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Table 1. Suggested Laboratory Safety Topics for Undergraduate Chemistry Programs 8,23First- and Second-Year TopicsPrinciples of Safety: Recognizing/identifyinghazards; assessing/evaluating the risks ofhazards; minimizing/preventing exposure tohazards; preparing for emergencies; and safetyethics and responsibilitiesPreparing for Emergencies: Respondingto emergencies; evacuation actions; fireemergencies; classes of fires; fire triangle/fire tetrahedron; types of fire extinguishers;using fire extinguishers; actions for variouschemical spills; using emergency eye washesand emergency showers; elementary first-aid;emergencies with gas cylindersRecognizing/Identifying Hazards: Language ofsafety (terms, signs, labels, symbols); MaterialSafety Data Sheets (MSDSs); current andGlobal Harmonization System (GHS) hazardrecognition systems; information resourcesabout hazards; introductory toxicology; acuteand chronic toxicities; corrosives; flammables,fires, explosions; and incompatiblesAssessing/Evaluating Risks of Hazards: Routesof exposure; risk assessment; evaluating risksof toxic hazards; and occupational exposurelimitsMinimizing/Preventing Exposure to Hazards:Managing risk; eye protection, skin protection;laboratory hoods and ventilation; safetystandards for safety equipment; handlingchemical wastes; and storing flammables andcorrosivesAdvanced Safety (3rd and 4th years) TopicsPreparing for Emergencies: Planning foremergencies; working with outside emergencyresponders; and drills and exercises foremergenciesRecognizing/Identifying Hazards: Chemicalhygiene plans; carcinogens; how the bodyhandles toxic chemicals; sensitizers; irritants;reproductive toxicants; biological hazards;compressed gases; peroxides; reactive/unstablechemicals (explosives, pyrophoric materials;oxidizers; peroxides and peroxide formers;water reactives); pressurized systems; electricalhazards; housekeeping; nonionizing radiation;ionizing radiation; cryogenics; runawayreactions; catalysts; nanomaterials; andlaboratory shop hazardsAssessing/Evaluating Risks of Hazards:Assessing chemical exposure; working in anew laboratory; developing a laboratory safetyplan for an experimentMinimizing/Preventing Exposure to Hazards:Safety for common lab procedures; radiationsafety; laser safety; biosafety and biologicalsafety cabinets; protective clothing; respirators;safety in research laboratories; process safety;conducting a safety inspection; managingchemicals; chemical inventories and storage;and handling chemical wastes21
Cross-cutting and Related Topics: Learninglessons from incidents; and introductory greenchemistryCross-cutting and Related Topics: Laws andregulations pertaining to safety; chemicalsecurity; building a strong culture of safety;safety skills for professionals; advancedgreen chemistry; and the role of institutionalenvironmental, health, and safety professionalsTable 2. Resources for Preparing Lessons in Laboratory SafetyResourcesCommentsPrudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handlingand Management of Chemical Hazards,Updated ed., Board on Chemical Sciences,Committee on Prudent Practices in theLaboratory, National Research Council,National Academies, National AcademiesPress, Washington, DC, 2011Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security: AGuide to Prudent Chemical Management,Moran, L.; Masciangioli, T., Eds., Committeeon Promoting Safe and Secure ChemicalManagement in Developing Countries,National Research Council, NationalAcademies, National Academies Press,Washington, DC, 2010Handbook of Chemical Safety and Health,Alaimo, R. J., Ed., Oxford University Press,Washington, DC, 2001Safety in Academic Laboratories, Vol. 1(Student ed.), Vol. 2 (Teachers ed.), 7th ed.,ACS Joint Board–Council Committee onChemical Safety, American Chemical Society,Washington, DC, 2003Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students, Hill,R. H.; Finster, D. C., John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,Hoboken, NJ, 2010Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, ElsevierScience and the ACS Division of ChemicalHealth and Safety, New YorkThis highly acclaimed publication is anauthoritative reference suitable for advancedundergraduates and graduates, and canbe used to develop lessons and courses inlaboratory safety. It is a very useful referencefor teaching assistants and laboratorycoordinators. Hard copies must be purchasedbut it is available free online. 15An accompanying toolkit (seven components)is available for use with this manual; thetoolkit is published in English, French, Arabic,and Indonesian. 26,27 This is designed for use indeveloping countries.A very good reference book for chemists andhealth and safety professionals 28This publication has been used by hundreds ofcolleges and universities as a general guide tolaboratory safety for undergraduates. 29,30This is a textbook written for chemistryundergraduate students; it is designedto be used throughout the four years ofundergraduate study. 23This journal is a publication by the ACSDivision of Chemical Health and Safety. It isincluded in a membership to the division. 3122
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