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Blayney, Michael B.; Bancroft, Laura; Wasson, Megan C.; Williams, Bruce A.

doi:10.1021/acs.chas.0c00001

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“…Too often, laboratory safety is viewed as a system based on compliance, rules, and regulations that are enforced with admonishment or punitive repercussions, when it should really be viewed through the lens of preventing harm to people and the environment. New initiatives from ACS Chemical Health & Safety such as Safety Highlights, 27 Literature Highlights, 28 and Community Highlights 29 are well poised to change this perception for all members of the chemical health and safety community, especially for researchers in academia. Ultimately, we strive to create a culture where people are not following safe practices because they are forced to, but rather that they see it as an imperative component of conducting researchthe first step of which, we believe, is to report on a new set of lessons learned from the development of a new paradigm of safety communication and researcher involvement.…”

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Lessons Learned from the Creation and Development of a Researcher-Led Safety Organization at The University of Chicago

Zinn

Slaw

Lettow

et al. 2020

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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In recent years, the importance of safety in academic research laboratories has gained considerable attention nationwide. The University of Chicago Joint Research Safety Initiative (JRSI) is a community of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research assistants in the Department of Chemistry and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, whose focus is to facilitate a sustainable lab safety culture by providing educational tools, training, and resources that are presented in an organized, clear, and centralized fashion. Our organization was established in Fall 2017 to address the safety needs of our research community with a bottom-up approach. Here, we provide a brief account of how the JRSI designed activities around five themes: (1) Developing Organizational Structure, (2) Evaluating Safety Culture and Organizational Effectiveness, (3) Facilitating Open Dialogues and Collaborations, (4) Defragmenting Safety Efforts and Resources, and (5) Educating Researchers, Teachers, and Safety Contacts. In each of these areas, we discuss programs and highlight lessons learned that can assist in analogous student-led implementation strategies. This Case Study does not provide an exhaustive list of solutions for all safety-related deficiencies; rather, it strives to bring special attention to the general background, core ideas, reflections, and encountered challenges when forming a new researcher-led safety initiative.

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confidence: 99%

Lessons Learned from the Creation and Development of a Researcher-Led Safety Organization at The University of Chicago

Zinn

Slaw

Lettow

et al. 2020

ACS Chem. Health Saf.

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Implementation of a Green Chemical Hygiene and Safety Experiment in the General Chemistry I Laboratory

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Barnes,

Gallant

2024

J. Chem. Educ.

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An early introduction to chemical hygiene and laboratory safety is essential for developing prepared graduates from STEM programs. Using the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry as a framework to approach the laboratory, students are also introduced to safety mindset and ACS RAMP before completing an experiment that demonstrates the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and effective methods of cleaning glassware for safe use. Students completed an optional survey following the experiment to gauge the experience and development of a safety mindset. 90% of students reported increased confidence in their abilities to perform laboratory practices safely after they performed this introductory chemical hygiene and safety experiment.

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Lessons Learned from the Creation and Development of a Researcher-Led Safety Organization at The University of Chicago

Lessons Learned from the Creation and Development of a Researcher-Led Safety Organization at The University of Chicago

Implementation of a Green Chemical Hygiene and Safety Experiment in the General Chemistry I Laboratory

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