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After making great strides in safety education at the ACS national meeting, a step back occurs within hours!

So disappointing.

Bettyann Howson
Secretary, Councilor, Education Chair
North Jersey Section ACS

Chair, ACS Committee on Chemical Safety

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Harry J. Elston <helston**At_Symbol_Here**midwestchemsafety.com> wrote:

And the editorials just keep writing themselves...

On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Debbie M. Decker <dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu> wrote:

Here's a bit more.  There=E2=80™s a better video clip in this piece.

 

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/breaking-news/delray-fire-rescue-treating-burn-injuries-at-atlan/nqm8x/

 

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow

Immediate Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety

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."

 

 

 

From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Harry J. Elston
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 1:26 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] What's worse than the Rainbow Experiment?

 

Apparently this:

 

"Fire breather lights himself on fire in pep rally stunt gone wrong"

 

Link here:  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/17/fire-breather-lights-himself-on-fire-in-pep-rally-stunt-gone-wrong.html?intcmp=hpbt4

 

 

Have we learned nothing?

 

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