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Previous: Effectiveness vs. Efficiency - Let's Not Confuse the Two

Peter Drucker said, “If you want it, measure it. If you can’t measure it, forget it.” John E. Jones said, “What gets measured gets done.” Or if you prefer, Robin S. Sharma said, “What gets measured gets improved.”

There are many variations on this theme.

So, what is it that we want or want to get done or improved?

I think it’s a safe workplace. But what makes for a safe workplace? Well, two things – safe conditions and safe behaviors. Oh sure, there’s more to it than that. But behaviors and conditions are a good enough start.

Which are typically easier to control – behaviors or conditions? I think you’ll agree that conditions are generally easier to achieve and maintain. It’s relatively easy to install a guard. And once in place, it tends to stay there. And if one day it’s missing, I’d say it’s from an unsafe behavior – wouldn’t you?

So, behaviors. Safe behaviors. Like what? Well, how’s assessing risk as a start? Or discussing safe procedures? Encouraging others to put on a forgotten PPE? I’ve heard these the most over the years. Behaviors – safe or unsafe ones – are hard to measure. But they are possible.

Instead, what gets measured as our intended outcome? Negative outcomes – or rather an absence of them. Like what? Injuries, exposures, lost days, illnesses, incidents, their costs, and even deaths.

It’s odd when you say it – our intended outcomes are not to have adverse effects. Sure, these absence management metrics exist, but how do we get them (or I suppose not get them)? Behaviors. Safe behaviors. Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. Safe behaviors become safe habits. And safe habits become norms. And norms become our safety culture.

Measure what you want to get or improve.

Next: Leading vs. lagging indicators – which matter more?

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Measure What You Want To See (and You’ll Be Rewarded with More Of It)

Microblog 7 in Won (1) Minute Warning series about safety culture + Drucker. Measure what you want - values, outcomes, behaviors - metrics that matter.

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Jonathan Klane
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Previous: Instead of Safety First We Should Be Saying ...“Hey Jon, what’s the matter with talking about safety?” Good question. It’s not enough, that’s what. We need to move this discussion and our language forward. We need to discuss safety culture instead—each and every time. Instead of a safety committee, it’s a safety culture committee. Our safety efforts become our safety culture efforts. And safety training is now safety culture training. Language matters, and repetition leads to referential validity (the more it’s said, the more real it becomes).

It works. I did this at a previous position. Granted, my role facilitated it, but it was my choice to turn every phrase into an opportunity to say, “safety culture.” At first, it seemed a bit unnatural, even forced – and I suppose it was. But after a while, it was perfectly natural – for me and others. It rolled right off my tongue, and I noticed that others were using it, too.

And why not? If we want to advance to a way (a zen?) of safety culture, we need to use every opportunity to discuss it – to make it real for people. As much as safety culture represents group norms and behaviors, it won’t just happen independently. It takes purposeful effort on our part. Or parts – all of our parts. We all have to be in the game, helping to make it happen.

Do your part. Instead of just safety, try using safety culture. See what happens.

Next: And now that we’re talking about safety culture, we should also be discussing …

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Let’s Stop Talking About Mere Safety – Instead Let’s Discuss …

It's micro-blog 10 in Won (1) Minute Warning series about safety culture. Use safety culture instead of just safety. Our words/language make a difference.

eLabNext Team
Jonathan Klane
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Previous: Measure What You Want To See (and You'll Be Rewarded with More Of It)

Do you drive? Or perhaps ride a bike? Me too. When I’m driving or riding, I look ahead – I need to see where I’m going. Oh sure, I’ll glance in the rearview mirror or turn and look behind my bike even while going forward. But if I drive by looking backwards, I’m going to crash.

Trust me – not paying attention to what’s in front will lead to a bad outcome.

So, why the heck do we drive our safety programs by looking backwards? It doesn’t make sense. If you’re wondering, “Jon, what are you talking about?” Let me help.

