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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] NSTA Safety Blog
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:05:55 -0400
Author: Monona Rossol

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From: James Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETY.ORG>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] NSTA Safety Blog
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:18:58 -0400
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Monona wrote ...

"I always put in my boiler plate about the different OSHA state rules and how, whether in effect or not in a particular school, the fact that the OSHA regulations are accepted national standards as well as regulations puts a teachers liability on the line if they ignore them. "

However, truth be told, OSHA regulations are not accepted nationally as regulations in many public sector places of employment. There is a difference between Must and Should. We have a responsibility to make the difference clear between Regulatory Requirements and Best Practices.

Otherwise, we are heading down the slippery path of the ends justifying the means.

I reviewed the CHP of one pharmaceutical company that included the words Must and Should in their glossary. ... Jim

PS. There's more to lab safety than just labs!"

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