Safety instruction occurs in two formats in educational and industrial settings.  Employers are required by OSHA to conduct safety trainings for both academic and industrial employees that focus on particular topics. Academic educators generally seek to include aspects of chemical health and safety instruction in laboratory programs at the undergraduate level and, in the past decade, there has also been a focus on improving the safety environment of graduate research labs. These two aspects of instruction have different goals and address different needs, but they are not mutually exclusive. For this reason, it is important that the role of each is well defined so that instructors in either domain can understand the expectations and needs of the students with whom they are working. This paper will explore features of safety instruction in various settings and formats and propose how they can collaborate with each other to optimize the propagation of a safety culture in all environments.

Integrating safety science instruction

2019 Fall National Meeting

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