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From: Jeffrey Lewin <jclewin**At_Symbol_Here**MTU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] CSB report and lab safety training
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 15:27:16 +0000
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Ralph,
I've used "After the Rainbow" in my class and as part of a guest lecture for a course on responsible conduct of research. I've since decided that there are other better uses of my lecture time, but I still include it in my post-lecture powerpoints that I share with the students.
My latest 1-hour version includes:
Hazard Identification - we can't eliminate a hazard if we don't know it exists; identifying locations, including those outside the laboratory. A discussion about the importance of chemical inventory.
"Life's nine hazards" as outlined in an LSI presentation.
Accidents at academic institutions including CSB (120+ incidents since 200), Dartmouth, Texas Tech, UCLA, Univ of Hawaii, U of Fl (severed hand moving a horse), and Yale machine shop incident.
Hazard mitigation exercise. Ask students to list hazard mitigation techniques, then categorize them (PPE, admin controls, etc.). I usually do this by asking them to give me their techniques and I categorize them. Then rank them (Eliminate, substitution, engineering, administrative, PPE). Usually, I use chemicals as the example, but this last time I had a couple of computer science students in my lecture so I had them do noise (any of 9 life hazards works for this).
Discussion of SOPs and other hazard assessment.
GHS symbols, labeling and PPE selection (Acetone is my example for gloves).
Real life example of underestimating risk (as and undergrad I witnessed someone pipetting 10N NaOH into small vials get a splash to an unprotected eye. There was an eyewash nearby so I work that into the story as well).
BLS data on fatalities including charts on types fatalaties by classes injuries (falls, highway, etc..), gender differences, trends, and by industry.
Nature.com, what is wrong with this picture? It was originally published for identifying poor QC techniques but I also use it for finding safety violations.
Although I don't cover it n the lecture I provide them "What not to do in the laboratory" from LSI (when I was teaching my full course, I'd assign it to turn in).
I also provide links to "after the rainbow."
I'm willing to share more details if you wish.
Jeff
I do not.
Monique Wilhelm
Laboratory Manager
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Michigan - Flint
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] CSB report and lab safety training
Random Tuesday question:
I wonder how many DCHAS members include a discussion of the 2011 Chemical Safety Board report on safety in research laboratories or their 2013 "After the Rainbow" video in their general lab safety training? I'm preparing a presentation for lab communities at a couple of diverse institutions and time is tight. I wonder whether the audiences will need details about what the incidents at Dartmouth, UCLA, Texas Tech or with rainbow demonstrations involve or whether I can just refer the audience to the reports for more detail?
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
603 358-2859
ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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Environmental Health and Safety
Michigan Technological University
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