Hi Amy
This really is what's needed. When I was an undergrad at San Jose State
(back in the 1900's) I took an elective 1 unit course in chemical
safety. I don't recall the content, but it covered a wider range of
topics in far more depth than the 1 hour CYA lecture we got in grad school.
Dave Lane
CSO
Zyviva Labs
On 11/13/24 12:09 PM, Amy Lea Moore wrote:
> Hi Debbie,
> At The Ohio State University, I teach a 7-week graduate course on lab
> safety during the last half of the Autumn semester. It is required of
> all Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering graduate
> students. They are required to complete hands-on fire extinguisher
> training as part of the course. A few of the topics that I cover is:
> Waste disposal at OSU, Lab Std, responding to emergencies, fume hoods,
> spill control, GHS, SDSs, other OSHA standards, Hazard assessments,
> RAMP, PPE, Flammable liquids and some fire code, chemical incompatibles,
> chemical storage, pyrophorics, gloveboxes, Schlenk lines, Rotovap
> safety, oil bath/hot plate safety, compressed gases, cyro liquids,
> BioSafety, RAD safety, Ergonomics, Laser safety, X-ray safety, and
> lessons learned and corrective actions.
>
> This is my 3 year teaching the course and I add more topics each year.
>
> ALM
>
> Amy L Moore
>
> On Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 02:08:15 PM EST, Wright, James
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>
> Hi Debbie,
> University of Chicago would have a daylong crash course in safety for
> all incoming chemistry graduate students with lectures in the morning
> and hands on activities (fire extinguisher, spill cleanup, eye wash and
> safety shower, and one other “station” that I’m drawing a blank on) in
> the afternoon. Graduate Teaching Assistants then completed an Advanced
> Training Course detailed in
> https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00578
> <https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00578>;. I helped
> take over the safety lecture in 2016 and discussed more advanced risk
> assessments that built on the previous crash course instead of the
> compressed gas safety that the publication mentions and added a careers
> in safety lecture.
>
> --
>
> Jim Wright
>
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> Debbie,
>
> In our department, I teach a five-part series with four of them in the
> laboratory with hands-on activities. They have materials to look over
> before they attend each session. It’s not an official class but part of
> our required seminar series and grade the first semester of graduate school.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tammy
>
> Tammy Rechtin, Ph.D.
>
> Chemical Engineering Safety Coordinator
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> Ralph E. Martin, Department of Chemical Engineering
>
> University of Arkansas
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> Hi Debbie,
>
> I'm a grad student at The Ohio State University. We have a safety class
> for graduate students.
>
> You might want to contact the Chemistry and Biochemistry department
> safety coordinator for more information. She teaches and coordinates the
> class.
>
> Name: Amy Moore
>
> Email: moore.2212**At_Symbol_Here**osu.edu <mailto:moore.2212**At_Symbol_Here**osu.edu>
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> Best,
>
> Yetunde
>
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 6:52 PM Debbie Decker <debbie.m.decker**At_Symbol_Here**gmail.com
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> Hi all
>
> Who has been able to include a safety course for graduate students
> at their institution?
>
> Required? Hands-on? How much time/units?
>
> Thanks
>
> D-
>
> Debbie M. Decker (she/her/hers), ACS Fellow
> Chemical and Laboratory Safety Manager (ret.)
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