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Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:41:42 -0400
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From: Secretary ACS DCHAS <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: CHAS Chemistry Dept Safety Culture Survey Results
CHAS members may be aware that members of the Division, with the help of
the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety and Committee on Professional
Training, conducted a survey of chemistry departments nationwide in
April. The purpose of the survey was to generate a picture of current
chemical safety management practices in higher education in the United
States. The response rate from approximately 900 chemistry departments
contacted was about 44%. The survey was designed by ACS members based on
their professional judgement of the key factors that impact safety
cultures in academic departments. We did not include a survey
professional in this initial effort. While this means that the survey
may not be strictly scientific, we believe that the results are quite
interesting, both for what the responses were, but also for questions
that are left unanswered.
We are beginning the process of analyzing the results, which are
available at
http://www.dchas.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=
69
We are also considering follow up steps to the survey, including
possibilities such as surveying other stakeholders in academic safety
culture (e.g. students, or EHS professionals who serve these
departments) to see how their responses compare to those we've already
received. We are very interested in feedback from CHAS members about
patterns they see in the results.
We'd appreciate it if you could take the time to review the information
at the site above and provide your thoughts on what they mean. There's a
short survey available at
http://www.dchas.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=
74
where you can share your thoughts on this with us.
Let me know if you have any questions about this.
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart
secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Secretary
Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society
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