Best practices for handling safety management system in modernized laboratories
Badge ID collection starts at 07:30 am
Course timing: 08:00 am - 03:30 pm
Course description
This customized and intensive two-day GCA workshop covers the fundamentals of lab safety management in today’s labs. It covers good safety and security procedures that can lead to greater productivity, efficiency, savings, and most importantly cooperation. Improving safety and security in labs will enhance chemical management by following the best laboratory practices possible.
Some of the topics to be covered include the scope of the problem, emergency, planning, proper PPE, needs assessment, employee involvement, best practices in chemical handling, storage, and disposal, rules agreements, safety manuals, and leadership principles.
Participants receive a 240-page course notebook in PDF format (to be printed if you prefer) and other handout materials.
Learning objectives
- Understand how to evaluate your lab safety program
- Develop a plan for safety program improvement
- Engage your colleagues more effectively
- Decrease accidents, injuries, and liability exposure
- Recognize hazards and how to reduce the risks
Who should attend
- Students and postgraduate in related subjects
- Technical staff involved in any chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, and pharmacy labs
- Risk, reliability, safety and quality officers
- Researchers and academic staff in related subjects
- Control and process engineers
Outcomes
- EHS Staff and Managers
- Lab Managers
- Lab Supervisors
- Lab Technicians
- Lab Workers
- Scientists
- Science Educators
- Science Faculty, Staff, Teachers,
- Risk Managers
- Chemical Hygiene Officers
- Safety/Security Directors
- Facilities Directors/Managers
- Graduate Students
- Department Heads
- Deans
- Control and Process Engineers
- Quality Officers
- Anyone wanting a more effective lab safety program
Instructor
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Dr. Jerry GordonThe Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI), USAJerry Gordon serves as an adjunct faculty for The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) – an international, non-profit center for safety in science, industry, and education. He received his BS in public affairs and MS in environmental science from Indiana University – Bloomington, and an MBA from Binghamton University. Jerry is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and a NRCC Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO).
Jerry has worked primarily at universities specializing in research safety and hazardous waste management over his 30 year career. He has served on both national and state board of directors within environmental health and safety professional organizations, as well as presenting at numerous conferences and events. Jerry is the primary author of the Cornell University Laboratory Safety Manual – which has been used as a template by other universities around the world. He is an entrepreneur who codeveloped and commercialized an inspection software system and served as a cofounding member of the start-up company. Jerry has had the opportunity to travel to over 20 countries around the world, including living and working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for six years.