Science Safety in the Community College

Science Safety in the Community College
Author: John Summers
Publisher: NSTA Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0873552717

NSTA's safety guidebooks are must-haves for science educators teaching at any level to lay a sound safety foundation in their labs and classrooms. Divided by grade band; elementary, middle, high, and college, the four titles provide confidence-building tips and techniques for recognizing and safely working with an ever-increasing array of hazardous materials. Classroom veterans themselves, the authors have organized the books with practicality in mind. Safety concepts are discussed in the context of common situations in real classrooms. Chapters address both general topics such as equipping labs, storing and disposing of chemicals, and maintaining documentation as well as the special requirements of specific disciplines, physics, chemistry, Earth and space science, and biology. Sidebars and inserts in every chapter highlight and reinforce important material. Also included: easy-to-adapt permission slips, student contracts, and a wealth of anecdotes about what works and what doesn't.

Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students

Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students
Author: Robert H. Hill, Jr.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 633
Release: 2011-09-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1118212649

"...this substantial and engaging text offers a wealth of practical (in every sense of the word) advice...Every undergraduate laboratory, and, ideally, every undergraduate chemist, should have a copy of what is by some distance the best book I have seen on safety in the undergraduate laboratory." Chemistry World, March 2011 Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students is uniquely designed to accompany students throughout their four-year undergraduate education and beyond, progressively teaching them the skills and knowledge they need to learn their science and stay safe while working in any lab. This new principles-based approach treats lab safety as a distinct, essential discipline of chemistry, enabling you to instill and sustain a culture of safety among students. As students progress through the text, they’ll learn about laboratory and chemical hazards, about routes of exposure, about ways to manage these hazards, and about handling common laboratory emergencies. Most importantly, they’ll learn that it is very possible to safely use hazardous chemicals in the laboratory by applying safety principles that prevent and minimize exposures. Continuously Reinforces and Builds Safety Knowledge and Safety Culture Each of the book’s eight chapters is organized into three tiers of sections, with a variety of topics suited to beginning, intermediate, and advanced course levels. This enables your students to gather relevant safety information as they advance in their lab work. In some cases, individual topics are presented more than once, progressively building knowledge with new information that’s appropriate at different levels. A Better, Easier Way to Teach and Learn Lab Safety We all know that safety is of the utmost importance; however, instructors continue to struggle with finding ways to incorporate safety into their curricula. Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students is the ideal solution: Each section can be treated as a pre-lab assignment, enabling you to easily incorporate lab safety into all your lab courses without building in additional teaching time. Sections begin with a preview, a quote, and a brief description of a laboratory incident that illustrates the importance of the topic. References at the end of each section guide your students to the latest print and web resources. Students will also find “Chemical Connections” that illustrate how chemical principles apply to laboratory safety and “Special Topics” that amplify certain sections by exploring additional, relevant safety issues. Visit the companion site at http://userpages.wittenberg.edu/dfinster/LSCS/.

NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities

NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities
Author: LaMoine L. Motz
Publisher: NSTA Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1933531088

Provides guidance and tools for planning a school science facility, discussing general room design, budget, furnishings, and other related topics and discussing safety, accessibility, and legal guidelines.

Safe Science

Safe Science
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2014-10-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309300940

Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional societies, industries, and universities themselves to examine the culture of safety in research laboratories. These incidents have triggered a broader discussion of how serious incidents can be prevented in the future and how best to train researchers and emergency personnel to respond appropriately when incidents do occur. As the priority placed on safety increases, many institutions have expressed a desire to go beyond simple compliance with regulations to work toward fostering a strong, positive safety culture: affirming a constant commitment to safety throughout their institutions, while integrating safety as an essential element in the daily work of laboratory researchers. Safe Science takes on this challenge. This report examines the culture of safety in research institutions and makes recommendations for university leadership, laboratory researchers, and environmental health and safety professionals to support safety as a core value of their institutions. The report discusses ways to fulfill that commitment through prioritizing funding for safety equipment and training, as well as making safety an ongoing operational priority. A strong, positive safety culture arises not because of a set of rules but because of a constant commitment to safety throughout an organization. Such a culture supports the free exchange of safety information, emphasizes learning and improvement, and assigns greater importance to solving problems than to placing blame. High importance is assigned to safety at all times, not just when it is convenient or does not threaten personal or institutional productivity goals. Safe Science will be a guide to make the changes needed at all levels to protect students, researchers, and staff.

Disaster Management and Preparedness

Disaster Management and Preparedness
Author: Larry R. Collins
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2000-11-22
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 104006633X

Detailing methods for preparing organizations for disasters, this book discusses not only tried and true tactics, but also areas often overlooked during the reactive and post-disaster phases. The authors address special considerations important in planning for disaster management, from chemical spills, floods, aircraft crashes, and terrorist attack

Starting With Safety

Starting With Safety
Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2008-01-31
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780841239890

Provides an overview on handling chemicals and equipment safely, proper lab behavior, and safety techniques.

Science Safety Handbook for California High Schools

Science Safety Handbook for California High Schools
Author: Gerald J. Garner
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1987
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This document was prepared in an effort to help science teachers, administrators, and school staff members in California understand and avoid situations in which accidents could occur in the science laboratory or on field trips and outdoor education experiences. It contains major sections on: (1) first aid (including information on animal and insect bites, burns, eye treatment, exposure to potential poisons, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the recognition and treatment of shock); (2) laboratory safety precautions (containing general information, along with safety suggestions for biology, chemistry, and physics laboratories), and (3) general laboratory practices (addressing fire prevention and control, the use of animals in the classroom, the use of goggles and safety shields, field trips, poisonous plants and plant parts, radiation-producing equipment and materials, radioactive materials, earthquake preparation, and the development of an earthquake response plan). The appendices include citations of state legislation and regulations dealing with school safety, and numerous checklists and student statement forms. (TW)