Safety Teams: An Approach to Engage Students in Laboratory Safety

Autor/inn/en	Alaimo, Peter J.; Langenhan, Joseph M.; Tanner, Martha J.; Ferrenberg, Scott M.
Titel	Safety Teams: An Approach to Engage Students in Laboratory Safety
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 87 (2010) 8, S.856-861 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed100207d
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Laboratory Safety; Organic Chemistry; Science Laboratories; Program Effectiveness; Cooperative Learning; Experiential Learning; Hands on Science; College Science; Undergraduate Students; Learner Engagement; Laboratory Experiments; Safety Equipment; Science Instruction; Higher Education; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Organische Chemie; Kooperatives Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Sicherheitstechnik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	We developed and implemented a yearlong safety program into our organic chemistry lab courses that aims to enhance student attitudes toward safety and to ensure students learn to recognize, demonstrate, and assess safe laboratory practices. This active, collaborative program involves the use of student "safety teams" and includes hands-on safety training as well as student-led safety presentations, laboratory monitoring, and postlab inspections for each lab session. Although we implemented this program in organic chemistry, one asset of this approach is its portability; it could easily be appropriately modified and implemented in nearly any science laboratory course. This article describes safety teams in detail and provides a preliminary assessment of the program's effectiveness. (Contains 3 notes, 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10