For more information about ACS Spring 2026, visit https://acs.digitellinc.com/live/36/page/1270

Organizers for the symposium featured in this episode:

• Becca Powers: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/becca-powers-2a99ba236/⁠
• Leah Kosovsky: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-kosovsky-954111194/⁠
• Devon Leimkuhl: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonleimkuhl/⁠
• James Sappington
• Kyra Tripp: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyra-tripp-932b031b5/⁠
• Amanda Chung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-chung-phd-a83694235/
• Kendra Denlinger: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendra-denlinger-b06874b0/⁠

Select speakers for the symposium featured in this episode:

• Amanda Pitt: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandapitt520/⁠
• Penny Antoniou: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/panayiota-antoniou/⁠
• Dan Scungio: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-scungio-mls-ascp-sls-cqa-asq-chop-a7ba3a16/⁠
• Jason Nagy: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-nagy-ph-d-mls-ascp-qls-8991b071/⁠

Sponsoring Divisions for the symposium featured in this episode:

• ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety: https://dchas.org/
• ACS Division of Chemical Toxicology: https://www.acschemtox.org/

Sponsoring Committees for the symposium featured in this episode:

• ACS Committee on Chemical Safety: https://www.acs.org/about/governance/committees/chemical-safety.html
• ACS Committee on Corporation Associates: https://www.acs.org/about/governance/committees/corporation-associates.html

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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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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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• Leave a comment on this episode

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• Williams, N.D.; Gallardo-Williams, M.T.; Griffith, E.H.; and Bretz, S.L. (2022) Investigating meaningful learning in virtual reality organic chemistry laboratories.
• Jimenez, A.G. and August, D.P. (2025) ⁠Identifying skill inequalities in undergraduate chemistry laboratory teaching⁠.
• Lübeck, G.; Seery, M.K.; and Ryan, B.J. (2025) The impact of teaching practice on student self-efficacy in undergraduate STEM classrooms.
• American Chemical Society (Accessed 2025-07-28) Approved Chemistry Programs.

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• When working with students or new employees, have you come across wet lab skills gaps that surprised you?
• And, once identified, did you do anything to help fill those skills gaps? If not, what is preventing you from doing so?
• Or maybe you have personally had an experience in which you came to discover one of your own skills gaps. What was your experience like in working to get that gap filled?

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• Follow the podcast community on LinkedIn at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/skilled-safe-and-trailblazing⁠⁠
• Leave a comment on this episode

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• www.acsnerd2025.org
• Jessica Martin's personal LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaannemartin
• Jessica Martin's ORCid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4083-0848

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• Are you interested in co-creating an episode, serving on a panel to discuss complex issues, or being interviewed about innovative approaches or tools you'd like to share?

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• Dov Zohar In Memoriam
• Dov Zohar Google Scholar
• Zohar, D. (1980) Safety climate in industrialorganizations: Theoretical and applied implications.
• Zohar, D. (2010) Thirty years of safety climateresearch: Reflections and future directions.
• Zohar, D. (2014) Chapter 17: Safety Climate:Conceptualization, Measurement, and Improvement. The Oxford Handbook ofOrganizational Climate and Culture.

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• Are you familiar with Dov Zohar and the development of safety climate?
• Have you heard of the concept of Safety Climate?
• If so, what context have you heard of it in?
• Any other researchers in the safety space you would like to hear more about?
• Any other theoretical concepts that you would like to hear more about?

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• Preparing for Emergencies – Video 4 by American Chemical Society.
• Andy’s First Acting Job from The Office US on YouTube.
• The Laboratory Safety Institute (2024) Is Weekly Eyewash/Safety Shower Activation Required?

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• Have you set up anything to intentionally allow new lab workers or students to practice using an eyewash station?
• And when training, do you include anything about what the experience of being splashed in the eyes with a corrosive agent will be like?
• And, if you haven’t, what is stopping you from doing so?
• Share your stories of hands-on learning for eyewash stations!

HOW TO LET US KNOW!

• Email address: skilledsafeandtrailblazing@gmail.com
• Follow the podcast community on LinkedIn at ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/skilled-safe-and-trailblazing
• Leave a comment on this episode

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