In 2016, the CCS Task Force for Safety Education Guidelines (TFSEG) produced two booklets that discussed guidelines for secondary schools and for colleges/universities. In the recent past, several publications have been issued that focus on laboratory safety training for high school and college chemistry students. There is a lot of chemical health and safety information readily available. How do we decide what material to use? Teachers at all levels should review the topics and experiments covered in the specific courses they teach. Safety equipment, such as PPE, and relevant lab hazards suggest which topics might have the highest priority. From their personal experiences, individual teachers can incorporate topics and concerns most relevant to their students’ study of chemistry. Safety is an essential part of the science of chemistry, and safety topics can be discussed in classroom sessions as well as in labs. Teachers, instructors, lecturers, and trainers should cover what they can manage and discuss the topics whenever they can. As part of their continuing education program, teachers can add new safety topics to their chemistry expertise.

One slice at a time: Do what you can whenever you can

255th National Meeting (2018)

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