As a reminder, CHAS is co-sponsoring tomorrow’s webinar on Reproductive Health When in the Lab. Details and references below.
- Ralph
The webinar will be recorded, so if you can’t join us live, register to get access to the recorded version.
Also, the publication referred to in the first paragraph can be found in JACS at
A Call for Increased Focus on Reproductive Health within Lab Safety Culture
Catherine P. McGeough,† Sarah Jane Mear,† and Timothy F. Jamison*
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.1c03725?ref=PDF
Catherine and Sarah Jane are participants
Other recent peer reviewed publications on the topic are
What to Expect When Expecting in Lab: A Review of Unique Risks and Resources for Pregnant Researchers in the Chemical Laboratory
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.1c00380?ref=PDF
Nature Comment on Pregnancy in the lab Feb 2022.pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41570-022-00362-0
- Ralph
Navigating Questions About Reproductive Health When in the Lab
Register at
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/acs-webinars/library/reproductive-health.html
A recent analysis of the current guidance from more than 100 academic institutions’ Chemical Hygiene Plans (CHPs) indicates that the burden to implement laboratory reproductive health and safety practices is often placed on those already pregnant or planning conception. This report also found inconsistencies in the classification of potential reproductive toxins by resources generally considered to be authoritative, adding further confusion.
Join Robin M. Izzo, Assistant Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety at Princeton University, Dr. Rich Wittman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford Health Care, and Dr. Katie McGeough, a recent chemistry PhD graduate from MIT, as they discuss the findings reported in the Journal of American Chemical Society and provide both environmental health and safety and medical perspectives on risks to fertility, pregnancy, and other reproductive health concerns to all people working in the laboratory.
This ACS Webinar is moderated Chemical Hygiene Officer Ralph Stuart of Keene State College and co-produced with the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety and ACS Committee on Chemical Safety.
What You Will Learn
• Understand the current state of knowledge relative to the potential reproductive health impacts of laboratory work, including chemical, biological and physical concerns
• Identify questions that people considering pregnancy or currently pregnant should ask about their work in the laboratory
• How to find and evaluate literature resources related to reproductive health issues in the lab
Webinar Details
• Thursday, October 6, 2022 @ 2-3:15pm ET
• Free to Register with ACS ID
• Slides will be available to download on the day of the webinar
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
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American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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