Understanding, Developing, and Implementing Laboratory Safety Culture in an Ever-Changing World.pptx
1. Understanding, Developing, and
Implementing Laboratory Safety
Culture in an Ever-Changing
World
PRESENTED BY DWAYNE F. HENRY
INSTRUCTIONAL LAB MANAGER OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
DWAYNE.HENRY@MONTGOMERYCOLLEGE.EDU
2. Introduction...........
• Originally from Indianapolis, IN
• Grew up in Oxon Hill, MD
• Graduated from the Rochester Institute of
Technology
• Employed at Montgomery College – Lab
Manager of Chemical & Biological Sciences
• Co-chair College-wide Chemical, Physical, and
Biological Hazards subcommittee
• ACS Committee For Chemical Safety member
• ACS Lab Safety Teams Mentorship Committee
3. What is lab safety?
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4. What is lab safety?
• Laboratory safety entails identifying and understanding the hazards
present in the laboratory, assessing risks associated with those hazards,
managing risk using laboratory ventilation, work practices, personal
protective equipment, and preplanning emergency response actions.
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5. What is lab safety culture?
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6. What is lab safety culture?
• Lab safety culture is the way in which safety is managed in the laboratory.
It is the combination of beliefs, values, perceptions and attitudes of
administration and employees towards the safety of workers in the
laboratory environment. These are the things that influence how safety is
handled in the laboratory environment, as opposed to how it should be
handled.
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7. Why is lab safety important?
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8. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
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9. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
• Ensures Teachers and Institutions Maintain Good Reputations
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10. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
• Ensures Teachers and Institutions Maintain Good Reputations
• Carries Into Higher Level Courses, Research, and the Workforce
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11. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
• Ensures Teachers and Institutions Maintain Good Reputations
• Carries Into Higher Level Courses, Research, and the Workforce
• Improves and encourages Lab Etiquette
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12. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
• Ensures Teachers and Institutions Maintain Good Reputations
• Carries Into Higher Level Courses, Research, and the Workforce
• Improves and encourages Lab Etiquette
• Encourages Teamwork and Responsibility
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13. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
• Ensures Teachers and Institutions Maintain Good Reputations
• Carries Into Higher Level Courses, Research, and the Workforce
• Improves and encourages Lab Etiquette
• Encourages Teamwork and Responsibility
• Increases Emotional I.Q. of Students/Researchers/Faculty
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14. Why is lab safety important?
• Prevents Harm to Students and Teachers
• Ensures Teachers and Institutions Maintain Good Reputations
• Carries Into Higher Level Courses, Research, and the Workforce
• Improves and encourages Lab Etiquette
• Encourages Teamwork and Responsibility
• Increases Emotional I.Q. of Students/Researchers/Faculty
• Prevents Lawsuits
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16. Death In The Lab review
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17. Ways to increase safety culture....
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18. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
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19. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
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20. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
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21. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
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22. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
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23. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
• Reward positive lab safety practices
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24. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
• Reward positive lab safety practices
• Incorporate lab safety into your daily academic teaching or research
settings
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25. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
• Reward positive lab safety practices
• Incorporate lab safety into your daily academic teaching or research
settings
• Be inclusive so all can partake in lab safety
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26. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
• Reward positive lab safety practices
• Incorporate lab safety into your daily academic teaching or research
settings
• Be inclusive so all can partake in lab safety
• Incorporate active learning
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27. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
• Reward positive lab safety practices
• Incorporate lab safety into your daily academic teaching or research
settings
• Be inclusive so all can partake in lab safety
• Incorporate active learning
• Develop relationships with all safety personnel institute wide
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28. Ways to increase safety culture.....
• Model the behavior
• Stay up to date
• Be intentional
• Report/keep record of near misses
• Be vulnerable as well as open/honest with your students
• Reward positive lab safety practices
• Incorporate lab safety into your daily academic teaching or research
settings
• Be inclusive so all can partake in lab safety
• Incorporate active learning
• Develop relationships with all safety personnel institute wide
• Do not overlook anything or let anything slide – people are watching
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30. Integrating Safety with Other
Student Skills:
Problem-Solving Skills and RAMP
Students should be able to apply the scientific method to
• Define a problem clearly
• Develop testable hypothesis
• Analyze data using appropriate statistical methods
• Draw appropriate conclusions
Student should be able to design a safe laboratory operation by
• R - Recognizing Hazards
• A - Assessing Risks
• M - Minimizing Risks
• P - Preparing for Emergencies
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33. Traditional Safety Education
• Develops a knowledge of safety rules but not a
transferable and expandable knowledge of safety
– Instructors reading (or showing) a list of rules at the start of
each semester (safety orientation or training)
– A quick mention of hazards at the beginning of each lab period
– Emphasis on PPE (safety goggles, gloves, lab coat)
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34. 21st Century Safety Education
Knowledge
Knows how to retrieve information about hazards, identify risks, uses a
variety of tools to minimize the risks
Skills
Makes decision to minimize hazards (green chemistry!) and risks
Attitude
Safety leadership
“Skill-based laboratory activity is valuable and can be specifically transferred
to the next task, but knowledge and attitudes assist future learning in a
nonspecific transfer and must be taught as ideas and principles.”
Sigmann, J. Chem. Health Safety, 2017
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36. Questions.............
Dwayne F. Henry
Instructional Lab Manager of Chemical and Biological Sciences
Montgomery College
ACS Lab Safety Team Mentorship Committee/
ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety
Dwayne.henry@montgomerycollege.edu
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