ACS DCHAS

Attention attendees for #NOS2025: There is still room for the Captain JP Riverboat cruise. You can add this to your registration at any time. At least, five of our plenary speakers and ~80 other attendees are taking the cruise. Join us! Link below. zurl.co/6kFpe

Want to enhance lab safety? Try a little role playing first. Simulated lab accidents train students how to respond to real emergencies. nature.com/articles/d4158… #StoicSafetyStrategies #LabSafety #SafetyCulture #DnD #Lab #Safety #RolePlay #LabAccident

Come join our peer-led safety group! acs.org/membership/ind…

Fantasy Lab Accidents: An Effective Approach to Lab Safety Training. My first article since retirement! #SafetyCulture #LabSafety #Empathy #LabManager #SafetyTraining #StoicSafetyStrategies @LabManager labmanager.com/fantasy-lab-ac…

Fantasy Lab Accident—A Game-Changing Approach to Lab Safety Preparedness. This interactive approach strengthens safety culture, clarifies roles, and uncovers gaps while building trust and empathy along the way. #SafetyCulture #LabSafety #SafetyTraining summit.labmanager.com/2025-Safety-Di…

Nominate a chemist with disabilities for @cenmag Trailblazers 2025. The issue will profile the lives & work of groundbreaking chemists with disabilities and highlight how they make their labs or their work more accessible to them. #Disability #Chemistry forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Thursday May, 15, 2025 @ 12pm EST: DCHAS Executive Committee Meeting. This meeting is open to all members of DCHAS. Come see behind the scenes to all the work DCHAS does! An email with the Zoom link goes out to all members. #BehindtheScenes @cann_acs

Meet our Chair-Elect: Dr. Kalyani Martinelango is an Associate R&D Director at Dow. She has established and led several initiatives to promote innovation, safety, and inclusion. Dr. Kalyani holds a PhD in Chemistry from Texas Tech University. @AmerChemSociety

If you are interested in submitting a safety moment or safety topic, please email dchas@membership.org with a short paragraph summarizing your safety moment and safety topic and any photos you’d like to include!

To read more about legacy chemicals and how to address these challenges, check out Challenges of Legacy Chemicals (ACS Editors’ Choice. Merlic, et al. ACS Chem. Health Saf. 2025, 32, 1, 16-21). pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

This week-long training course will address preparations for audits and inspections, BSL-2/BSL-3 building design and operations, clinical and public health lab biosafety, prion disease research, and field investigations. Register today: absa-bbtc.org #ABSA

International chemicals negotiators began a biennial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to decide how the global community should deal with certain toxic chemicals, including pesticides and some used in plastics. cen.acs.org/environment/po…

The US Office of Personnel Management manages personnel policy for the federal government. The agency proposed a rule on April 18 that would reclassify around 50,000 federal workers, making them easier to fire. cen.acs.org/policy/US-rule…

"Comparison of NFPA 704 and HazCom 2012 Labels" - Important comparison for Chemical Hygiene Officer in school science lab protocols. osha.gov/sites/default/…

@drroysafersci ♥️♥️♥️♥️

“PPE Selection Guide by Task or Activity” Fantastic resource – Chart notes specific lab tasks and then definitively notes the required PPE! Needs to be part of your CHP! ehs.harvard.edu/sites/default/…