Good day everyone,
I hope you are all doing well as we move into our winter months (some of us 😊)! I’d like
to take this opportunity to formally thank those of you who registered and/or participated in the virtual discussion "
Green Chemistry Resources and Solvent Alternatives" that
was held on Thursday, August 21st with our much-valued members of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS). It was an excellent discussion that took place, and we look forward to continuing with this valuable opportunity to share with and gain
knowledge from our peers regarding lab safety in the 2YC.
A huge thank you goes out to Amanda Chung, Membership Chair of CHAS, for once again
compiling all the questions, answers, as well as shared resources, which can now be accessed at the 2YC Lab Safety Community of Practice web page (2YC
Community – ACS Chemical Health and Safety Division). The page also has a recording of the session for those who may have missed it, and will
also contain additional resources as well as all video recordings of future Lab Safety In the 2YC CHAS Chats. Many thanks to Melinda Box for the many updates of our 2YC web page. On that note, we would like to announce the next 2YC Lab Safety CHAS Chat...............
2YC CHAS Chat: You are Now in Charge of Safety, Now What?
Thursday, November 20, 2025
4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
Please join the 2YC Community for our next CHAS Chat: “You are Now in Charge of Safety, Now What?“ This interactive discussion, led by the 2YC Community of Practice chair Dwayne Henry, will take place from 4:00-5:00 PM EDT on Thursday, November 20th, 2025.
We will broadly discuss being an effective embedded safety professional (at your institution and/or class) and the challenges that may be encountered in academia, as well as sharing helpful resources. Sammye Sigmann, past chair of the ACS Committee on Chemical
Safety and retired Chemistry Department Chemical Hygiene Officer from Appalachian State University, will be co-leading this chat.
To register via Eventbrite, please use the link below...
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Thank you all again for joining us, as well as your time and consideration. We look forward to hearing from and seeing you all soon!
Dwayne F. Henry / ACS CHAS 2-Year College Lab Safety Community of Practice Chair
Montgomery College Instructional Lab Manager of Chemical and Biological Science
Co-chair Chemical, Physical, & Biological Hazards sub-committee
TP/SS Biology Club Advisor
ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety/ACS Committee for Chemical Safety/ACS CHAS Peer-Led Workshops Mentorship Team
Montgomery College TP/SS campus
(240) 567-1418