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From: Penny Manisco <pmanisco**At_Symbol_Here**G.HMC.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Distance Undergraduate Lab Classes
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:05:07 -0700
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
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Hi Jennifer,

We are considering the possibility of remote research for students during the summer. All of our instructional labs have gone to virtual learning, incorporating demos or providing a set of data allowing for student interpretation. For remote summer research we are not allowing any chemical or biological work. This type of work would not only require training and hazard mitigation but disposal considerations as well. Therefore, only computational, prototype or conceptualization work will be allowed. Students and PIs will be required to submit a proposal that includes a job hazard analysis in cases where tools, heat, or electricity are to be used for model building, etc. We are working on a draft of such a form. Students would be required to complete online safety training for the use of tools or ergonomic hazards, for example.

Best,

Penny Manisco
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Harvey Mudd College



On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 9:52 AM Jennifer Mattler <jmattler**At_Symbol_Here**stanford.edu> wrote:

Hi all,

Many institutions, including Stanford University, are conducting all classes online for the foreseeable future. We're quickly seeing a spike in questions around sending chemicals, adhesives, etc.. to students' homes to facilitate distance teaching lab classes. This presents a lot of thorny issues around safety, hazardous materials shipping, hazardous waste, safety culture, and equitable learning (i.e., some materials may only be available or able to be shipped domestically, leaving international students out).

How have other institutions tackled this? Are you completely banning it, providing a list of acceptable chemicals/work practices, reviewing each experiment, or totally out of the conversation?

Thank you all!

Jennifer

Jennifer Mattler, CIH, M.S., M.S.
Industrial Hygienist/Chemical Hygiene Officer
Environmental Health and Safety
Stanford University
650.723.0183

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