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From: "Stuart, Ralph" <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fwd: OSHA COVID-19 Tip of the Day for October 23, 2020
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 17:35:59 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Message-ID: 5FCFFDC0-3DE4-43EC-BF70-708F25C8D38B**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
In-Reply-To <2b8e2ff4279640e29608a158ea6297c7**At_Symbol_Here**usw.org>
> >One last point: we use the word ‰??training‰?? a lot, but we really prefer ‰??education.‰?? They may be synonyms, but to us, training deals with how to do a job. Education is a more thorough grounding in why it‰??s done that way and how that job fits into the more general process. We‰??ve had fatalities where people followed the job steps precisely, but circumstances had changed in a way they didn‰??t fully understand.
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Thanks for raising this distinction; I realize that it is what subconsciously caught my eye about the OSHA note.
I have been thinking about organizing a ACS national meeting symposium on the differences and connections between safety education and safety training, as those two terms are easily confused, both for the students and the presenters. Since the ACS national meeting technical format is still in flux to a hybrid model, I hope that we will be able to attract a more eclectic mix of presenters and audience than the traditional in person meetings have.
My thanks also to Larry for reminding me about the confusion engendered by all of the many variations of hazardous waste training required by the 49 different versions of RCRA implemented in the US. For some states, and some inspectors, the attendance sheet is adequate evidence of training. In other jurisdictions, the inspector will have a conversation with the people designated to handle waste assess to that training of waste handlers. Since EPA and the states is more likely to conduct a haz waste inspection than OSHA is, I tend to default to waste training expectations when thinking about regulatory requirements.
I expect that next national meeting Call for Papers will appear soon; look for this opportunity to share your thoughts on how safety education is connected to safety training and how this connection can make for a safer workplace!
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
603 358-2859
ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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