Received: from mailhub249.itcs.purdue.edu (128.210.5.249) by WPPEXHUB01F.purdue.lcl (172.21.6.90) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.3.106.1; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:46:36 -0400 Received: from pr-strng-1ms001.americaneagle.com (pr-strng-1ms001.americaneagle.com [68.72.70.140]) by mailhub249.itcs.purdue.edu (8.14.4/8.14.4/mta.smtp.purdue.edu) with ESMTP id p9KGkZW5021962 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:46:36 -0400 Received: from PR-BCAST-1MS001.domain ([68.72.71.250]) by pr-strng-1ms001.americaneagle.com (StrongMail Enterprise 4.1.2.1(4.1.2.1-53345)); Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:46:35 -0500 From: "News Release from the US Chemical Safety Board " To: "Davis, Linda S" Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:46:32 -0400 Subject: CSB Releases New Video on Laboratory Safety at Academic Institutions Thread-Topic: CSB Releases New Video on Laboratory Safety at Academic Institutions Thread-Index: AcyPR9Trl6vmovg+TF24RCxPnYWZrw== Message-ID: Reply-To: "news@csb.gov" X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthSource: WPPEXHUB01F.purdue.lcl X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-pmx-version: 5.5.9.388399 x-perlmx-virus-scanned: Yes x-virtualservergroup: VirtualServers x-smfbl: bHNkYXZpc0BwdXJkdWUuZWR1 x-virtualserver: VirtualServers, pr-strng-1ms001.americaneagle.com, 68.72.70.140 x-destination-id: lsdavis@purdue.edu x-smheadermap: mid="X-MailingID" x-mailingid: 0003479916::00889::00030::00000:::: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_d40d6f8266704bf8ab674975032a4537csbgov_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_d40d6f8266704bf8ab674975032a4537csbgov_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To view this message in a browser, please click here CSB - U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD -- An independent federal agency investig= ating chemical accidents to protect workers, the public, and the environmen= t CSB Releases New Video on Laboratory Safety at Academic Institutions "Experimenting with Danger" Focuses on CSB Case Study on Texas Tech Univers= ity Accident; Laboratory Deaths at UCLA and Dartmouth Washington DC, October 20, 2011 =96 The U.S. Chemical Safety Board= (CSB) today released a new safety video on the potential hazards associate= d with conducting research at chemical laboratories in academic institution= s. The 24-minute video focuses on three serious laboratory accidents:= the death of a lab research assistant in 2008 in a flash fire at the Unive= rsity of California Los Angeles (UCLA); a death by accidental poisoning of = a highly regarded Dartmouth College professor in 1997; and a 2010 explosion= at Texas Tech University (TTU) that severely injured a graduate student, w= ho lost three fingers in the blast and suffered eye damage. Entitled "Experimenting with Danger" the video notes that the CSB = has collected preliminary data on 120 explosions, fires, and chemical rele= ases at university laboratories and other research facilities that occurred= around the country since 2001, causing deaths, serious injuries, and exten= sive property damage. The video provides extensive information on the CSB=92s investi= gation of the TTU accident and the resulting case study. The report, is= sued during a webinar on laboratory safety yesterday and now available onli= ne at www.CSB.gov, includes six key safety lessons the Board believes a= pply to academia as a whole. In the video, CSB Chairperson Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, says, "Re= search conducted at university laboratories is often on the forefront of te= chnology and innovation. It is important that this research continues and t= hrives. But it must be done within a strong safety culture where preventin= g hazards is an important value." The three laboratory accidents are depicted through the use of i= llustrations. Dr. Naveen Sangji, the sister of Sheharbano "Sheri" Sangji, w= ho died of injuries from the UCLA accident, says in the video, "A lost life= is not just an anonymous loss of life, but real people, and families are p= rofoundly affected. And safety has to be an absolute priority and the first= priority for any laboratory." TTU vice president for research Dr. Taylor Eighmy, who appears = in the video, said, "The video is immensely powerful. It tells a compelling= and poignant story and should be used all the time in every university tha= t has anything to do with laboratory or workplace safety." CSB lead investigator Cheryl MacKenzie and investigator Dr. Mary Beth Mulca= hy comment extensively on the results of their team=92s investigation of th= e TTU explosion during an experiment with energetic materials being conduct= ed under a funding agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. Investigator MacKenzie says, "The CSB is concerned with laborat= ory safety because it=92s an area that appears in comparison to industry pr= etty unregulated. There is an OSHA laboratory standard but its focus is on = exposure hazards and health hazards of the research work being conducted." Investigator Mulcahy, who has a doctorate in physical chemistry= , notes that at TTU, the injured lab worker had not received any specific, = formal training on working with potentially explosive compounds. "When grad= uate students go into these new endeavors - a new project, a new process - = they need to get specific training and they need to have it ensured and hav= e it assessed - do they really understand what it is they're doing?" she as= ks. The video includes remarks from UCLA=92s head of environmental = health and safety Dr. James Gibson; Dartmouth College chemistry professor D= r. John Winn; TTU chemistry professor Dr. Dominick Casadonte; Dr. Eighmy of= TTU; Laboratory Safety Institute president Dr. James Kaufman; and Dr. Jyll= ian Kemsley, a chemist and reporter for the Chemical and Engineering News, = a prominent publication of the American Chemical Society. In concluding the video, Dr. Moure-Eraso calls on universities = to study the key lessons from the Texas Tech case study and =93do everythin= g possible to provide safe working environments in their laboratories.=94 For more information, contact CSB Communications Manager Hillary Cohen, 20= 2-446-8094 (cell), or Sandy Gilmour, 202-261-7614 or 202-251-5496 (cell). To forward this to a friend, please click here You are subscribed as: lsdavis@purdue.edu. To unsubscribe this email addres= s, please click here U.S. Chemical Safety Board | 2175 K Street NW | Washington, DC 20037 = | www.csb.gov --_000_d40d6f8266704bf8ab674975032a4537csbgov_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable U.S. Chemical Safety Board
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 CSB = Releases New Video on Laboratory Safety at Academic Institutions

