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A Call to Prioritize Safety in STEM and CTE: Addressing Overcrowded Classes and Other Critical Safety Issues
1. Accident Cases from Schools: Safety Affects Everyone Safety does not discriminate nor is any instructor, teacher, or visitor immune from potential hazards and resulting health and safety risks inherent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and career and technical education (CTE) instructional spaces.
Lab Safety Requirements and School Administrators
0 Now that you are aware of the legal safety standards and have accepted better professional safety practices regarding science instructional space laboratories and classrooms in your schools covered in Part 1 of this series, let’s explore the critical requirements for you as the site administrator/supervisor to ensure that you are meeting your regulatory compliance requirements.
Lab Safety What School Administrators Need to Know
0 In 1990, Federal OSHA’s “Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories” came into effect.
Laboratory Safety What School Administrators Need to Know
0 Part one of a two-part series on Laboratory Safety What School Administrators Need to Know. In 1990, Federal OSHA’s “Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories” or “Laboratory Standard” (29 CFR 1910.1450) came into effect.
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A Study of Safety Issues and Accidents in Secondary Education Construction Courses within the United States
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Non-Compliance- Can my school be fined for it?| edCircuit
0 Can your school be fined for non-compliance or serious occupational health and safety violations concerning STEAM Safety? YES! This is a very real possibility and one that is not always taken at face value. There are multiple state and federal regulations surrounding keeping schools ‘safer’ through various mechanisms, such as unannounced safety inspections, adherence to legal safety standards, and reporting by employees of unsafe conditions in the workplace.
STEAM Safety Advice for New Teachers
5 As a new teacher in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics), you have the exciting opportunity to shape the minds of the next generation of scientists, engineers, and innovators. Your role is crucial in helping students discover their passion for STEAM subjects and encouraging them to pursue careers in these fields. Here is some STEAM Safety Advice for New Teachers.
Necessary Lab PPE with Dr. Ken Roy - Safer Ed Episode 2 (S1E2)
54 For this episode of Safer Ed, special guest Dr. Ken Roy joins host James Palcik, CEO of Science Safety, to discuss Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Safer Ed – Using PPE to Create Safer Environments The conversation begins by defining PPE and its applicability in STEM classrooms and lab environments. PPE is a term many people first learned about during the pandemic. However, science instructors and administrators know it is a cornerstone of keeping students safer in the laboratory.
How to Properly Dispose Chemical Hazardous Waste
Most middle and high school science laboratories produce chemical hazardous waste, but what exactly is it, and how do you dispose of it appropriately? Chemical waste is a substance that poses a hazard to human health or the environment, including toxins, corrosive liquids, and organic solvents.
Reducing the Risk of Liability in the Lab
If a student gets injured while taking part in a laboratory activity, the science teacher and school district have potential liability for their failure to prevent the harm to the student. This blog post describes the duty of care of science teachers and specific safety actions teachers can take to reduce the risk of liability in their classroom and lab.
Keeping Labs Safer With Engineering Controls
Engineering controls can help isolate people from hazards and make the lab safer, according to the OSHA/NIOSH “Hierarchy of Controls.” Laboratories require specific engineering controls to address biological, chemical, and physical hazards. Appropriate and mandated engineering controls include ventilation, fume hoods, fire extinguishers, eyewash stations, and safety showers. The following list describes common engineering controls found in academic laboratories.
The Safety Component in Lab Renovations and New Construction
As states continue to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards and STEM curricula programs, science teachers will be asked to engage students in a way that requires specific lab facilities. The demands of three-dimensional teaching could mean that you will need to renovate your existing lab, or construct new facilities.
Mercury: The Shining Health Hazard
At room temperature, elemental (metallic) mercury can evaporate to become an invisible, odorless toxic vapor. The warmer the air, the more quickly mercury vaporizes. Exposure to even a small amount can affect your health. Symptoms can surface within hours of exposure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), exposure to mercury can result in short-term symptoms (e.g., coughing, vomiting) and long-term symptoms (e.g., loss of appetite, memory loss).
Safer Breakerspaces
Breakerspaces are areas where students demolish, repurpose, fix, or disassemble appliances, electronics, toys, and other devices to learn how they work, what components were used to create them, and how they were designed. Like any type of construction or demolition work, safety preparation is absolutely critical. When preparing a breakerspace activity, teachers should consider the following safety guidelines.
Responding to Chemical Spills
The science teacher must be prepared to clean up minor spills that may occur in the lab and know how to proceed in the event of a major spill. A proper response could prevent major disruptions to science laboratory operations, damage to laboratory equipment, and serious bodily harm. If a spill is serious, students may be required to evacuate the lab, and spills could discharge into the atmosphere, sewer system, and surrounding soil or surface water.
Be Aware of Biohazards
As many high schools begin adopting curricula that include the study of microorganisms, biosafety must be addressed for a safer lab experience. Biohazards are biologically derived infectious materials, which may present a risk to other living things. Such hazards can enter the body through such places as the eyes, mouth, lungs, and open wounds. Unlike chemical hazards, biohazards can reproduce and spread infection throughout the body.
Preparing for Medical Emergencies
Science teachers need to know the necessary actions to take in the event of a medical emergency. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provide insight on this issue by means of workplace regulations and standards. The OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 Subpart K Medical and First Aid standard requires the employer to have medical personnel who can administer first aid and are available for advice and consultation.
Protecting Students From Fires
In 2015, the National Fire Protection Association released a revised version of NFPA 45 that included a new chapter titled “Educational and Instructional Laboratory Operations,” which applies to K–12 school laboratories. The new chapter provides fire protection and safety requirements for new and existing educational laboratories doing experiments or demonstrations using hazardous materials.
Selecting the Right Lab Coat
There are plenty of reasons to wear a lab coat. For instance, lab coats are fire resistant, and they protect your skin from splashes and spills in the laboratory. The following are some helpful hints for selecting the right lab coat for your needs.
Purchasing the Safest Lab Chemicals
Prior to the new school year, most science teachers select and order their lab chemicals. Before placing an order, however, teachers should consider the health risks associated with using hazardous chemicals in the classroom laboratory. To purchase the least chemically hazardous material possible, science teachers should first determine whether the hazard is health, physical, or environmental by running a hazards analysis.
The Requirements of Emergency Showers and Eyewash Stations
Most science teachers know that emergency showers and eyewash stations are needed in the presence of biological, chemical, and physical hazards. But which ones should they choose, and how should they be installed, operated, and maintained? The best place for answers is the American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (ANSI/ISEA Z358.1).
Tysinger, Kenneth Roy - Greensboro News & Record: Obituaries
Tysinger, Kenneth Roy Tysinger, Kenneth Roy posted 4 hours ago September 14th, 2016 Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size THOMASVILLE Kenneth Roy Tysinger, 90, died Saturday, September 10, 2016. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 14, at 2 pm, at Carolina Memorial Baptist Church, 422 Liberty Dr. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.
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