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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of Jack Brown
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 10:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] JACS Perspective: A Call for Increased Focus on Reproductive Health within Lab Safety Culture
Hello Ralph;
I am new to the group but was in the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years and the last part of my career was involved in process and chemical safety at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
In a safety conference at Pfizer a few years ago I had discussed how they were dealing with the compounds that were potential mutagens or reproductive toxins. Like most pharma companies, we put in place controls by banding these compounds and handling them with the proper control systems. These would include full containment suits, special facilities, and glove boxes. If you are interested in seeing the banding system just let me know.
Thanks
Jack D. Brown Ph.D.
Vice-Chair Virginia Section of the ACS
On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 1:10 PM Ralph Stuart <ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu> wrote:
An article of likely interest from the Journal of the American Chemical Society
A Call for Increased Focus on Reproductive Health within Lab Safety Culture
• Catherine P. McGeough,
• Sarah Jane Mear, and
• Timothy F. Jamison
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.1c03725
The approach to reproductive health and safety in academic laboratories requires increased focus and a shift in paradigm. Our analysis of the current guidance from more than 100 academic institutions' Chemical Hygiene Plans (CHPs) indicates that the burden to implement laboratory reproductive health and safety practices is often placed on those already pregnant or planning conception. We also found inconsistencies in the classification of potential reproductive toxins by resources generally considered to be authoritative, adding further confusion. In the interest of human health and safe laboratory practice, we suggest straightforward changes that institutions and individual laboratories can make to address these present deficiencies: Provide consistent and clear information to laboratory researchers about reproductive health and normalize the discussion of reproductive health among all researchers. Doing so will promote safer and more inclusive laboratory environments.
Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
603 358-2859
ralph.stuart**At_Symbol_Here**keene.edu
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