The 2023 Southeast Regional Meeting hosted a Division of Chemical Health and Safety symposium titled Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Laboratory Safety. Links to the powerpoint files are listed below.
Microcredentialing – New Frontier in undergraduate safety training. M.C. Box
Accessing chemical hazard and safety data via the internet. A.J. Williams, T. Martin, V. Tkachenko
Applying lessons of NOD to chemical laboratory safety. R.H. Hill
[If you are looking for the LST Workshop (“Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture”) or the RAMP Workshop (“RAMP in the Research Lab”), please click here.]
CHAS no longer holds in-person workshops in conjunction with the ACS National Meetings due to the costs associated with the meeting rooms and attendee travel costs. We now have online workshops via zoom covering the same variety of topics. These are held twice a year, usually 2-4 weeks after national meetings. For the Spring 2023 session, we are experimenting with half-day sessions, but may return to full-day for the Fall depending on attendance and enthusiasm for the half-day sessions.
Below are links to registration for the Spring sessions to be held the first week of May. All sessions begin at 1PM EDST and the cost is $195 per session. Please let me know if you have any questions!
If you are interested in arranging any of these trainings for your company or local section meetings, contact us at membership@dchas.org
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-convince-others-that-safety-is-important-tickets-714537620257?aff=oddtdtcreator
Throughout the world, this is the most frequently asked question about lab safety. The answer is simple and, for the most part, inexpensive. The short answer is to create a more effective lab safety program. This interesting and entertaining four-hour presentation provides an overview of some of the 33 critical program elements. It confronts one of the more common excuses for not having or improving the lab safety program … “It costs too much.” This is simply not true. Excellent lab safety programs do not need to cost large amounts of money.
Participants learn how to convince others by creating a more effective lab safety program (without a purchase order or requisition). You don’t want to miss this opportunity for a highly informative, worthwhile and enjoyable learning experience. Here’s a unique opportunity to take a look at your lab safety program to see how you’re doing and how you can do it even better. The participants will receive the Laboratory Safety Institute’s (LSI) lab safety program review checklist with 33 components. You will learn how to use this checklist to evaluate your program both qualitatively and quantitatively. The result is a simple, clear, low/no cost path for lab safety program development and improvement. And, with courage, you can score your program on a scale of zero to 100!
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/714541672377?aff=oddtdtcreator
There are more than 1 million laboratory chemical fume hoods in the USA and more than 15% have one or more safety problems. The three main areas to be covered in this presentation are: Setting up the fume hood safely and testing it; connecting to the air conditioning; and getting exhaust away from the lab building. Testing has shown that over 5% have chemical vapors blown back into the lab building by the wind.
Victor is the liaison from the ASHRAE ventilation engineering society to the American Chemical Society. He has been a Co-Author of ANSI Z9.5 “Laboratory Ventilation” since 1988.
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laboratory-waste-management-2023-tickets-714082739697?aff=oddtdtcreator
Each new generation of laboratory personnel is quickly confronted with the requirement to properly manage chemical waste in compliance with state and federal regulations as well as facility policies. This presentation introduces the full scope of regulation, with a focus on waste determinations, disposal technologies, variances & exemptions, and appropriate training of workers. In addition, the workshop will discuss economic and liability decisions necessary for effective waste management. Whether you are new to lab waste or just need a refresher, this program will give you what you need to manage waste safely and in compliance with requirements.
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/714546837827?aff=oddtdtcreator
The safer use of chemicals in the laboratory is critical. There are far too many examples of things gone very wrong resulting in serious injuries and deaths. This interactive half-day workshop will focus on the five-major area of chemical use in the lab.
Participants will learn more effective ways to purchase, handle, store, dispose, and label chemicals. They will discover how to create a stronger culture osf chemical safety. They will acquire a better understanding of principles of safer chemical use. Learn the answers to the four simple questions: What are the hazards? What can go wrong? What do I need to do to be prepared? What are the prudent practices, protective facilities and protective equipment needed to minimize the risk?
Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-be-a-more-effective-chemical-hygiene-officier-tickets-714121876757?aff=oddtdtcreator
CHAS offers the How to be a more effective Chemical Hygiene Officer workshop to provide participants with a detailed analysis of the CHO position and to prepare for the “CHO” Certification exam. Participants receive a clear perspective on safety issues in the laboratory, focusing on what the CHO does and how to do it better. OSHA, EPA & DOT regulations that impact laboratory operations are included in the discussion.
The workshop covers the content areas of the NRCC certification exam, including a sample test in the same format as the real one. Whether you are a new Chemical Hygiene Officer or an “old” one, you will find something to put to real use in this fast-paced presentation. There is extensive opportunity for questions during the workshop and with follow-up by phone and email.
If you have any questions about these workshops, contact us at membership@dchas.org or complete the form below.
[If you are looking for other workshops run by CHAS, please click here.]
In 2018, Dr. Kali A. Miller, at the time a graduate researcher at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and involved in the laboratory safety team there, developed a workshop called “Developing Graduate Student Leadership Skills in Laboratory Safety.” Initially supported by the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety, ACS Safety Programs, and the ACS Office of Graduate Education, the workshop was first held at the ACS National Meeting in Spring 2018. A paper was published describing this pilot workshop and initial survey analysis that can be found here. The workshop continued to be held at ACS National Meetings with different graduate researcher facilitators.
Jessica A. Martin began working closely with Dr. Miller to coordinate, and eventually take over general management of the workshop. They also interviewed graduate researcher leaders of LST teams as a means of learning more about the movement and improving the offerings of the workshop. This resulted in a publication about LSTs that can be found here.
As 2020 approached, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift to a virtual world. Starting with the Spring 2020 ACS National Meeting, Jessica worked with the Facilitators for that workshop to rapidly convert the workshop to a virtual format. Additionally, graduate researchers representing 12 different LSTs came together to write another peer-reviewed publication that can be found here discussing how the teams have survived the stress test introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
As interest in the workshop continued to blossom in the academic community, it was recognized that the virtual version could reach a wider audience and be held independent of conferences. Jessica recruited known and active advocates in the ACS safety community to constitute a Mentorship Team to continue to improve the workshop. Graduate researchers involved in the LST leadership at their own institutions were also regularly recruited to serve as Facilitators and Moderators to share their experiences and improve their own professional skills. The workshop was renamed “Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture” in recognition of the changes made to it.
In 2021, Taysir Bader, Catherine Wilhelm, Kerry Betz, Whitney Hess, Haim Weizman, and Ralph Stuartdeveloped a second workshop called “RAMP Risk Management in the Research Lab”. with funding from an ACS Innovative Project Grant. The goal of the grant was to identify how to use the RAMP paradigm as both an educational and operational tool for chemists in higher education.
The workshop used the same peer-led structure developed in the first workshop, recruiting graduate researchers to help run the workshops as Workshop Leaders, Facilitators, and Moderators. This workshop is also supported by the Mentorship Team. This workshop has been successfully delivered virtually and in-person to both general audiences and specific universities.
For 2022 and 2023, Monica Nyansa of the Michigan Technological University is serving as the Workshop Leader for “Empowering Academic Researchers to Strengthen Safety Culture”. She has described her experience with the workshop as part of her professional development in a posting for the ACS Chemistry Grad and Postdoc blog.
For 2022 and 2023, Brady Bresnahan of the University of Minnesota is serving as the Workshop Leader for “RAMP Risk Management in the Research Lab”.
Listed below are all of the individuals who have helped run the workshops as Workshop Leaders, Facilitators, and Moderators. Below that is a list of the fantastic Mentorship Team members!
