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ERIC Number: EJ292156

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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How "Safe" Are the Students in My Lab?

Young, Jay A.

Journal of Chemical Education, v60 n12 p1067-68 Dec 1983

Compares safety in the chemical industry to academic chemistry laboratories based on the incidence rate for minor industrial injuries compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the author's estimate of academic rates. Provides a list of over 50 errors and omissions commonly found in chemical laboratories. (JM)

Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Chemistry, College Science, High Schools, Higher Education, Laboratory Safety, Safety, Safety Education, Safety Equipment, School Safety, Science Education, Secondary School Science

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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