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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Distance Undergraduate Lab Classes
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 1:52:28 PM
Author: James Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETY.ORG> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Distance Undergraduate Lab Classes
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:59:10 -0400
Author: Mary Lamar

From: Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Distance Undergraduate Lab Classes
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 17:54:31 +0000
Reply-To: Monona Rossol <actsnyc**At_Symbol_Here**CS.COM>
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We have long had a problem art students taking chemicals home to work on projects and we now recommend a short safety training which includes exposure to high risk individuals such as children, elderly, etc.  The reason is you do not know what the student's home situation is and who is sharing that space.  While it may seen obvious not to put a chemical or adhesive in proximity to an infant or toddler, you need to make this perfectly clear in some kind of presentation for many reasons.  And look at any air quality issues that might be related to use.   Monona


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From: Jennifer Mattler <jmattler**At_Symbol_Here**STANFORD.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Sent: Thu, Apr 9, 2020 12:45 pm
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Distance Undergraduate Lab Classes

Hi all,
 
Many institutions, including Stanford University, are conducting all classes online for the foreseeable future. We're quickly seeing a spike in questions around sending chemicals, adhesives, etc. to students' homes to facilitate distance teaching lab classes. This presents a lot of thorny issues around safety, hazardous materials shipping, hazardous waste, safety culture, and equitable learning (i.e., some materials may only be available or able to be shipped domestically, leaving international students out).
 
How have other institutions tackled this? Are you completely banning it, providing a list of acceptable chemicals/work practices, reviewing each experiment, or totally out of the conversation?
 
Thank you all!
Jennifer
 
Jennifer Mattler, CIH, M.S., M.S.
Industrial Hygienist/Chemical Hygiene Officer
Environmental Health and Safety
Stanford University
650.723.0183
 
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