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Foundations of Chemical Safety and Risk Management

Undergraduate students with general and some organic chemistry laboratory experience will apply RAMP principles to laboratory operations in this 17-hour course. Chemistry departments can also incorporate this course into their curriculum as a stand-alone course.

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About the Course

The purpose of this course is to offer education on chemical safety concepts for undergraduate students. The course is organized around the R.A.M.P. chemical safety concept - Recognize hazards, Assess the risks from the hazards, Minimize and manage the risks, and Prepare for the unexpected and emergencies.

The intended outcomes of this course are to encourage students to adopt a risk-based lab safety culture and to improve chemical safety awareness.

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Foundations of Chemical Safety & Risk Management includes instructor materials to easily integrate the course into chemistry curricula. The instructor materials include:

  • Overview of 17 Course Units and Student Learning Outcomes
  • Sample 15-Week Semester Outline
  • Sample Lesson Plan
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What You Will Learn

  • Describe the components and tools of a strong safety culture;
  • Apply the principles of RAMP to laboratory operations;
  • Identify methods to minimize hazards and risks in the laboratory; and
  • Outline processes needed to plan for emergencies.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for an undergraduate student with at least two semesters of general chemistry with lab and one semester of organic chemistry with lab. Advanced enrichments are provided as extensions for more mature learners but these will not be assessed.

Course Outline

Agenda

Unit 1: From Rules to Risk

Unit 2: OSHA and EPA Regulations for Laboratories

Unit 3: Communicating Hazards – GHS and the SDS

Unit 4: Communicating Hazards – NFPA

Unit 5: Recognizing Hazards – Toxicity

Unit 6: Recognizing Hazards – Flammability

Unit 7: Recognizing Hazards – Corrosivity

Unit 8: Recognizing Hazards – Reactivity

Unit 9: Recognizing Hazards – Physical and Biological Hazards

Unit 10: Assessing Risk – Laboratory Operations

Unit 11: Assessing risk – Hazard and Risk Assessments

Unit 12: Minimizing risk – Chemical Storage

Unit 13: Minimizing risk – Hazardous waste

Unit 14: Minimizing risk – Elimination, Administrative, and Engineering Controls

Unit 15: Minimizing risk – Personal Protective Equipment

Unit 16: Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies

Unit 17: Risk Management – Capstone RAMP Assessment

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