From: Ralph B. Stuart <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**CORNELL.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Student Involvement in Improving the Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratories
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 11:18:29 +0000
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A new article in the Journal of Chemical Education today is likely to be of interest to DCHAS-L subscribers:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed400305e

Student Involvement in Improving the Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratories

An effective way of addressing the need for an improved culture of safety in research-intensive science departments is described, which involves enabling leadership by graduate student and postdoctoral associate laboratory safety officers (LSOs). In partnership with The Dow Chemical Company, LSOs from the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota formed a Joint Safety Team. With helpful input from Dow, the team has played a key role in improving the culture and practice of safety in both departments, providing support for use of this model for inculcating safety as a core value and an integral part of academic life.


Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Cornell University

rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu

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