Debbie,
Please share these resources with the group as I could use this kind of stuff to drive home the message of Chemical and Laboratory Safety in our pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Thanks- Tom
Thomas Wrona
Equipment Systems Manager
Radiation and Chemical Safety Officer
Ohio Michigan Division
Office Phone: 313 494-2894
Facsimile: 313 833-2799
From:
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Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On
Behalf Of Debbie M. Decker
Sent: Wednesday, December
09, 2009
6:02 PM
To:
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] FW:
Slide
presentation
I know you guys love this kind of stuff! So send me your favorite gory images. I have a collection of my own I’m going to send to her but it’s good to be a hunter gatherer. If I get a good selection, I’ll put it into a powerpoint (or similar) and post it on our website.
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From: Diane
Dear Debbie
I am the instructor for BIT161A – Genetics and Biotechnology Lab.
This is a 6 unit molecular biology lab that is held in the Winter
Quarter
and the labs are on average 6 hours long.
Recently we increased class enrollment from 14 to 24 and because of
this, it is
harder to monitor the students to ensure that they use safe practices. I
have
changed the lab so that we use few harmful chemicals. Now, the biggest
hazards
are ethidium bromide which we use often, open flames for sterilization,
and
melting agarose gels in the microwave. We go through lab safety for
30-45 min
on first day of class and for the first few weeks the students are
diligent.
However after that things get a little sloppy and I constantly have to
remind
people to be careful, to think and to be watchful etc.
I was wondering if you had a few slides I could use to show
the
consequences of not being attentive in the lab. Accidents caused by
seemingly
silly mistakes. Wonderfully gory images will be especially effective I
think.
Please let me know your thoughts.
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Many thanks!
Debbie M.
Decker,
Campus Chemical Safety Officer
Environmental Health and Safety
(530)754-7964/(530)752-4527 (FAX)
dmdecker**At_Symbol_Here**ucdavis.edu
Co-Conspirator to Make the
Better Place
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