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From: Carmen Nitsche <cnitsche**At_Symbol_Here**SWBELL.NET>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Laboratory accident stats?
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 17:27:00 -0500
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Message-ID: 142A58FD-0919-42A1-8143-38230B656136**At_Symbol_Here**swbell.net
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Demystify:
Shannon- You might be able to use some of the following.
25-38% of lab personnel surveyed have been involved in an accident or injury in the lab that was not reported to the supervisor or principal investigator;
27% of researchers stated that they never conducted any kind of risk assessment before performing laboratory work. Academic researchers were the least likely to assess risk, followed by industry and government; and
In one study of lab safety between 1966 and 1984, 81% of accidents occurred in teaching labs, 13% in research labs, and 2% in fabrication rooms.
There is more in that article and probably more from the Lab Safety Board. Good luck. -Carmen
Carmen Nitsche
CCDC Inc.
On Nov 9, 2020, at 2:21 PM, Shannon Nephew <millersc**At_Symbol_Here**plattsburgh.edu> wrote:
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Hello,
I have a faculty member who is looking for the following:
"Do you know if there are statistics available for how many (teaching) lab accidents are caused by instructors with a lack of experience/training? Another good statistic might be how many lab accidents occur in each kind of chem lab in a typical year. "
They would like to use this information to make a case for hiring more qualified instructors in general and organic chemistry laboratories. I do realize that near misses and smaller incidents/accidents may not be as readily reported by these less experienced instructors, so this data might be tricky to obtain.
I appreciate any help you can provide!
Shannon
SHANNON C. NEPHEW,
MS, CSM, NRCC-CHO
Chemical Hygiene Officer, Hudson Hall Science Complex Building Manager
Science Programs and Facilities Support Professional
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