Academic institutions are highly committed to providing safety training to all employees in order to maintain a safe laboratory working environment. In addition to basic safety training, safety education of educators and students continues to be a vital component of the overall safety training program. At SUNY Plattsburgh college, an annual mandatory safety training is required for all employees and one of the main challenges is trying to maintain a high level of engagement of educators during the safety training session. This led us to recently design a simple break-out safety activity to teach educators about safe laboratory practices. This talk will discuss in detail the different components of the break-out safety activity and the effect on the level of engagement of faculty members. The break-out safety activity was also extended to a second-year Chemistry class and the results will be discussed.  Overall, this safety activity turns out to be not only engaging but fun and exciting for both educators and students.

New break-out safety activity for educating educators safe laboratory practices

2019 Spring National Meeting

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