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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemicals on passenger elevators/ Common sense beyond regulations
Date: Monday, April 15, 2019 at 1:23:58 PM
Author: TILAK CHANDRA <0000058f112ac338-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemicals on passenger elevators
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:39:49 +0000
Author: Monona Rossol

From: Ralph Stuart <ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] ACS Presidential Comment: Supporting collaborations for chemical safety
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:32:41 -0400
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
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https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/comment/Supporting-collaborations-chemical-safety/97/i15

DCHAS members may be interested in the comment in this week's C&EN by the ACS President Dr. Bonnie A. Charpentier found at the address above. It's entitled "Supporting collaborations for chemical safety" and discusses the ACS Safety Education summit held last month. The ongoing support of the ACS presidents has been an important element in the ongoing leadership of the ACS in addressing chemical safety efforts, particularly in the laboratory setting.

Dr. Charpentier notes that:
"A strong, positive safety culture is possible only if researchers internalize and own safety. Safety cannot be effectively imposed from outside. One venue to instill a strong safety ethos is symposia at our meetings. I ask symposia and program organizers to consider embedding relevant information and presentations on safety in your sessions. This could be individual presentations or a few minutes within presentations to discuss relevant safety topics for a particular type of chemistry. Please join ACS leadership in strengthening the safety culture for our profession."

I would note that the CHAS technical program for the San Diego meeting is quite full, with both Divisional programming, Presidential programming and co-sponsored programming with other divisions. I expect this meeting to be a valuable one for everyone to attend if possible.

Let me know if you have any questions about this.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Chair
American Chemical Society Committee on Chemical Safety
ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org

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