Kirk: Lurk on. And when you are upgrading the document, my comments come free and I'd be more than willing to help.
From: Kirk Hunter <kphunter**At_Symbol_Here**TSTC.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Sent: Wed, Aug 24, 2016 11:34 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] New Publications from ACS Committee on Chemical Safety
I would assume that as a student progresses in their education, especially at the graduate level, their understanding of toxicity and exposure routes would include physiology. I would also include they should have a full understanding of the EH&S definitions of gases, vapors, dust, fumes, etc. that you mentioned. I'm sure that there will be a revision to these documents sometime in the future and your suggestions will be considered.
p.s. I've been lurking and learning from this list for quite a while.This is my first post.
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Kirk Hunter
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Texas State Technical College Waco
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POINT ONE. I got the guidelines and they are going to be very helpful. I would make a tiny criticism (no surprise) that the list of concepts students should be taught in order to do a risk assessment doe not include the physiology needed to understand routes of entry and how different the toxicity of a chemical may be by different routes.
From: Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Sent: Fri, Aug 19, 2016 6:10 am
Subject: [DCHAS-L] New Publications from ACS Committee on Chemical Safety
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Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Secondary Schools and Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Academic Institutions.
To assist educators with integrating safety education throughout the entire chemistry curriculum where principles of safety are taught over time rather than just during one-time safety trainings ACS has published new Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Secondary Schools and Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Academic Institutions.
The Safety Education Guidelines are organized around the concept of R.A.M.P.. - an acronym for the Four Principles of Safety: Recognize the hazard, Assess the risk of the hazard, Minimize the risk of the hazard, and Prepare for emergencies. The guidelines also include student learning outcomes statements which clearly state the expected knowledge, skills, attitudes, competencies in the area of chemical safety that students are expected to acquire as they progress with their education. To request the printed copy of the guidelines please contact safety**At_Symbol_Here**acs.org.
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