1. ANNE B. PADÍAS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Safety in the CBC Teaching Laboratories

2. Safety is paramount. Therefore everybody has to be involved. Safety is paramount. Therefore everybody has to be involved. University Department Lab managers and Preproom TAs Students University Department Lab managers and Preproom TAs Students

3. University Level UA Risk Management ORCBS

4. CBC Department CBC Safety Committee: Composed of faculty, staff and graduate students Regular meetings CBC lab inspections twice per year General safety policies, f.ex. only 100 % cotton lab coats in teaching labs.

5. Laboratory Teaching in CBC: By the Numbers (Labs only) Laboratory Teaching in CBC: By the Numbers (Labs only) #F ‘13 students F ‘13 TAsS ‘14 Students S ’14 TAs 100 (gen chem) 2,938652,74557.5 200 (org chem 1,29830.51,16329.5 300 (Jr) 534352.5 400 (Sr) 123168513 Total 4,412115.54,028102.5

6. KOFFLER BUILDING

9. Training of TAs Incoming class August 2014

10. Training of TAs Yearly TA training CPR training Weekly 2 hour staff meetings Online safety training/test Yearly TA training CPR training Weekly 2 hour staff meetings Online safety training/test

11. The TA training for the new TAs includes: All TAs receive good goggles and cotton lab coat Safety talk emphasizing their responsibility as TAs Viewing of the safety video on D2L (CBC-produced) Introduction to all safety features in the lab rooms Discussion of evacuation procedures Hands-on lab practice with experienced TAs Re-emphasis of safety in All-TA meeting Training of TAs

12. Training of students View safety video Sign safety agreement (next slides) Enforce safety PPE (goggles, lab coat, shoes, gloves) Safety questions on quizzes and exams Understand the chemistry!

13. Safety Agreement

16. Where do students find information? Safety video on D2L Safety agreement On-line prelab assignment Prelab in notebook (safety hazards included) Safety PPE at all times in lab Quizzes and exams Enforcement

17. Infrastructure in the teaching labs

19. Waste Streams in the teaching labs

20. Safety in the labs: How? Infrastructure: lab layout, safety shower, eye wash Multiple exits to the building Always 2 people “behind” the TA: person in lab quad + TSO or preproom employee (access to UA phone) Call 911 (UAPD)

21. How are we doing? Statistics Semester#Total Spring 2012Cuts618 Burns11 Faint etc1 Fall 2012Cuts412 Burns7 Faint etc1 Spring 2013Cuts 5 18 Burns12 Faint etc1 Fall 2013Cuts 3 8 Burns 4 Faint etc1 **Including one serious burn accident in Fall 2013

22. Challenges Dealing with ~4,500 18-19 year olds TAs also very young Graduate students Senior undergraduate students Staff instructors Reluctance to “spy” Supervisor illusion: we think we know what happens!

23. Questions? Comments? THANK YOU!