The following information was received via fax:
Event location: 3064 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
A tritium exit sign was found damaged on March 31, 2010, at Bed Bath & Beyond in Saratoga Springs. On April 6, 2010, Shaw Environmental Group was granted reciprocity to survey, decontaminate and package the broken sign. All measurements were found to be below MDA. The broken sign was shipped to Shield Source, Inc, a tritium light manufacturer based in Canada. Written report [was] received [on] 4/29/2010.
Bed Bath and Beyond has implemented and communicated protocols to its stores for the proper handling of [Tritium Exit Signs] TES. It has also inventoried all of the TES at its sites across the U.S. to re-establish the accuracy of its records and to track the location of TES for proper accounting and handling. This incident is closed.
New York Event Report ID Number: NY - 11 - 06