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From: Elmore, Kimberly A <elmorek**At_Symbol_Here**CAMPBELL.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
Sent: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 10:56 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] C&EN article: Chemistry Professors Promote Lab Safety
Just printed the article for my bulletin board and to share with faculty.
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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of
Ralph B. Stuart
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 9:42 AM
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] C&EN article: Chemistry Professors Promote Lab Safety
DCHAS people with access to C&EN on line are likely to be interested in the
article at http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i23/Chemistry-Professors-Promote-Lab-Safety.html
The lead paragraphs:
When it comes to training students and postdoctoral researchers to work safely
in academic laboratories, it is hard to overemphasize the importance of the head
of the lab-the principal investigator (PI).
"The PI sets the tone for how a lab is going to act and operate," says Dominick
J. Casadonte Jr., a chemistry professor at Texas Tech University. "If the PI is
very safety conscious and has safety as a priority, then students and
professionals in the lab will also have it as a high priority."
....
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart CIH
Chemical Hygiene Officer
Department of Environmental Health and Safety Cornell University
rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu
