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DCHAS Awards Symposium
25 Years of the OSHA Lab Standard
Lab Safety 25 Years after Promulgation of the OSHA Laboratory Standard
P. A. Reinhardt, Organizer
L. DeBerardinis, Organizer, Presiding
University laboratory safety in 2015: Was it the lab standard or what? G. Hall
Enhancing safety culture through collaborative development of laboratory specific chemical hygiene plan (LSCHP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) T. Chandra
What constitutes a laboratory? Princeton laboratory safety programs today and beyond. R. Izzo
From accident analysis to accident prevention at UCLA C.A. Merlic, I. Schroeder
Impact of the OSHA Laboratory Standard on basic laboratory safety education for undergraduates. R.H. Hill
Where are we with lab safety education: Who, what, when, where, and how? K.P. Fivizzani
Should science departments have their own safety departments? An assessment of a centralized approach. K.S. Hylton
Reflections of an OSHA regulator on the Laboratory Standard. F. Malaby
Meandering towards OSHA’s lab standard compliance. M.D. Finucane
Compliance does not mean Safe M.E. Mulcahy
Developing a model for chemical safety literacy in the lab. R. Stuart
Chemical hygiene plans: The vision and the reality. M. Weil, C. Pires, N. Kielbania
DOE Energy Innovation Hub’s effort to influence laboratory safety among its funded researchers S. Rupkey, D. Hodge
Engaging 600 research groups. S. Tumidajski
NERM Green Labs Symposium Presentations
At the 2015 ACS Northeast Regional Meeting at Ithaca College, the Division organized a symposium on Green Labs, sponsored by SafetyStratus, Inc. The presentations provided a variety of perspectives on the academic, operational and conceptual aspects of improving laboratory sustainability while maintaining safe laboratory conditions.
Specifically, an overview of the laboratory sustainability concerns was provided by Ralph Stuart, along with some strategies that are being used at leading campuses to address these issues. Gary Bonomo provided examples of ways that he has been able to “green” introductory chemistry teaching laboratories at Syracuse University. Brenda Petrella talked about the energy and safety challenges associated with cold storage of samples in the laboratory and steps Dartmouth College are taking to address these. Jeff Whitford talked about green business strategies at Sigma Aldrich is employing.
Three Cornell presentations then followed describing operational strategies being pursued there to address campus wide energy conservation strategies through energy conservation planning (Mark Howe); control banding of general laboratory ventilation rates in the lab (Ellen Sweet) and the community safety challenges associated with recycling solid wastes from laboratory settings (Spring Buck).
These discussions highlighted the importance of community partnerships within a campus community and with external community infrastructure to improve the financial and environmental sustainability of safe laboratories into the 21st Century.
PDF versions of the presentation materials are available here:
Supporting safe, sustainable laboratories in the 21st century. R. Stuart, ralph.stuart@keene.edu
Role of Green Chemistry in General Chemistry Laboratory. G.D. Bonomo, garybonomo@aol.com
Lab safety and sustainability meet in the freezer B. Petrella, brenda.l.petrella@dartmouth.edu
Green chemistry in practice at Sigma-Aldrich. J. Whitford, jeffrey.whitford@sial.com
Laboratory energy conservation on a mechanically diverse campus . M. Howe, mjh69@cornell.edu
A strategy with lab ventilation management to enhance sustainability E. Sweet, ems325@cornell.edu
Challenges with recycling in the laboratory. S. Buck, scb23@cornell.edu
Spring 2015 DCHAS Technical Presentations
Legalized Marijuana & Health & Safety,
Monday, March 23
Taking Care of Mary Jane’s Workers J. Lieberman
Safety considerations in the development of sensible workplace drug testing policies for legalized marijuana. R.W. Phifer
Marijuana health and safety for licensed and regulated businesses C. Villano
State mandated testing of retail marijuana in Colorado. A. LaFrate
Safety and health standard of cannabis extractions with an emphasis on C02. A. Cahoj
Recent improvements in chromatography: Advancing chromatographic data quality to make a safer Cannabis product. A. Rigdon, R. Lake, R. Freeman, F. Carroll, T. Kahler
GC methods for Cannabis safety and potency testing A. Rigdon, J. Cochran, C. Hilliard, W. Schroeder, C. Schroeder, T. Flood
Safety in Undergraduate Teaching
Tuesday, March 24
Moving from Danger to Safety Culture R. Stuart
Teaching Basic Technique with a view into preparing for a safer educational and work environment. F.K. Wood-Black, K. Black
Using traditional safety rules to teach more advanced concepts in chemical hygiene. S.B. Sigmann
Talk dirty to me: Teaching undergraduate students the importance of good hygiene in the teaching laboratory. L. Gallion, A.M. Wilson, M.J. Samide
Risk hazard assessment in the general chemistry laboratory. S.D. Wiediger, A. Hyett
Developing a safety synergy in the chemistry department at Stanford University. C.T. Cox, S. Chan
Safety Friday: Do in-class safety presentations impact student behavior and perceptions of laboratory safety? A.M. Wilson, P.M. Morgan
Student view of safety in the undergraduate laboratory. T. Black, F.K. Wood-Black
Nitric acid acts upon trousers: Learning about hazardous chemicals. K.P. Fivizzani
Fall 2014 Technical Presentations
Powerpoint files from selected papers presented at the Fall 2014 DCHAS technical sessions can be found here.
DCHAS Awards Presentations
Decker its been a busy year. D. Decker
Keeping freshmen safe: A holistic approach to safety in undergraduate general chemistry. B. Enderle.
Planning accommodations for students with disabilities in chemistry teaching labs. J. Boval, S. Kennedy
Supporting and Facilitating Students and Workers with Disabilities in the Research and Teaching Laboratory
Creating a safe environment for service animals in teaching laboratories. D. Decker
Developing an inclusive environment for deaf A. Ross, S. Smith, T. Pagano
Accommodation_students with low vision S. Kennedy
3-Dimensional Printing as Means of Making Chemistry Accessible to Blind Students. D. Tantillo, H. Wedler
CHED Sustain-Mix
Safe Sustainable Laboratories: The DCHAS perspective R. Stuart
How Far We’ve Come: A Retrospective of Laboratory Safety Over the Decades
Decades and decades and decades of chemical safety: Where have we been and where are we going? J. Palmer
Environmental revolution of the 1970s: A paradigm shift. S. Sigmann
Communicating safety information. F. Wood-Black (Decker)
Laboratory safety and safety education: Past, present, future. R. Hill, Jr.
PPE: Outfitting UC’s laboratory heroes. K. Smith, E. Young
Laboratory incidents in the press: What do they tell us? R. Stuart
Greening Our Laboratories: How and Why?
Green chemistry is safe chemistry. D. Finster, S. Bradley, T. Goodwin
Green lab certification: Defining and incentivizing best practices. A. Batchelor, J. Tepe
Green labs self-assessment tool: Collaboratively developed, comprehensive and uniform. A. Doyle, A. Paradise
Cornell green labs: Engaging students. E. Sweet
Managing lab ventilation to balance safety and sustainability. R. Stuart, E. Sweet
Greening a modern multi-discipline research building in New York City. E. Talley
Recycling in teaching laboratories, easier than we thought. J. Emerson, A. Franz, C. Rosales
2013 CHAS Awards Technical Presentations
Lessons learned – to share. N. Langerman
Managing Reactive Chemistry
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
Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories
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
DCHAS papers at NERM 2013
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!