RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

Morris, J. (2012) Landmark worker death case continuesagainst UCLA chemistry professor. https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/workers-rights/landmark-worker-death-case-continues-against-ucla-chemistry-professor/

Kemsley, J.N. (2009) Negligence Caused UCLA Death. https://cen.acs.org/articles/87/i19/Negligence-Caused-UCLA-Death.html

American Chemical Society (accessed 2025-12-19) What IsRAMP? https://institute.acs.org/acs-center/lab-safety/safety-basics-and-ramp/what-is-ramp.html

National Research Council of The National Academies (2011)Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of ChemicalHazards, Updated Version. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12654/prudent-practices-in-the-laboratory-handling-and-management-of-chemical

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Have you incorporated any training that involves physicality- that involves performing the action rather than just talking about it?

And, if you haven’t, what is stopping you from doing so?

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RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

Metal Lathe Incident at Yale (2011) https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2011/04/13/michele-dufault-11-dies-in-sterling-chemistry-laboratory-accident/

The OSHA Laboratory Standard (29 CFR 1910.1450) https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1450

National Research Council (US) Committee (2011) Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK55878/

Thayn, P. et al (2021) The Lone Lab Worker: Best Practices for Protecting Researchers (the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee incident). https://publications.aiha.org/202108-lone-lab-worker

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If you are a member of a lab: do you feel like you have a good understanding of how to work safely during non-standard hours in your lab?

If you are a PI: do you discuss your expectations for the work that may occur during non-standard hours with your lab group?

And if you’re in leadership: How are you balancing productivity with the responsibility to keep people safe?

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RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE

• Huising, R. (2014) To Hive or to Hold? ProducingProfessional Authority through Scut Work
• Rae, A. & Provan, D. (2019) Safety work versus thesafety of work

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• How common is it at your institution for safety professionals to be in the labs for more than just annual inspections?
• How often do safety professionals and researchers interact at your institution?
• And who is doing scut work at your institution –professional employees or contractors – or someone else?
• Finally, if you are inspired to read either the Rae & Provan paper or the Huising paper that I shared in this episode (linked above), I’m very curious to see what stands out for you!

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• Email address: skilledsafeandtrailblazing@gmail.com
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• Leave a comment on this episode