From: "Kennedy, Sheila" <s1kennedy**At_Symbol_Here**UCSD.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Required Use of Lab Coats in Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Labs
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 21:08:29 +0000
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We also require lab coats for all undergraduate lab students.

 

In addition to our bookstore, we're fortunate to have a resale shop on campus associated with our International Center & staffed by volunteers. When we have coats abandoned in labs (often), we box them up for the shop, sifting out any that are more than just dirty. They wash & sell them for cheap, along with lost/found goggles.  

 

SMK


Sheila M. Kennedy, C.H.O.

Safety Coordinator until April 1, 2019

Chemistry & Biochemistry | University of California, San Diego

9500 Gilman Dr. | La Jolla, CA  92093-0303

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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> On Behalf Of Craig Merlic
Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 12:13 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Required Use of Lab Coats in Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Labs

 

Denise,

 

In all Chemistry and Biochemistry undergraduate labs here at UCLA we require lab coats.  We require FR rated lab coats in the upper division courses, so recommend to students to buy the FR coats if they intend to take the advanced labs.

 

Due to costs there are some options for free or rental coats.  The professional chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma has a chapter here (Beta Gamma) and rents coats.  There is also a group associated with the bookstore that provides free coats to needy students.

 

Craig

 

Craig A. Merlic

Professor of Chemistry, UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Executive Director , UC Center for Laboratory Safety

http://cls.ucla.edu

Los Angeles, CA  90095-1569

Voice:  310-825-5466

 

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU> on behalf of Denise Beautreau <deb313**At_Symbol_Here**LEHIGH.EDU>
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Date: Friday, March 8, 2019 at 12:00 PM
To: <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Required Use of Lab Coats in Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching Labs

 

All,

I am trying to find any information regarding the requirement of the use of a lab coat by students in general chemistry labs vs. upper level courses such as organic, advance lab, inorganic, etc. Does ACS have recommendations/guidelines to that end? What are some of your experiences at your institutions? Thank you in advance.

 

Regards,

Denise

 

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Denise Beautreau

General Chemistry Laboratory Manager

Lehigh University 

Department of Chemistry

Seeley G. Mudd Building

6 E Packer Ave

Bethlehem, PA 18015

Phone: 610-758-1585

 

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