Safety in the Chemical Laboratory
American Chemical Society Northeast Regional Meeting
Co-sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
2013 Northeast Regional Meeting
2013 ACS NERM Announces Special Program Sessions and Speakers
Special Sessions Include:
- Dr. Donna Nelson, technical adviser to the Emmy Award-winning television series "Breaking Bad," as the keynote speaker, Thursday night October 24, 2013. A proponent of scientific accuracy in television and film, Dr. Nelson will discuss her role and experiences as a technical adviser to a television show which includes chemistry. "Breaking Bad" is the story of a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. He turns to a life of crime, producing and selling methamphetamine with the aim of securing his family's financial future before he dies.
- Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences Organized by Professor Paul Houston (Georgia Tech). Professor Bassam Shakhashiri (former ACS President) will be a speaker for this session.
- Nitrogen Heterocycles: A Tribute to the Pioneer of Pyrimidine Chemistry This session is dedicated to Treat B. Johnson, Yale's Sterling Professor of Chemistry, appointed in 1928. Speakers include Professor Jonathan Ellman (Yale University), Professor Andr=E9 Charette (Universit=E9 de Montr=E9al), Professor Bruce Arndtsen (McGill University) and Professor Corey Stephenson (University of Michigan).
- Phosphodiesterases as Drug Targets for CNS Disorders
- Synthesis and Application of Isotopically Labeled Molecule
- Safety in the Chemical Laboratory (see agenda below)
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Safety in the Chemical Laboratory
American Chemical Society Northeast Regional Meeting
Co-sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
Peter A. Reinhardt, Organizer
Omni Hotel, 155 Temple Street, New Haven, Connecticut
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 9 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Presenters will discuss how to assess laboratory risks, how to learn lessons from accidents, and how to safely handle highly reactive chemicals in the laboratory, Attendees will learn how laboratories can enhance their safety culture. Presentations will cover control banding and the implementation of a chemical inventory systems, as well as and other advanced topics pertinent to laboratory safety.
9:00-9:10
Introduction, Peter Reinhardt, Yale University Environmental Health and Safety
9:10-9:35
"Planning for Health and Safety Matters in Renovations for Two Interdisciplinary Research Institutes at Yale University West Campus," Incarvito, Christopher, Yale University
9:35-10:00
"Results from a nitration explosion investigation lead to improvements in monitoring, processing, and safety," Christopher Zusi, Medicinal Chemistry Department, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wallingford CT.
10:00-10:25
"Focused Enhancement of Chemical Spill Response Process in Research Laboratories," Nicholas Kielbania, Miriam Weil, Chad Pires, Children's Hospital in Boston
10:25-10:45
Break
10:45-11:10
"MIT's Pilot Project to Perform Laboratory Hazard Assessments," Michael Labosky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:10-11:35
"Assessing Risks of Laboratory Experiments and Operations," Stefan Wawzyniecki Jr., University of Connecticut
11:35-12:00
"Safety Culture in the Chemistry Department: The Big Bang Theory of Safety," Kim Gates, Stony Brook University Environmental Health and Safety
12:00-1:00
Lunch
1:00-1:25
"Laboratory Ventilation Rate Determination using Control Banding," Ellen Sweet, Ralph Stuart, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Cornell University
1:25-1:50
"Evaluating and managing laboratory ventilation performance," Ralph Stuart, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Cornell University
1:50-2:15
"Implementing a Campus-Wide Chemical Inventory System," Cathleen King, Yale University Environmental Health and Safety
2:15-2:40
"RFID tracking of chemicals, safety equipment, and other EHS-related items," Erik Talley, Anne-Marie Bakker, Environmental Health and Safety, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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