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CHEMISTRY SAFETY SEMINAR - Winter 2013 - CH607 Section 010 [CRN 33839]  
 

Instructor: Paul Blakemore

 
  This is a 1 credit graded seminar course that will meet most Monday lunchtimes (noon-1:00 pm, GILB 324) during Winter term. Commercial chemical safety movies* will be viewed each week with group discussion on chemical safety issues and procedures specific to OSU. The discussion will be prompted by short safety related quizzes. Representatives from OSU's Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Department will also be invited to speak on issues related to chemical safety in the work place. Your grade for the course will be derived from scores in quizzes (50%) and a final written assignment (50%).  
  *The "Elements of Safety" film series featured in this course is produced by the Laboratory Safety Institute.  
  Schedule for Winter term 13 (subject to change)  
 
date (2013)
topic
 
 
Jan. 7

orientation to laboratory safety: general considerations, use of personal protective equipment, material safety and data sheets (MSDS)

introduction to OSU's chemical hygiene plan: http://oregonstate.edu/ehs/CHP

Chemical Safety Board video: "Experimenting with Danger" [LINK]

 
 
Jan. 14

guest speaker: Lance Jones (OSU, EH&S) - part I {power-point presentation}

laboratory fume hoods: when and why fume hoods are used, how to operate and maintain fume hoods for maximum effectiveness

 
 
Jan. 21
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, university holiday - no class  
 
Jan. 28

guest speaker: Lance Jones (OSU, EH&S) - part II

{presentations: chemical hazards & storage, OR-OSHA regs., hazardous waste}

Chemical waste: handling/storage and OR-OSHA regulatory requirements.

 
 
Feb. 4

material safety data sheets (MSDS): reviews the various sections of the msds, what information can be found in each section, and how this information can help employees as they go about their work

flammables and explosives: proper handling procedures and personal protective equipment that should be used when working with flammables and explosives

 
 
Feb. 11

planning for laboratory emergencies: when and how employees should act in an emergency to prevent injury, property damage, or even loss of life

preventing contamination: how contamination occurs and the steps that can be taken to prevent its spread

 
 
Feb. 18

safe handling of laboratory glassware: types of glassware used in the laboratory, configuring of glassware systems, making proper connections, handling techniques and cleaning/decontamination

handling compressed gas cylinders: identifying dangers posed by high pressure gas cylinders, positioning cylinders properly, storage "incompatibilities," fittings/connections

 
 
Feb. 25

guest speaker: Pete Schoonover (OSU, EH&S)

tour of EH&S disposal facility

 
 
Mar. 4

no class

 
 
Mar. 11

guest speaker: Jim Patton (Corvallis Fire Department)

Fire extinguisher training (at Gilbert Hall loading dock)

 
 
Mar. 15

final assignments due in

 
 

last up-dated 11-14-2012 (PRB)