Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:20:36 -0500
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From: Janet Baum <baum.janet**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Boston College incident follow up
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The National Research Council of the National Academies developed graphic (posters) educational tools to supplement their new book Promoting Chemical Safety and Security in Developing Countries. The book and educational tools address basic chemical safety protocols and measures to protect students and workers. The book is translated into several Asian, African, Russian, and European languages. Contact National Academies Press to order these. I participated in the committee who researched and wrote the book. Good luck to you! Janet Baum, AIA Washington University in St. Louis On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety wrote: > Gail asked me to pass this along to the list as background for some of the > discussion occurring here. I would also note that there is a lot of > speculation about the event in the media and blog-world; a summary can be > found at > > http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2011/06/boston-college-student-injured-in-lab-explosion/ > > - Ralph > > From: Gail Hall > Date: Jun 27 2011 > > The Chemistry Department and EHS at Boston College train every graduate > student initially and annually to call Campus Safety in the event of an > emergency. There are signs at every phone. There is even a question on the > quiz that they have to take to get their keys. > > At the moment we are still collecting information and don't have a cause > for the explosion or a reason that the student acted as she did. We seem to > have had our share of learning opportunities in the past 18 months, and I > will share our hypotheses and/or conclusions on this one when we have been > able to fully research the matter. I hate to think I have enough material > for an article in JCHAS, but it's beginning to look that way. > > In the meantime, if anyone has any ideas about sources of pictograms to > help communicate certain things to students for whom English is the second > language, we'd appreciate the information. > > Gail > > Gail Hall > Director, EH&S > Boston College > gail.hall**At_Symbol_Here**bc.edu > 617-552-0300 >

The National Research Council of the National Academies developed graphic ( posters) educational tools to supplement their new book Promoting Chemical Safe ty and Security in Developing Countries. =A0The book and educational tools address basic chemical safety protocols and measures to protect stud ents and workers. The book is translated into several Asian, African, Russi an, and European languages. Contact National Academies Press to order these . =A0I participated in the committee who researched and wrote the book. =A0 Good luck to you!


Janet Baum, AIA
Washington University in St. Louis

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Secreta ry, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org> wrote:< br>
Gail asked me to pass this along to the lis t as background for some of the discussion occurring here. I would also not e that there is a lot of speculation about the event in the media and blog- world; a summary can be found at
http://cenblog.org/the-safet y-zone/2011/06/boston-college-student-injured-in-lab-explosion/

- Ralph

From: Gail Hall <gail.hall**At_Symbol_Here**bc.edu>
Date: Jun 27 2011

The Chemistry Department and EHS at Boston College train every graduate stu dent initially and annually to call Campus Safety in the event of an emerge ncy. There are signs at every phone. There is even a question on the quiz t hat they have to take to get their keys.

At the moment we are still collecting information and don't have a caus e for the explosion or a reason that the student acted as she did. =A0We se em to have had our share of learning opportunities in the past 18 months, a nd I will share our hypotheses and/or conclusions on this one when we have been able to fully research the matter. =A0I hate to think I have enough ma terial for an article in JCHAS, but it's beginning to look that way.

In the meantime, if anyone has any ideas about sources of pictograms to hel p communicate certain things to students for whom English is the second lan guage, we'd appreciate the information.

Gail

Gail Hall
Director, EH&S
Boston College
gail.hall**At_Symbol_Here**bc.edu
617-552-0300


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