Implementation of course-based undergraduate research (CURE) pedagogy in chemistry laboratory courses offers an excellent opportunity to teach hazard identification and risk assessment strategies. Indeed, it is critically important to integrate chemical hygiene knowledge into CURE courses so that this cohort of students is given opportunities to practice information evaluation, hazard identification, and risk assessment development skills. At Appalachian State University, students in the Inorganic Laboratory course have three laboratory periods for an individual project where they synthesize a metal complex with the acetylacetonate ligand. In preparation for the lab work, students must perform a literature search and prepare a formal research proposal which embeds CURE pedagogy in the course. During the Fall 2016 semester, the department Chemical Hygiene Officer and course instructor collaborated to include hazard analysis and risk assessment into the project. This paper will describe implementation and evaluation of the synthesis project, hazard assessment methods, and the risk assessment tools used. <br/>

Integrating hazard identification and risk assessment into course-based undergraduate research

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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