About This Archive  | DCHAS-L 2017 Index   | DCHAS-L Yearly Index
person wearing a disposable face shield and surgical style mask

Check out Safety Emporium for your N95, N99, and face shield needs.

Previous by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] fire arms in the art studio and lab
Date: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 12:24:06 PM
Author: "Chance, Brandon" <bchance**At_Symbol_Here**MAIL.SMU.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: [DCHAS-L] New CHAS Fellows announcements for DC meeting
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:26:07 -0400
Author: Doug Walters

From: Michael <mabuczynski**At_Symbol_Here**HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] fire arms in the art studio and lab
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:49:49 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: BLUPR18MB0385C652ABFB66AD06E10726ABBE0**At_Symbol_Here**BLUPR18MB0385.namprd18.prod.outlook.com
In-Reply-To <1E655BAD-4832-43A8-B7D7-78832B1D2584**At_Symbol_Here**smu.edu>


I think the recent activity surrounding conceal carry permits on school grounds is partly due to the examination of the recent number of horrible shootings that have been taking place on school grounds across this country. Criminals will target "gun free zone" and many school security police forces do not carry. They know these laws for sure. Even churches are now looking at having armed security during services. That said not allowing an open carry gun in labs where there are other hazards both chemical and physical is appropriate there maybe other solutions like a locker outside of the lab that would still allow a student to have it but just not in the lab. Let's hope some common sense is applied to this as we move forward

On Jul 27, 2017, at 12:36 PM, Chance, Brandon <bchance**At_Symbol_Here**MAIL.SMU.EDU> wrote:

Texas recently passed a similar law, but since SMU is private, we were able to opt out of compliance.  With that being said, the UT system was able to incorporate language where they banned firearms in laboratories with certain hazardous materials.  The same concept may be applicable to art studios. Their language is here - and they call out labs specifically:
 
https://policies.utexas.edu/policies/campus-concealed-carry

Here is a summary of Texas Universities, each one has their own language pertaining to labs (scroll over check boxes). 

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016/campus-carry-tracker/



 
Regards,

Brandon S. Chance, MS, CCHO
Associate Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Office of Risk Management
Southern Methodist University 
PO Box 750231 | Dallas, TX  75275-0231
T) 214.768.2430 | M) 469-978-8664

"É our job in safety is to make the task happen, SAFELY; not to interfere with the workÉ" Neal Langerman



From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety on behalf of "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety"
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
Date: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:49 AM
To: "DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU"
Subject: [DCHAS-L] fire arms in the art studio and lab

A question that came into Monona's mailbox that she would like some help in responding to. 

- Ralph

Dear ACTS,
I am a studio professor and department chair at a public university in Georgia where our governor recently signed a Campus Carry Bill that went into effect on July 1. Our university system has written implementation guidelines for us to follow that equate studios and laboratories with any regular classroom (lecture) space.

Our department has a fully equipped BFA and BA in art studios to include glassblowing (we are one of the oldest continuously running glass programs in the US), ceramics, sculpture (welding, plasma cutter, and small foundry for aluminum and bronze), as well as painting, photo, and printmaking. We certainly do our best to provide the safest studio environments and instruction for our students. 

I have been attempting to argue that students carrying concealed firearms and ammunition on their bodies (holsters and pockets) creates a potential safety hazard in studios. 

I am hoping that perhaps you have resources or information that would be useful in my argument that on one hand, I am responsible for my students' (and faculty)safety and can/must require safety apparel, have rules for studio equipment and materials safety, limit access to cell phones (especially in figure drawing where I protect the nude model from illicit photography), earbuds etc that impair hearing in emergencies, and carefully instruct students about power tools, furnaces, etc while on the other hand, l am being told that a lethal weapon can be brought into the studios and we are not permitted to ask or say anything referring to firearms in the studio.

I did get clarification that students with concealed carry permits can have guns in purses and backpacks, but if they are going to be required in a studio course to be a distance from the purse/backpack, they must have their guns properly holstered on their person before coming into the school building/studio.

If you have any resources, or contacts for studio faculty in other concealed-carry States who have been able to restrict firearms in dangerous studios or laboratories, I would be really appreciative.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Laurel Robinson,Chair
Department of Visual Arts
Georgia Southwestern State University


Monona Rossol, M.S., M.F.A., Industrial Hygienist
President:  Arts, Crafts & Theater Safety, Inc.
Safety Officer: Local USA829, IATSE

 


Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Keene State College
Keene, NH.  03431

--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional secretary at secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas
--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional secretary at secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchas

Previous post   |  Top of Page   |   Next post


The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary@dchas.org.
The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.