Please check our workshop schedule for information and registration for the latest workshops!
| Workshop date (year, month) | Role | Name | Institution | Team name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Babatunde Samuel Obadawo | The University of Toledo | |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Caroline Donaghy | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Masha Aleksich | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Muhammad Qasim Ali | Texas Tech University | |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Srijana Pandey | Ohio University | |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Marilyn Naeem | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Adonis Amoli | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2023. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Antigoni Konstantinou | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2023.10 (In Person) RAMP | Leader | Brady Bresnahan | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023.10 (In Person) RAMP | Facilitator | Emily Piner | North Carolina State University | |
| 2023.10 (In Person) RAMP | Facilitator | Emma Murphy | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | UNC Joint Safety Team |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Leader | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team | |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Emily Piner | North Carolina State University | |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Emma Murphy | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Samya Samanta | Texas A&M University | Chemistry Student Safety Committee |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Hanne Henricksen | UNC Chapel Hill | UNC Joint Safety Team |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Muhammad Zaeem Idrees | University of Idaho | |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Mustapha Abdulmojeed | North Carolina State University | |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | QAISAR MAQBOOL | University of south florida | |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Anelisse Claros | University of Arkansas | Engineering Safety Club |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Maya Butler | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023.08 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Ivan Cockman | North Carolina State University | |
| 2023.06 (In Person) LST | Leader | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2023.06 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team | |
| 2023.06 (In Person) LST | Moderator | Babatunde Samuel Obadawo | The University of Toledo | |
| 2023.06 (In Person) LST | Moderator | Jessica Martin | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Leader | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team | |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Kris Elbein | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Aishanee Sur | Texas A & M Univerity | Chemistry Student Safety Committee |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Gretchen Burke | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Kyle Seabourn | University of Idaho | |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Maya Butler | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Rain Talosig | University of California, Irvine | Graduate Safety Team |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Sofia Estela Ramirez Lopez | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Yuri Lee | The Ohio State University | |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Eleni Spanolios | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 04 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Qaisar Maqbool | University of South Florida | |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Adelina Oronova | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Christy Dyer | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Jamiu Oyetoro | University of Ibadan | |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Srijana Pandey | Ohio University | |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Babatunde Samuel Obadawo | The University of Toledo | |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Popoola Olamilekan Emmanuel | University of Ibadan | |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Prosenjit Ray | Auburn University | |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Caroline Donaghy | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2023. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Qaisar Maqbool | University of South Florida | |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Leader | Brady Bresnahan | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Hossain Shadman | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Kris Elbein | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Murphi Williams | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Rain Talosig | University of California, Irvine | Graduate Safety Team |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Calla McCulley | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Amanda Chung | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Ralph Stuart | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2022. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Moderator | Samuella Sigmann | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Omar Leon Ruiz | University of California, Los Angeles | Joint Research Safety Initiative (JRSI) |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Adelina Oronova | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Saghar Gomrok | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Jamiu Oyetoro | University of Ibadan | |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Popoola Olamilekan Emmanuel | University of Ibadan | |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Christy Dyer | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Srijana Pandey | Ohio University | |
| 2022. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Babatunde Obadawo | The University of Toledo | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RADIATION SAFETY |
| 2022. 07 (In Person) RAMP | Facilitator | Taysir Bader | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 07 (In Person) RAMP | Facilitator | Brady Bresnahan | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Hossain Shadman | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Amanda Chung | University of California, Irvine | Graduate Safety Team |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Dinesh Gautam | Ohio University | |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Christy Dyer | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Brady Bresnahan | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Ashan Wettasinghe | University of Texas at Dallas | |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Melissa Alfonso | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Adelina Oronova | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Rachel Wiley | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Omar Leon Ruiz | University of California, Los Angeles | Joint Research Safety Initiative (JRSI) |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Hossain Shadman | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Amanda Chung | University of California, Irvine | Graduate Safety Team |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Abhijeet Patil | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Saghar Gomrok | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Hemanta Timsina | University of Arkansas | Engineering Safety Club |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Farouq Busari | University of Ibadan (Nigeria) | |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Jessica Martin | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2022. 03 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Tammy Lutz-Rechtin | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2022. 01 (In Person) RAMP | Facilitator | Taysir Bader | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2022. 01 (In Person) RAMP | Facilitator | Catherine Wilhelm | University of Michigan | |
