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Managing Reactive Chemistry

February 2, 2014 Ralph Stuart Leave a comment

PDF versions of DCHAS technical presentations from the Fall, 2013 ACS National Meeting

The Cardinal Rule of Explosive Safety J. Butler
Reactivity Control Using a Schlenk Line T. Chandra
Black Swans – Applicability to Lab Incidents N. Langerman
Development of a Policy to Improve Oversight of Extremely Hazardous Chemicals B. Owens
Lessons Learned on Surviving Worst-Case Reactivity Hazards R. Shumate
Lessons Learned: Explosion Consequence Assessment J.K. Thomas

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Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories

February 2, 2014 Ralph Stuart Leave a comment

PDF versions of DCHAS technical presentations from the Fall, 2013 ACS National Meeting

Prevention of Academic Laboratory Explosions R Moure-Eraso
Why Strong Safety Cultures Use Hazard Analysis R Hill
Introducing the ACS Publication “Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories” K Jeskie
Hazard Assessment of Chemicals & Chemical Groups Using a Control Banding Technique D Decker
Job hazard analysis (JHA): A hazard assessment tool S Sigmann
Experimental Safety Reviews and Education for the Research Laboratory – What If Analysis K Kretchmann
Identifying and Evaluation Hazards in Research Laboratories – Checklist Method E Talley
Structured Development of SOPs P Ashbrook
Texas Tech: An Update on Safety Culture Changes D Casadonte
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Hazard Identification and Evaluation Processes K Jeskie

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DCHAS papers at NERM 2013

January 13, 2014 Ralph Stuart Leave a comment

The Division of Chemical Health and Safety presented a well attended technical symposium at NERM 2013, organized by Peter Reinhardt of Yale University Environmental Health and Safety. Papers presented include:

Safety Culture in the Chemistry Department
Kim Gates, Stony Brook University
MIT’s Pilot Project to Perform Laboratory Hazard Assessments, Michael R. Labosky, MIT
Laboratory Ventilation Rate Determination Using Control Banding, Ellen Sweet, Cornell University
Assessing Laboratory Ventilation Effectiveness, Ralph Stuart, Cornell University

More papers to come!

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