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Title: Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Chemistry Laboratory Research

Abstract

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. The National Research Council report, Safe Science: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Chemical Research, 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. While the report is focused primarily on academic chemistry laboratories, there are a wide variety of environments both in and outside academia that may benefit from the recommendations made herein.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. National Academy of Science, Washington DC (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1165984
Report Number(s):
DOE-NAS-0007960-1
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0007960
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Fryberger, Teresa. Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Chemistry Laboratory Research. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.2172/1165984.
Fryberger, Teresa. Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Chemistry Laboratory Research. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1165984
Fryberger, Teresa. 2014. "Establishing and Promoting a Culture of Safety in Chemistry Laboratory Research". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1165984. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1165984.
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abstractNote = {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. The National Research Council report, Safe Science: Promoting a Culture of Safety in Academic Chemical Research, 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. While the report is focused primarily on academic chemistry laboratories, there are a wide variety of environments both in and outside academia that may benefit from the recommendations made herein.},
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year = {Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2014}
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