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Subject: Re: ACS Lab Safety "Short Course"
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Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 14:29:00 -0700
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From: Jim Kapin <jim**At_Symbol_Here**CHEMICAL-SAFETY.COM>
Subject: ACS Lab Safety "Short Course"
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Hi all - 

I am trying to determine if the general CHAS membership received a recent
email announcement regarding the American Chemical Society Short Course on
Laboratory Safety and Health.  This course is presented by the ACS Office of
Continuing Education without any input, participation or involvement from
CHAS.

Personally, I think it is inappropriate for this office to use the ACS name
and resources to directly compete with the work we do (e.g. workshops at
regional and national meetings as well as other activities) and also to
ignore repeated attempts over the years to discuss the situation.  Recently,
in answer to a request, I told them I did not think it was appropriate to
use the DCHAS email list to promote their materials (but that I would be
happy to discuss ways to work together in the future).  I just received an
email announcement for the lab safety short course (sent to me, not the
list) and I am curious if they just went to some internal ACS source of
emails to get around my request.

For those who are not familiar, the ACS Office of Continuing Education
offers a variety of multi-day "Short Courses", one of which is on lab
safety.  I have no comment on the content of the course itself, I am sure
the presenters are very knowledgeable,  but as far as I know they are not
CHAS members and have never participated in CHAS activities.  

Please let me know if you received this announcement, as well as any
thoughts you might have on the situation in general.  I plan to raise this
issue with ACS President Anne Nalley and see if we can't get some sort of
resolution. 

Thanks - Jim
(2006 CHAS Chair)

James Kapin, MPH, CIH
Advanced Chemical Safety
858-874-5577 Cell 619-990-5955

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