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Re: [DCHAS-L] NSTA Safety Blog
Date:
Aug 28, 2018 15:05 UTC
Author:
Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
From:
James Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETY.ORG>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] NSTA Safety Blog
Date:
Aug 28, 2018 11:18 UTC
Reply-To:
ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To:
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
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