From: Jyllian Kemsley <jyllian.kemsley**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] ACS and other resources on rainbow experiment and other demonstrations
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 09:51:05 -0700
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To add to Ralph's list, C&EN's story from November 2015, which links to many of the same resources and also puts the NFPA guidance into graphic form:
http://cenm.ag/labdemo

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:40 AM, Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org> wrote:
As might be expected, ACS headquarters has received several media inquiries about the rainbow demonstration this week. To support members who might receive inquiries from local media, I thought I would provide a list of some of the key ACS and other resources that provide guidance for safe chemistry demonstrations in general and the rainbow demonstration in particular.

Let me know if you have any questions about this.

- Ralph

Safety Alert: The Rainbow Demonstration
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/safety-alert-rainbow-demonstration.html

NSTA issued its own alert which relies heavily on the ACS statement:
http://www.nsta.org/safety/flametests.aspx

The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) produced a dramatic video showing consequences of the methanol-related experiments:
http://www.csb.gov/videos/after-the-rainbow/

C&EN Safety Blog K-12 list of educational school museum likely alcohol fire incidents
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cp4xM5iyPIDekvnaDM3DRTQs1gKxDj6aYQ1JaSTFWsU/edit?usp=sharing

DCHED Safety Guidelines for Chemical Demonstrations
http://www.divched.org/committee/safety

Safety Data Sheets: Information that Could Save Your Life
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2015-2016/december-2015/safety-data-sheets.html

Safe Transportation Recommendations for Chemicals Used in Demonstrations or Educational Activities
https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/safetypractices/transporting-chemicals.pdf?_ga=2.218685529.1721778870.1495114376-1892501655.1494673836

Five Key Questions for Safe Research and Demos
https://inchemistry.acs.org/content/inchemistry/en/college-life/five-key-questions-for-safe-research-and-demos.html

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