Student Involvement in Improving the Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratories

Student Involvement in Improving the Culture of Safety in Academic Laboratories

An effective way of addressing the need for an improved culture of safety in research-intensive science departments is described, which involves enabling leadership by graduate student and postdoctoral associate laboratory safety officers (LSOs). In partnership with The Dow Chemical Company, LSOs fr...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of chemical education Vol. 90; no. 11; pp. 1414 - 1417
Main Authors: McGarry, Kathryn A, Hurley, Katie R, Volp, Kelly A, Hill, Ian M, Merritt, Brian A, Peterson, Katie L, Rudd, P. Alex, Erickson, Nicholas C, Seiler, Lori A, Gupta, Pankaj, Bates, Frank S, Tolman, William B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 12-11-2013
American Chemical Society
Subjects:
Chemical engineering
College students
Corporate culture
Culture
Effectiveness studies
Laboratories
Leadership
Materials science
Organic chemistry
Safety
Safety engineering
Safety management
Graduate Education/Research
Laboratory Management
Collaborative/Cooperative Learning
Safety/Hazards
TA Training/Orientation
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:An effective way of addressing the need for an improved culture of safety in research-intensive science departments is described, which involves enabling leadership by graduate student and postdoctoral associate laboratory safety officers (LSOs). In partnership with The Dow Chemical Company, LSOs from the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota formed a Joint Safety Team. With helpful input from Dow, the team has played a key role in improving the culture and practice of safety in both departments, providing support for use of this model for inculcating safety as a core value and an integral part of academic life.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed400305e