From: Debbie M. Decker <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] college lab size enrollment limit
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:19:11 +0000
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FWIW:

 

The California Fire code (Table 1004.1.2 of 2016 Title 24 Fire Code) requires 50 square feet, net, for educational laboratory occupancies.   We cap enrollment at 24 students, in ~1200 sq. ft. teaching laboratory.

 

 

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow

Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety

Councilor and Programming Co-Chair

University of California, Davis

(530)754-7964

(530)304-6728

dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu

 

Birkett's hypothesis: "Any chemical reaction

that proceeds smoothly under normal conditions,

can proceed violently in the presence of an idiot."

 

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 4:33 PM, Burgmeier, Sally <sallyburgmeier**At_Symbol_Here**augustana.edu> wrote:

?I am interested in knowing if there is a recommended maximum number of undergraduate college chemistry lab students that can be supervised by one lab instructor in a typical teaching lab.  ?I see a lot of references to 24 students per instructor for high schools, and was wondering if college labs have similar written guidelines about this particular issue, because I can't seem to find them.

 

An example would be a typical undergraduate general or organic teaching lab.  If the lab room could hold 40 students based on square footage and fume hood space, is one lab instructor enough?  What about one instructor with 2 adjoining lab rooms of 20 students each, for a total of 40 under their watch?  

 

Thank you for any information.

 

Sally Burgmeier, M.S.

chemistry lab instructor/safety officer

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL 61201

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