ERIC Number: EJ1283289
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Comprehensive Undergraduate Safety Instruction
Journal of Chemical Education, v98 n1 p39-44 Jan 2021
The variation in curricular approaches to and content of chemical safety instruction in undergraduate programs highlight the need for a more comprehensive, integrative approach. This work describes the efforts of two institutions, Wittenberg University and St. Olaf College, to develop and to implement a chemical safety curriculum across the entirety of the students' undergraduate experience. The use of RAMP (recognize hazards, assess risk, minimize risk, prepare for emergencies) as a central organizing theme enabled the educators and students to consider possibilities and technical materials relative to their knowledge base and to use modes of inquiry and practice to expand that base. While variability in safety presentation and thoroughness exists among individual faculty, department-wide assessment of the curricular aims coupled to faculty safety discourses promotes a culture of safety that is seen as a necessary and valuable part of the chemical enterprise.
Descriptors: Safety Education, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Chemistry, Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation, Hazardous Materials, Risk Assessment, Emergency Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio; Minnesota
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