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As I mentioned last week, the flow of hazmat headlines has significantly reduced, possibly because the mainstream media is distracted, possibly because the economy is slowing down in the riskier sectors. But there are interesting stories that impact our work still coming out...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 9:58:34 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
REINTERPRETING POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS FOR USE IN A LABORATORY SAFETY SESSION THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN OBSERVATION, PREDICTION, RECORD KEEPING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Tags: Thailand, laboratory, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
WHERE DOES THE FLUORINE COME FROM? A REVIEW ON THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYNTHESIS OF ORGANOFLUORINE COMPOUNDS
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental, pharmaceutical
CHEMICAL FIRMS SAY THEY WANT TO KEEP GOING
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental, drugs, pharmaceutical, water_treatment
LEMOS CONFIRMED AS CHAIR OF THE US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
WHAT DOES THE CORONAVIRUS MEAN FOR THE FIRE SAFETY SECTOR?
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental
WHAT IS HAND SANITIZER, AND DOES IT KEEP YOUR HANDS GERM-FREE?
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
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REINTERPRETING POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS FOR USE IN A LABORATORY SAFETY SESSION THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN OBSERVATION, PREDICTION, RECORD KEEPING, AND PROBLEM SOLVING
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00474
Tags: Thailand, laboratory, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
Eleven demonstration activities for an introductory undergraduate chemistry safety session are described. The first two activities are a safety video and a lab tour. All other activities are drawn from popular demonstrations and presented in the context of chemical safety. These include a balloon bursting via toluene, a dry ice fog created in a fume hood, a reaction forming a carbon snake, a glycerol and potassium permanganate reaction, creation of a fireproof banknote, a candle extinguished by a copper coil, a candle extinguished by a test tube, a demonstration of a can crushed by air pressure, and creation of a soda geyser. The pedagogical narratives of these demonstrations cover all four areas of chemistry safety learning outcomes using the RAMP approach (recognizing hazards, assessing risks, minimizing risks, and preparing for emergencies) recommended for undergraduate students by the American Chemical Society.
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WHERE DOES THE FLUORINE COME FROM? A REVIEW ON THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYNTHESIS OF ORGANOFLUORINE COMPOUNDS
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00030
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental, pharmaceutical
Fluorinated organic molecules are increasingly being prepared for a variety of applications, including pharmaceutical products. However, the supply chain to access the necessary raw materials, which originate primarily from calcium fluoride, is often not considered, may be difficult to access at commercial scale, and has become destabilized as more stringent environmental policies are justifiably enforced. This manuscript presents an overview of the preparation and use of simple organofluorinated intermediates and reagents and the challenges associated with them.
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CHEMICAL FIRMS SAY THEY WANT TO KEEP GOING
https://cen.acs.org/business/Chemical-firms-say-want-keep/98/i12
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental, drugs, pharmaceutical, water_treatment
As the US government instructs citizens to follow social-distancing practices and several states mandate that residents stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, chemical makers continue to operate. They say they are taking measures to ensure that their workers stay safe.
A growing number of states are enacting coronavirus lockdowns that follow guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security listing certain workers as employed in essential, critical infrastructure. Chemical manufacturing is on the list, as are other industries‰??such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, water treatment, and food and agriculture‰??that rely on chemicals.
Though Dow is best known for providing basic chemicals to industrial customers, many of its products make their way into critical health-care products. Dow spokesperson Kyle Bandlow draws a direct line from company operations to the battle against SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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LEMOS CONFIRMED AS CHAIR OF THE US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD
https://cen.acs.org/safety/industrial-safety/Lemos-confirmed-chair-US-Chemical/98/i12
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
The US Senate confirmed Katherine Lemos to lead the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on March 23. This brings the board‰??s membership up to two people, three short of the five members required by law. Lemos comes to the CSB‰??which investigates chemical-related industrial accidents‰??from Northrop Grumman‰??s Aerospace Systems sector. Lemos has experience as a regulator at the Federal Aviation Administration and an accident investigator at the National Transportation Safety Board. She holds a doctorate in social psychology. ‰??Dr. Lemos brings years of safety expertise and leadership to her new position,‰?? says CSB member Kristen Kulinowski, who has led the board on an interim basis since mid-2018. Kulinowski‰??s term expires later this year, at which point the board will be back to one member‰??Lemos‰??unless President Donald J. Trump nominates and the Senate confirms additional people. Trump has tried three times to eliminate funding for the board, thoug!
h Congress has not gone along with that proposal and instead appropriated a $12 million annual budget. Trump proposed $10 million in funding for the agency for fiscal 2021.
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WHAT DOES THE CORONAVIRUS MEAN FOR THE FIRE SAFETY SECTOR?
https://www.ifsecglobal.com/fire-news/what-does-coronavirus-mean-for-the-fire-safety-sector/
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental
For risk management professionals the Coronavirus Emergency has prompted myriad concerns to seek out practical solutions on the hoof in a fast-moving national crisis, both on a micro level and a macro level. Informed grassroots pragmatism aside, however, we should be reminded that for more than a decade the NFCC (National Fire Chiefs Council) has been developing their strategic intentions for the fire and rescue services in the event of a flu pandemic.
Emergency preparedness for such a crisis as this, of course, has been a dominant responsibility of the Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Secretariat from which stems the framework for National Resilience to advise community planners, local emergency responders and local business continuity plans. So, too, the British armed services has its own dedicated DFR (Defence, Fire and Rescue) ‰?? a single, integrated, regionally based fire risk management organisation.
These are the national strategists. At the micro level of community safety, which concerns all hands-on risk management practitioners at the workface, the following topical viewpoints will be found, we trust, instructive.
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WHAT IS HAND SANITIZER, AND DOES IT KEEP YOUR HANDS GERM-FREE?
https://cen.acs.org/business/consumer-products/hand-sanitizer-does-keep-hands/98/i12
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
In early 2020, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, spread, hand sanitizer sales began to grow. By March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially upgraded the outbreak to a global pandemic. Health agencies everywhere recommended that people refrain from touching their faces and clean their hands after touching public surfaces like door handles and handrails.
The first US case of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, was detected Jan. 20. According to market research firm Nielsen, hand sanitizer sales in the US grew 73% in the 4 weeks ending Feb. 22.
C&EN has made this story and all of its coverage of the coronavirus epidemic freely available during the outbreak to keep the public informed. To support our journalism, become a member of ACS or sign up for C&EN's weekly newsletter.
Signs have begun to spring up on storefront doors across the globe explaining that hand sanitizers are sold out. As a result, luxury brand owner LVMH, chemical giant BASF, and chemistry students at different universities across the globe are trying to produce fresh supplies.
But is the popularity of hand sanitizers justified? Although most health officials say that soap and water is the best way to keep your hands virus-free, when you‰??re not near a sink, the experts say, hand sanitizers are the next best thing. To get the maximum benefit from hand sanitizers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people use a product that contains at least 60% alcohol, cover all surfaces of their hands with the product, and rub them together until dry.
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