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Dear DCHAS Listserv members:
FYI, the NIH NLM's "Enviro-Health Links - Laboratory Safety" web page has a section on K-12 School Laboratory Safety: http:​//sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/labsafety.html#a4. Some of the resources might be useful for you and others, e.g., the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB's) "Key Lessons for Preventing Incidents from Flammable Chemicals in Educational Demonstrations" Safety Bulletin (http:​//www.csb.gov/assets/1/19/Lab_Safety_Bulletin_2014-10-30.pdf). Please feel free to suggest other resources for us to consider for the "Enviro-Health Links - Laboratory Safety."

Regards,
Bert Hakkinen

Pertti (Bert) J. Hakkinen, Ph.D., F-SRA
Acting Head, Office of Clinical Toxicology
Specialized Information Services
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
United States Department of Health and Human Services

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From: Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2015 10:18 AM
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Liquid methane experiment in class

I think DCHAS members may want to be aware of this in case they have people who like to emulate Internet videos in the organization...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/liquid-methane-experiment-in-class/vi-AAaBJYz

This teacher leaves his students treating the floor like lava while leaving them in awe and he shows them what a little bit of liquid methane will do when lit on fire and poured onto the floor. Perhaps there's an opportunity to develop a Job Hazard Analysis of this demonstration...

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart
secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Secretary
Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society