| 2021. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Taysir Bader | University of Minnesota | Chemistry and CEMS Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 11 (Virtual) RAMP | Facilitator | Catherine Wilhelm | University of Michigan | |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Calla McCulley | University of Texas at Austin | Chemistry Student Safety Organization (CSSO) |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Austin Moyle | Washington University in St. Louis | Chemistry Peer Review Safety Group (CPRSG) |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Abhijeet Patil | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Rachel Wiley | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Maggi Braasch-Turi | Colorado State University | |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Melissa Alfonso | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Hemanta Timsina | University of Arkansas | Engineering Safety Club |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Adelina Oronova | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 10 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Farouq Busari | University of Ibadan (Nigeria) | |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Lindsey Applegate | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Jessica DeYoung | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Taysir Bader | University of Minnesota | Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Abhijeet Patil | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Calla McCulley | University of Texas at Austin | Chemistry Student Safety Organization (CSSO) |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Rachel Wiley | The University of Memphis | University of Memphis Graduate Safety Team |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Austin Moyle | Washington University in St. Louis | Chemistry Peer Review Safety Group (CPRSG) |
| 2021. 06 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Maggi Braasch-Turi | Colorado State University | |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Omar Leon Ruiz | UCLA | Joint Research Safety Initiative |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Dagen Hughes | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Lindsey Applegate | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Jessica DeYoung | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Cristian Aviles-Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Taysir Bader | University of Minnesota | Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Melissa Alfonso | University of Memphis | University of Memphis Joint Safety Team |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Abhijeet Patil | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Monica Nyansa | Michigan Technological University | MTU Chemistry Graduate Safety Committee (MTU CGSC) |
| 2021. 02 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Calla McCulley | University of Texas at Austin | Chemistry Student Safety Organization (CSSO) |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Sarah Zinn | University of Chicago | The Joint Research Safety Initiative |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Jessica DeYoung | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Marta Gmurczyk | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Mary Beth Koza | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Lindsey Applegate | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Dagen Hughes | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Kali Miller | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | David Finster | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Cristian Aviles-Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2020. 11 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Omar Leon Ruiz | UCLA | Joint Research Safety Initiative |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Cristian Aviles-Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Omar Leon Ruiz | UCLA | Joint Research Safety Initiative |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Sarah Zinn | University of Chicago | The Joint Research Safety Initiative |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Jessica DeYoung | University of Iowa | Chemical Safety and Responsibility Stewards (CSARS) |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Kali Miller | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Marta Gmurczyk | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Sammye Sigmann | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | David Finster | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 08 (Virtual) LST | Moderator | Ralph Stuart | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2020. 03 (Virtual) LST | Leader | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2020. 03 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Victor Beaumont | Yale University | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2020. 03 (Virtual) LST | Facilitator | Veronica Hayes | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2019. 08 (In Person) LST | Leader | Kali Miller | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2019. 08 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2019. 08 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | Chandra Karki | The University of South Dakota | |
| 2019. 06 (In Person) LST | Leader | Kali Miller | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2019. 06 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | Jessica Martin | University of Connecticut | Joint Safety Team |
| 2019. 06 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | David Finster | Mentorship Team Member | |
| 2019. 03 (In Person) LST | Leader | Kali Miller | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2019. 03 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | Kendra Denlinger | Xavier University | |
| 2018. 08 (In Person) LST | Leader | Kali Miller | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2018. 08 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | Kaitlin Tyler | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2018. 03 (In Person) LST | Leader | Kali Miller | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Chemistry Joint Safety Team |
| 2018. 03 (In Person) LST | Facilitator | Michail Vlysidis | University of Minnesota | Joint Safety Team |
Leader: Recruits and trains Facilitators and Moderators; manages updates to workshop content; organizes logistics; communicates with participants before and after workshop as needed; manages technology during the workshop; leads pre-workshop practice and post-workshop review sessions for Facilitators with the Mentorship Team
Facilitator: Student researchers who have previously attended the workshop and served as Moderators, participate in updates to workshop content through pre-workshop practice and post-workshop review sessions with the Leader and Mentorship Team; delivers workshop content to live audience; facilitates small group and large group activities and discussion during the workshop.
