Strategic Planning feedback Strategic Plan feedback Hello CHAS members! In 2022, CHAS is updating its strategic plan for the next 5 years; it was last updated in 2015. The plan lays the groundwork for the projects the Division takes on and helps us identify new opportunities to serve our members and stakeholders. Please take some time to complete the questions below to help us assure that our discussions for the strategic planning process start with a solid foundation. Each section consists of several questions; click on the expansion arrow to see those questions. The goal is to have the strategic plan process completed by the end of 2022. We expect to have a draft version available for you to review this fall. Mission and Vision Statements The Division’s 2015 Vision and Mission 2015 Statements read:VisionImproving people’s lives through the power of best chemical health and safety practicesMissionThe ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety provides authoritative technical resources and mentorship in chemical health and safety for all. With this mind, we have a few questions about these statements for you: Are these statements clear to you? * Select an option Yes, they help me explain what the Division is Pretty clear They are ambiguous, but helpful They raise as many questions for me as they answer No, they confuse me about what the Division is Does the vision and mission statement reflect why you joined the Division? * Yes To some extent No Do these statements align with your experience of the Division? * Select an option Yes Mostly No Please expand on your answers to the questions above or share any editorial suggestions for improving these statements Values Statement The ACS’s core values statement is detailed at https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/strategicplan/references/core-values.html The short summary is:• Passion for Chemistry and the Global Chemistry Enterprise• Focus on Members• Professionalism, Safety, and Ethics• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Are these values clear to you? * Yes, they help me explain what the Division is Pretty clear They are ambiguous, but helpful They raise as many questions for me as they answer No, they confuse me about what the Division is Does these values reflect why you joined ACS? * Yes To some extent No Do these statements align with your experience of the ACS? * Yes Mostly No Do you think that the CHAS should adopt a different set of core values from the ACS or does this statement work for the Division as well? Environmental Changes In 2020, the ACS Strategic Planning group identified key trends impacting the chemistry enterprise. These are described in detail at https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/strategicplan/change-drivers-2020.pdf and outlined by this graphic. Do these trends impact your chemical safety work? * Yes, they help me explain what the Division is Pretty clear They are ambiguous, but helpful They raise as many questions for me as they answer No, they confuse me about what the Division is Are there environmental trends that aren’t reflected in the ACS list? * Yes To some extent No Are there any ACS change drivers that don’t impact your work? * Yes Mostly No Which three of these trends are most important to your work? If there are other trends that you think should be included in the Division’s planning, please include them here. CHAS Challenges and Opportunities In 2015, the CHAS strategic planning group identified strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities to the work of the Division. These elements are outlined in each category below. The environment, both inside and outside ACS, has changed significantly since 2015. Please identify 3 items in each category that you believe should impact the Division’s strategy for 2023-2028. Divisional Strengths: • Regional and national meeting programming and workshops • Connections to other ACS safety programs, including CCS, Pubs, ACS JCHAS, CHED and CINF • Active DCHAS-L LISTSERV • Dedication, commitment, and expertise of CHAS leaders and ACS staff • Members have diverse health and safety expertise and knowledge Divisional Weaknesses: • Lack of membership involvement in the division and its programming • Limited succession planning; same individuals involved in leadership roles for extended terms • Inadequate communication of CHAS operations • Inadequate membership recruitment and retention Top three CHAS strengths Top three CHAS weaknesses External Threats: • YouTube generation – reliance on social media for information • Safety education is hazard-based, not risk-based • Technology replacing problem solving • Follow the crowd vs. critical thinking in using information • Regulatory change • Global security threats affecting chemical security External Opportunities: • ACS recognition of importance of chemical H&S • Insufficient training opportunities for chemical safety professionals • Resource information needs to address a variety of demographics: YouTube generation – social media for information • Regulatory changes / increased awareness of liability • Global security threats affecting chemical security • Industry expectation for “soft skills” not being met: Shift in safety expectations in professional transition from academe to industry/corporate • Emergence of small start-ups – lack of safety focus Top three external opportunities Top three external threats Demographic Information What role(s) do you have in laboratory safety? Student Bench chemist Laboratory manager Chemistry educator EHS staff Embedded Safety Professional What sector(s) do you work in? Academic Teaching Academic Research Industry Government Consulting Retired If you would like to have a follow up discussion with someone from the Strategic Planning Coordinating Committee, share your e-mail address here. If you are human, leave this field blank. Submit Δ Tweet