From: David H Silberman <davidhs**At_Symbol_Here**STANFORD.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] FYI - Plagiarism by GW safety official
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 01:15:36 +0000
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In many cases of using safety material created by others, it's a simple matter of courtesy: ask for permission.  I expect that in the majority of cases a "used by permission" statement that acknowledges the creator of the material would be granted, thus avoiding any copyright issues. Some materials — such as developing web based content — incur considerable cost and a modest reimbursement through licensing would help offset development expenses.


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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List <dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**med.cornell.edu> on behalf of Chance, Brandon <bchance**At_Symbol_Here**MAIL.SMU.EDU>
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] FYI - Plagiarism by GW safety official
 
I agree with Harry.  While plagiarism in journals is definitely grounds for discipline, I find that in the safety world programs are lifted and reused all the time – some with permission and I assume some are without.  I have been to a number of presentations at conferences where universities offer their audit/inspection checklists up for grabs and even tell the attendees feel free to use it as they see fit.  

There are many cases that, while looking for program examples online, I have come across multiple institutions with identical written content with only names and phone numbers changed.  

With all of our goals ultimately being the safety of our employees and students, I wonder how many of us would even object to someone using one of our own programs as long as it meets their needs.

Based on this article, it seems as there were a number of other underlying performance issues in addition to plagiarism that let to this employee’s dismissal.  

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Brandon S. Chance, M.S., CCHO
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Date: Monday, November 2, 2015 at 10:22 PM
To: "DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU" <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] FYI - Plagiarism by GW safety official

Interesting article.  Personally I would not consider lifting parts of well-written safety plans to be actionable plagiarism (who has the original "Do not pipette by mouth" reference?), though some may disagree.  However, copying some 18 paragraphs from various sources without citation in a manuscript submitted for publication is pretty bad.  I expect he'll be looking for employment soon.

Harry

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Yanchisin, Mark <mark**At_Symbol_Here**ehs.ufl.edu> wrote:

Interesting article about one of our peers.

 

 

http://www.gwhatchet.com/2015/11/02/facing-plagiarism-allegations-lab-safety-official-placed-on-leave/

 

 

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