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Subject: Science Education & Safety
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:51:03 -0700
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Subject: Re: Science Education & Safety
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 23:06:23 -0400
Author: ILPI


Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 23:50:35 -0400
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From: Ernest Lippert <ernielippert**At_Symbol_Here**TOAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Science Education & Safety
In-Reply-To: <-3903285660578643011**At_Symbol_Here**unknownmsgid>




I guess I am "Old School" but it is hardly possible to teach (or practice)
chemistry without some exposure to more or less dangerous chemicals. What
needs to be taught is how to handle chemicals safely, not how to handle onl
y
safe chemicals. We must be careful not to occupationally regulate ourselves
out of existence.
Regards,
Ernest Lippert

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Russell Vernon wrot
e:

>  I found out today that one of our teaching labs is conducted an
> extraction experiment with dichloromethane (caffeine from coffee)
>
> I would like to provide them a reasonable alternative extraction experime
nt
> with an occupationally regulated carcinogen=85
>
>
>
> If you have a recommendation to look at, would you please contact me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Russ
>
>
>
> *Russell Vernon, Ph.D.*
>
> Research Safety
>
> Environmental Health & Safety
>
> University of California, Riverside
>
> 900 University Ave
>
> Riverside, CA 92521
>
> www.ehs.ucr.edu
>
> russell.vernon**At_Symbol_Here**ucr.edu
>
>
>
> Direct (951) 827-5119
>
> Admin (951) 827-5528
>
> Fax (951) 827-5122
>
>
>






I guess I am "Old School" but it is hardly possible to teach
 (or practice) chemistry without some exposure to more or less dangerous ch
emicals. What needs to be taught is how to handle chemicals safely, not how
=A0to handle=A0only safe chemicals. We must be careful not to occupationall
y regulate ourselves out of existence.



Regards,


Ernest Lippert



On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Russell Vernon <
span dir="ltr"><russell.vern
on**At_Symbol_Here**ucr.edu> wrote:








I found out today that one of our teaching labs is c
onducted an extraction experiment with dichloromethane (caffeine from coffe
e)


I would like to provide them a reasonable alternativ
e extraction experiment with an occupationally regulated carcinogen=85


=A0


If you have a recommendation to look at, would you p
lease contact me?


Thanks,


-Russ 


=A0


Russell Vernon, Ph
.D.


Research Safety


Environmental Health 
& Safety


University of Califor
nia, Riverside


900 University Ave


Riverside, CA 92521


www.ehs.ucr.ed
u


russell.
vernon**At_Symbol_Here**ucr.edu


=A0


Direct (951) 827-5119



Admin (951) 827-5528<
/span>


Fax (951) 827-5122


=A0

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