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Editorial Board
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issue 6Author(s): (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - November 1, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

The last word
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issue 6Author(s): Harry J. Elston (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - November 1, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Contents
Publication date: November–December 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issue 6Author(s): (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - November 1, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

DiSCO — Department Safety Coordinators and Officers: Building Safety Culture
Publication date: Available online 12 September 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyAuthor(s): Victor Duraj, Debbie M. DeckerAt the University of California, Davis, Colleges/Departments, Organized Research Units, and Administrative units are required to appoint a Department Safety Coordinator (DSC). DSCs share information from the campus’ Safety Services/EH&S organization to their departments and facilitate compliance with California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) standards and other regulatory programs. The DSC role, however, is often part-time, assigned at seemingly arbitrary perc...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - September 13, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Pilot study predicting core body temperatures in hot work environments using thermal imagery
ConclusionsStatistical results showed that the ability of the infrared camera to successfully predict core body temperature measurements taken thermometer pill was strong (r = 0.611). More research should be conducted during times with warm outdoor temperatures and with larger sample sizes. (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - September 11, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

In Your Face: Consideration of higher risks for chemical exposure to persons with disabilities in laboratories
This article focuses only on mobility and motor impairments or physical difficulties that could put individuals with disabilities at greater risk of exposures from hazardous chemicals while working in laboratories.Dosage experienced is potentially greater in people who are below the historical standard chemical fume hood testing height of 178 cm (70 inches). Ergonomic concepts and anthropometric adult-measurement data can help OH&S, IH, EH&S professionals to investigate and mitigate physical conditions in laboratories that could increase exposure risks of hazardous fumes, vapors, and airborne particulate to perso...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - August 15, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Industrial lab safety committees and teams — Case study
Publication date: Available online 31 July 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyAuthor(s): Kenneth P. FivizzaniIn order to maintain safe working conditions in their laboratories and establish a strong safety culture, many industrial companies have established safety committees and emergency response teams. These groups involve several lab employees, and everyone participates in regular safety meetings at the department level. In this case study, two research facilities in the same organization have nearly identical committees and teams. There is some variation in how the committees are organized; that variation...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - July 31, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Assessing graduate student perceptions of safety in the Department of Chemistry at UC Davis
Publication date: Available online 26 July 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyAuthor(s): Brittany M. ArmstrongResults from a survey that was distributed to the graduate students in the Department of Chemistry at UC Davis are presented and discussed. The survey sought to gauge graduate student perception of safety culture in their department and individual labs following the 2012 UC settlement agreement. Most of the respondents indicated that they felt their lab had a positive safety culture. A clear correlation between research discipline and perceived hazard level was identified. Respondents indicated that a...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - July 26, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Contents
Publication date: July–October 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issues 4–5Author(s): (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - July 9, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Editorial Board
Publication date: July–October 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issues 4–5Author(s): (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - July 9, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Upcoming events
Publication date: July–October 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issues 4–5Author(s): (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - July 9, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Failure to educate — Failure to train
Publication date: July–October 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, Volume 26, Issues 4–5Author(s): Harry J. Elston (Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety)
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - July 9, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Anatomy of an incident: A hydrogen gas leak showcases the need for antifragile safety systems
Publication date: Available online 22 June 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyAuthor(s): Hugo SchmidtAs research environments grow more complex, the number of possible failure points increases beyond what can be predicted. To address this issue, some safety professionals have embraced the concept of antifragility. A recent gas leak incident at the Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education in Singapore illustrates this. In response to the incident, the entire gas system was upgraded, as were the safety procedures. Further, the safety procedures were revised to treat any difficulty as an incident, re...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - June 24, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Cleaning diamond surfaces using boiling acid treatment in a standard laboratory chemical hood
Publication date: Available online 21 June 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyAuthor(s): Kimberly Jean Brown, Elizabeth Chartier, Ellen M. Sweet, David A. Hopper, Lee C. BassettDiamond is the basis for numerous applications in optics, electronics, and quantum science due to its desirable material properties and the existence of optically active spins such as the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center. For some applications, pristine diamond surfaces are required. However, treatments such as irradiation and high-temperature annealing used to create NV centers produce unwanted graphitic and pyrolytic domains of carbon th...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - June 22, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research

Incorporating chemical safety awareness as a general education requirement — Case study
Publication date: Available online 13 June 2019Source: Journal of Chemical Health and SafetyAuthor(s): Frankie Wood-BlackAn activity was added to the General Chemistry Laboratory to assess environmental awareness associated with the use of everyday consumer products. The activity promoted the reading and understanding of label information for different types of consumer products and helped students review information from a safety data sheet. The activity included the use of a mini-hazard analysis. As this is a case study of its initial implementation, the initial results have indicated that the students are better prepare...
Source: Journal of Chemical Health and Safety - June 13, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research