DiSCO â€” Department Safety Coordinators and Officers: Building Safety Culture

Duraj, Victor; Decker, Debbie M.

doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2019.08.002

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“…Alongside the growth of the LST movement has been a parallel movement to find ways to transition the roles of safety professionals from being merely the “compliance police” to more of a partnership role with departments in supporting better (and safer) research. These strategies have manifested in many ways including changes to how EH&S personnel do business, the establishment of Research Safety offices, and the use of embedded safety professionals within research departments. ,,,− Anecdotally, the success of these campaigns is highly variable in research universities throughout the US, leading to a multitude of approaches to safety. There is also very little in the published literature regarding the institutions’ experiences with these new approaches although the need for understanding the impact of these changes is great.…”

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Starting and Sustaining a Laboratory Safety Team (LST)

Martin

Miller

Pinkhassik

2020

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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The laboratory safety team (LST) movement was triggered in 2012 by Dow Chemical’s exploration of ways to strengthen academic research safety culture from the bottom up. This necessitated a new form of leadership from graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. This movement has been spreading throughout chemistry and engineering academic research departments in the United States in a grassroots fashion. However, few publications exist providing the details of LST structure and activities. In this paper, we share results from interviews with 16 currently active teams and outline a best practices guide for starting and sustaining LST programs. Interviews yielded five common components that have been identified as useful to establishing an LST as well as six top common challenges. Strategies to overcome these challenges through proper documentation of activities, maximizing relationships within the academic hierarchy, and developing meaningful safety culture metrics to track are discussed. This paper showcases the power of connecting players in the various active LSTs and emphasizes the need for quantifiable and trackable metrics in the next wave of the movement.

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Section: Establishing Your Lstmentioning

confidence: 99%

Starting and Sustaining a Laboratory Safety Team (LST)

Martin

Miller

Pinkhassik

2020

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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Proceedings of the 2023 Laboratory Safety Workshop - Human Factors: Safety and Technology

Schröder,

Merlic

2024

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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The 2023 Workshop on Laboratory Safety entitled "Human Factors: Safety and Technology" provided a comprehensive platform for researchers and safety professionals to explore innovative safety practices. The event featured sessions on AI, machine learning, and human factors in safety culture alongside interactive panel discussions and workgroup activities. Key presentations challenged traditional accident paradigms, emphasizing systemic approaches and the integration of AI in safety management. The integration of AI tools in safety systems holds promise to revolutionize risk assessment and accident prevention across various industries. These advanced technologies can process vast amounts of data to identify potential hazards, predict incidents, and recommend preventive measures with an unprecedented speed. However, human factor challenges can arise when operators become overly reliant on AI systems, potentially leading to complacency, a disregard of ethical considerations, or difficulties in judging the accuracy of the generated materials. The Workshop fostered collaboration through networking opportunities and highlighted the importance of leadership in safety improvements. The posthumous Safety Leadership Award to Eugene Ngai underscores his commitment to advancing research safety. Overall, the Workshop facilitated knowledge sharing and inspired future advancements in laboratory safety practices.

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DiSCO â€” Department Safety Coordinators and Officers: Building Safety Culture

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Starting and Sustaining a Laboratory Safety Team (LST)

Starting and Sustaining a Laboratory Safety Team (LST)

Proceedings of the 2023 Laboratory Safety Workshop - Human Factors: Safety and Technology

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