floors conceret?, does the custodian uses a
> respirator?. #2-air ciriculation= do you have exhust vents?, are they running
> when classes are in session?, Fans and air conditions, are they used?, do you
> have a air purification system? does it work well ?, brand?, cost?, doors and
> windows, open or closed during class time?. #3-water facilities=how many
> sinks or and water outlets(facuets)does your classroom have?, what do you
> think is adequate for a class of 35 students, with half a dozen wheels?, do
> you hose down your classroom occasionally?, do you have and use a
> wet-vacuum?, type?, do you raku? morning, end of day ,weekends, any problems
> with other teachers, fire marshalls, fire dept.?. #4-Trash collection=how
> many trash cans in your room?, size?, lined with plastic?, do you throw,
> slurry, glaze, dust, in with paper?, how often empytied?. Hopefully we can
> better educate our custodial staff on the importance of having a clean and
> safe classroom environment for both our students and instructors.
> TIA for your time and input.
> R12396,Richard "The Clay Stalker", Ramirez
>
> P.S.-I know many of these question seem simple and unnecessary to answer, but
> what I need is black and white confrimation that these practices are common
> in other schools.
>
> P.P.S.
> I know many of us have dfferent or similar cleaning habits, but what I,m
> requesting is to log the majority of essentials to where I have some conceret
> leverage to do some battle with my school about cleaning my ceramic classroom
> properly. Thanks Again
>
I am curious if the fumes related with ceramics is also a problem for your clean
>
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Carol Seidman on sat 28 nov 98
Hi Curtis:
My teaching situation is simple, adult ed, two classes per week. We
are guests in someone elses art room. I tell these folks from day one,
the room should look as if we were never here. Everyone cleans. Any
piece of clay that falls, dries, gets ground up and tracked all over and
we are breathing the dust. Pick up, wipe with a damp sponge and save a
messy task later. With many sets of helpful hands, we will be welcome to
continue the program. This is not on the scale of your situation with
large classes in a full time art program, but its a start.
Hope this helps. Carol S.
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