Moderator (Position created for virtual workshops): Student researchers who have previously attended the workshop who now serve in the practice audience for pre-workshop practice sessions and participate in post-workshop review sessions; contribute to updates to workshop content; monitor Breakout Room activities during the workshop.
Mentorship Team: This team is a group of senior CHAS members and other safety professionals who support the workshop leaders with content review and advice and who also serve as back-up moderators for virtual workshops.
2021 Mentorship Team
2023 Mentorship Team
The Agenda Book for the Executive Committee meeting is now available as a Google file. The meeting will take place on Monday, August 14, 2023 11:30AM-1:30PM PDT in the Hilton Parc 55 room of the Embarcadero. The Zoom Virtual Link is available in the agenda book.
May 2023
Most professionals and educators understand the importance of safe chemical management in today’s world. Unfortunately, many undergraduate, graduate, and secondary education programs do not provide equal coverage of this critical competency.
Join Professor of Chemical Education Susan Wiediger of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Safety Education Consultant Samuella B. Sigmann as they discuss the fundamentals and best practices for chemical management, highlighting avenues for individuals to pursue more knowledge.
This ACS Webinar is moderated by Amanda Chung, Chemical Hygiene Officer at the University of North Texas and is co-produced with the ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety and the Committee on Chemical Safety.
Presenters were Susan Wiediger, Professor, Chemical Education, Department of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Samuella B. Sigmann, Safety Education Consultant & Past Stockroom, Director, and Chemical Hygiene Officer, Appalachian State University (Retired).
Membership in the Division of Chemical Heath and Safety is a powerful tool for chemical health and safety professionals in industry, academia and government. Membership benefits include access to theDCHAS e-mail listserv. This diverse group is comprised of safety professionals (with a wide range of backgrounds and careers) who freely share their experiences, insight, and knowledge when members have questions and serve to mentor safety professionals to help ensure their success. You will also receive notice of papers to be presented and social events at National Meetings.
You can join the Division at the ACS web site at https://home.acs.org/forms/s/technical-divisions?sc=1234
DCHAS is a technical division of the American Chemical Society. We have about 1700 members and very active in partnering with other technical divisions and committees of the ACS, as well as sister organizations outside the ACS. We are also the parent division of the ACS Cannabis Subdivision.
Below is a powerpoint summary of the purpose of the Division and its activities. If you would like to share this in an oral presentation, we’ll be glad to share with you the powerpoint file for you to customize for this purpose. Contact membership@dchas.org for this file.
Improving people’s lives through the power of best chemical health and safety practices
The ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety provides authoritative technical resources and mentorship in chemical health and safety for all.
CHAS provides chemical safety professionals with professional development opportunities by working on Divisional activities. These opportunities enable members to stay up to date on emerging technical and cultural aspects of chemical safety while networking with peers nationally and globally. Many have found this work to an be important asset both for themselves and the stakeholders they work with. To get involved in the Division’s work, indicate your interest in specific opportunities in the form on this page.
