To my fellow CHAS members:
 
As I assume my duties as Chair of the Division of Chemical Health and
Safety, one of my goals is to stay in touch with our membership, as much
as possible. As many of you are aware, I am the Safety Director at the
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry at West Virginia University.
One of my latest projects at work is to promote safe chemical management
within our research laboratories. To this end, I am participating in
individual meetings with my research-active faculty in their offices. I
posted my presentation on my safety Web page to allow our busy faculty
to review it before our meeting. So far, the meetings have been very
well-received and the faculty have responded with thoughtful questions
and comments.
It is a learning process for me, as well, as I take careful notes on
the faculty comments and work with them to ensure laboratory safety and
safe work practices. 
 
Here is the link to the departmental safety page and to my Chemical
Management presentation. I share it with you in the hope that it may be
useful to you in your efforts to promote safety in your workplace.
http://www.wvu.edu/~chemistry/safety/safety/index.html   Click on
"Chemical Management" and allow a few moments for the presentation to
load.
Please note that this material is not provided to you for the purpose
of publication or sale.
 
Thank you for your interest in and support of laboratory safety. Please
contact me if you should wish to discuss laboratory safety or if you
wish to discuss how the Division of Chemical Health and Safety can
better serve your needs. 
Learn more about CHAS activities at:  http://membership.acs.org/c/chas/

 
I hope to see many of you at the 233rd ACS National Meeting in Chicago,
IL, to be held March 25-29, 2007 and at the 234th ACS National Meeting
in Boston, MA, to be held August 19-23, 2007.
 
Best regards,
Barbara
2007 CHAS Chair
 
 
Barbara L. Foster, NRCC-CHO
Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer
Eberly College Safety Program Coordinator
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry Safety Director
West Virginia University
C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry
Room 217 Clark Hall, Prospect Street
PO Box 6045
Morgantown, WV 26506-6045
Phone (304) 293-2729
FAX   (304) 293-4904
WORK SAFELY AND TEACH SAFETY
Secretary, ACS Committee on Chemical Safety
Chair-Elect, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
http://www.wvu.edu/~chemistry/safety/BarbaraLFoster.html

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