Proceedings of the 2014 University of California Center for Laboratory Safety Workshop

Publication date: Available online 2 July 2015 Source:Journal of Chemical Health and Safety Author(s): Imke Schröder , James H. Gibson , Nancy L. Wayne The goal of the University of California Center for Laboratory Safety (UCCLS) 2014 Workshop was to bring together researchers and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) professionals to facilitate multi-disciplinary discussions on laboratory safety in academic institutions. Moreover, the workshop aimed to generate research ideas and proposals on laboratory safety with the long-term goal of developing evidence-based safety programs. The workshop was attended by 82 individuals from 3 national laboratories, and 26 universities and colleges across the country, Mexico and The Netherlands. Forty-nine percent of the attendees were researchers including professors, lab managers and graduate students. EH&S professionals made up 47% and included directors and safety officers. Several presentations on laboratory safety were given including talks by three researchers who had received seed grant funding following the 2012 UCCLS Laboratory Safety Workshop. Work group sessions developed research ideas on three topics to improve the lab safety culture in academic institutions and optimize compliance with lab safety regulations; (1) Impact of Regulations and Policies on Lab Safety; (2) Carrots versus Sticks: Impact on Compliance and Safety; and (3) Impact of Beliefs and Attitudes on Safety. Based on an exit survey...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - Category: Chemistry Source Type: research