YEAR CHAIR SECRETARY TREASURER COUNCILORS
2022 C. Incarvito M.B. Koza F. Wood-Black, D. Decker
2021 H. Elston M. Wilhelm M.B. Koza F. Wood-Black, D. Decker
2020 R. Izzo M. Wilhelm M.B. Koza F. Wood-Black, D. Decker
2019 S. Sigmann M. Wilhelm M.B. Koza F. Wood-Black, D. Decker
2018 J. Pickel M. Wilhelm N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, D. Decker
2017 H. Elston R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, R. Hill
2016 J. Palmer R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, R. Hill
2015 D. Decker R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, R. Hill
2014 K. Fivizzani R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, R. Hill
2013 D. Schmidt R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl
2012 K. Jeskie R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl
2011 K. Fivizzani R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl
2010 S. Wawzyniecki R. Stuart N. Langerman F. Wood-Black, G. Wahl
2009 R. Phifer R. Stuart N. Langerman G. Wahl
2008 E. Talley R. Stuart N. Langerman K. Benedict G. Wahl
2007 B. Foster R. Stuart N. Langerman K. Benedict G. Wahl
2006 J. Kapin R. Stuart N. Langerman K. Benedict G. Wahl
2005 R. Phifer B. Foster E. Talley E. Segal G. Wahl
2004 Neal Langerman B. Foster E. Talley E. Segal G. Wahl
2003 Robert Hill R. Phifer E. Talley E. Segal M. Solstad G. Wahl
2002 J. Palmer R. Phifer E. Talley E. Segal M. Solstad G. Wahl
2001 F. Wood-Black R. Phifer E. Talley D. Schmidt E. Segal G. Wahl
2000 K. Fivizzani S. Moon E. Talley W. Kingsley E. Segal G. Wahl
1999 R. Hathaway S. Moon P. Ashbrook W. Kingsley E. Segal G. Wahl
1998 M. Solstad S. Moon P. Ashbrook W. Kingsley E. Segal G. Wahl
1997 P.- Y. Lu S. Moon P. Ashbrook A. Norberg E. Segal G. Wahl
1996 W. Kingsley S. Moon P. Ashbrook A. Norberg R. Phifer E. Segal
1995 G. Wahl S. Moon P. Ashbrook A. Norberg R. Phifer E. Segal
1994 S. Sichak R. Hathaway P. Ashbrook R. Phifer E. Segal G. Wahl
1993 J. Breazeale R. Hathaway S. Szabo E. Segal M. Solstad
1992 D. Marsick R. Hathaway S. Szabo E. Segal M. Solstad
1991 H. Fawcett R. Hathaway S. Szabo L. Phifer M. Solstad
1990 R. Alaimo R. Hathaway S. Szabo L. Phifer M. Solstad
1989 P. Redden R. Hathaway D. Katz E. Brown L. Phifer
1988 J. Kaufman E. Garcia D. Katz E. Brown D. Walters
1987 L.J. Nicholls E. Garcia D. Katz E. Brown D. Walters
1986 C. Marlowe E. Garcia D. Katz L. Doemeny D. Walters
1985 L. Phifer E. Garcia D. Katz L. Doemeny J. Young
1984 D. Walters E. Garcia D. Katz L. Doemeny J. Young
1983 R. Scott E. Garcia L. Phifer E. Becker J. Young
1982 M. Renfrew D. Walters L. Phifer E. Becker H. Fawcett
1981 L. Doemeny D. Walters L. Phifer E. Becker H. Fawcett
1980 J. Young D. Walters L. Phifer H. Fawcett
1979 H. Fawcett E. Becker* E. Becker*
1978 H. Fawcett E. Becker
Welcome to the Division of Chemical Health and Safety’s (CHAS) website. Our organization is an all-volunteer technical division of the American Chemical Society. The Division is home to chemists from industry and academia and safety professionals who are interested in the well-being of those who use chemicals (at work, in education, or at home) and the protection of the environment.
Through our mission to, “…provide authoritative technical resources and mentorship in chemical health and safety for all.”, we support Safety in the Chemistry Enterprise. Please take a few minutes and browse the various pages of our website to learn more about our divisional activities.
We invite you to join CHAS, which gives you access to all of the resources our division has to offer. Membership in the Division provides opportunities to network with professionals from variety of disciplines who share a common passion for industrial and research chemical safety and chemical safety education.
When you become a member, you will have access to:
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We recognize contributions from our volunteers and sponsors:
2019 looks to be a very busy year as we work with other divisions such as Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (I&EC), Chemical Education (CHED), and Analytical Chemistry (ANYL) to include safety symposia in their programing.
Wishing you a productive & safe year in your educational and/or work endeavors,
-Samuella (Sammye) Sigmann, 2019 Chair
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
The Agenda Book for the Executive Committee meeting is now available as a Google file. The meeting will take place on Sunday, March 27, 2023 1:30AM-11:30PM EST in the Michigan/Texas meeting rooms of the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The Zoom Virtual Link is available in the agenda book.