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= "Experimenting with Danger" Focuses on CSB Case Study on Texas= Tech University Accident; Laboratory Deaths at UCLA and Dartmouth
 
 
      &nb= sp;  Washington DC, October 20, 2011 =96 The U.S. Chemical Safety Board= (CSB) today released a new safety video on the potential hazards associate= d with conducting research at chemical laboratories in academic institutions.
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 &= nbsp;       The 24-minute video focuses on th= ree serious laboratory accidents: the death of a lab research assistan= t in 2008 in a flash fire at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA); a deat= h by accidental poisoning of a highly regarded Dartmouth College professor = in 1997; and a 2010 explosion at Texas Tech University (TTU) that severely = injured a graduate student, who lost three fingers in the blast and suffered eye damage.   =  3D""=
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Entitled  "= ;Experimenting with Danger"<= span style=3D"font-family: Times New Roman">=  the video notes that the CSB  has collected preliminary data on 120 explosions, fires, and chemical releases= at university laboratories and other research facilities that occurred aro= und the country since 2001, causing deaths, serious injuries, and extensive= property damage. 
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 &= nbsp;          The video provi= des extensive information on the CSB=92s investigation of the TTU accident = and the resulting case study. The report, issued during a= webinar on laboratory safety yesterday and now available online at www.CSB.gov, includes six key safety lessons the Board believes apply to academia as a = whole. 
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 =            In the video, = CSB Chairperson Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso, says, "Research conducted at u= niversity laboratories is often on the forefront of technology and innovation. It is important = that this research continues and thrives.  But it must be done within = a strong safety culture where preventing hazards is an important value.&quo= t;
          =  The three laboratory accidents are depicted through the use of illust= rations. Dr. Naveen Sangji, the sister of Sheharbano "Sheri" Sangji, who died of inj= uries from the UCLA accident, says in the video, "A lost life is not j= ust an anonymous loss of life, but real people, and families are profoundly= affected. And safety has to be an absolute priority and the first priority for any laboratory."
 
 &= nbsp;          TTU vice presid= ent for research Dr. Taylor Eighmy, who appears in the video, said, "T= he video is immensely powerful. It tells a compelling and poignant story and should be used all the time in e= very university that has anything to do with laboratory or workplace safety= ."
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CSB lead investigator Cheryl MacKenzie and investigator Dr. Ma= ry Beth Mulcahy comment extensively on the results of their team=92s investigation of the TTU explosion during an exp= eriment with energetic materials being conducted under a funding agreement = with the Department of Homeland Security.
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 &= nbsp;          Investigator Ma= cKenzie says, "The CSB is concerned with laboratory safety because it=92s an area that appears in comparison to indust= ry pretty unregulated. There is an OSHA laboratory standard but its focus i= s on exposure hazards and health hazards of the research work being conducted."
 
     &= nbsp;      Investigator Mulcahy, who has a doctora= te in physical chemistry, notes that at TTU, the injured lab worker had not received any specific, f= ormal training on working with potentially explosive compounds. "= When graduate students go into these new endeavors - a new project, a = new process - they need to get specific training and they need to have it ensured and have it assessed - do they reall= y understand what it is they're doing?" she asks.
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<= span style=3D"font-size: 16px">            The vid= eo includes remarks from UCLA=92s head of environmental health and safety D= r. James Gibson; Dartmouth College chemistry professor Dr. John Winn; TTU chemistry professor Dr. Dom= inick Casadonte; Dr. Eighmy of TTU; Laboratory Safety Institute president D= r. James Kaufman; and Dr. Jyllian Kemsley, a chemist and reporter for the C= hemical and Engineering News, a prominent publication of the American Chemical Society.  
<= span style=3D"font-size: 16px">             &= nbsp;         
 =            In concluding = the video, Dr. Moure-Eraso calls on universities to study the key lessons f= rom the Texas Tech case study and =93do everything possible to provide safe working environments i= n their laboratories.=94
<= span style=3D"color: #000000"> For more information, contact CSB C= ommunications Manager Hillary Cohen, 202-446-8094 (cell), or Sandy Gilmour, 202-261-7614 or 202-251-5496 (cell).

 


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