Lagging indicators. They’re the things that we tend to focus on and keep track of the most. We drive our programs using them. Oh, you know them – they’re anything that is behind us, they are usually after an event, they lag. Want some examples? Sure.

They include injuries, exposures, unsafe conditions, lost days, illnesses, incidents, findings, fines, and even deaths.

What should we use to drive our programs instead? Leading indicators. They are ahead of the event. They often represent a positive in the future, such as safe behaviors. Remember my driving analogy? My leading indicators are being focused on the road, paying attention to traffic, avoiding others, indicating my intent to turn or change lanes, and watching my velocity.

For a safe workplace, we often think of leading indicators as the safe behaviors we hope for. These often include consistent use of PPE, engaging in safety and risk conversations, providing safety mentoring, creating safety initiatives, performing our own risk assessments, etc. All of these occur before events. In fact, they are what prevent adverse events from happening. Are they challenging to track? Yup.

But are they worth it?

Absolutely.

Drive or ride while looking ahead, not behind. Get out in front – pay attention to, encourage, and track leading indicators.

Jonathan

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Leading vs. Lagging Indicators – Which Matter More?

It's micro-blog 8 in Won (1) Minute Warning series about safety culture. It's all about driving your safety program by measuring leading indicators!

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Jonathan Klane
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Previous: Leading vs. Lagging Indicators‚ Which Matter More?You’ve seen it before.

It’s everywhere. At entrances to sites, on reminder signs, and company swag.

“Safety first!” Uh-huh, sure. When you got some coffee, shaved, drove or rode, walked into work, started your workday, etc., did you say to yourself, “safety first”? Or at least, did you think of safety before the task?

No? Yeah, me neither. So, if it’s so important, then why don’t we do it?

It’s not natural. We have a task to accomplish, so we focus on our task at hand. It’s perfectly natural, too. If we don’t think “safety first,” why do we expect workers to do so? Good question. Likely, it’s become a catchphrase that’s been repeated so many times, we believe it (referential validity). It’s in our safety lexicon. And it feels good.

So, what would make more sense? What is more natural? What might be accomplishable? “Safety with …”. It’s what we want people to do. While you’re performing your task, please incorporate safe practices during it. “Safety with …”. Let’s try it out and see how it might work.

Safety with research.

Safety with construction. Safety with driving. Safety with work. Did you see how it flows so easily? And it makes sense. Engage in safe behaviors while performing the task or assignment. Only that’s too long – so instead, safety with. And it embeds safe behaviors into our processes, which is really what most safety folks want. “Hey Jon, while you’re on your daily 5-mile bike ride, please engage in safe behaviors!”

Okay, sure – that I can do!

And did you notice that “safety” still comes first? From now on, it’s “safety with.”

Next: Let’s stop talking about mere safety – instead, let’s discuss …

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Instead of “Safety First”, We Should Be Saying …

It's micro-blog 9 in Won (1) Minute Warning series about safety culture. Say safety with instead. We think of our task first. Safety with behaviors.

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Jonathan Klane
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Previous: Let's Stop Talking About Mere Safety Instead Let's Discuss...Risk. Or, more importantly, risk perceptions. And while we’re at it, let’s change it to “risk culture.”

In our fourth series of micro-blogs, “Risk is a 4-letter word”, we obviously discuss risk a lot. But let’s focus on the relationships between risk (and risk perceptions) and safety culture.

Briefly to frame risk – it’s the byproduct of consequence (a negative outcome) and probability (its odds of occurring). While safety is binary (I’m safe or I’m not), the risk is fluid across two or three ranges (the third one sometimes added is exposure).

Discussing risk is paradoxical. Risk is more complex than safety. So, in that regard, it should be tougher to discuss. But because of the many factors across the two or three ranges, it gives us many opportunities to talk about them. So let’s.

When we have thoughtful discussions on a topic, it adds to our frame and our ways of doing things.

Our norms. And thus, our safety culture. If risk gives us space to have conversations, risk perceptions just increase that space even more.

We all have varying risk perceptions. And we don’t spend nearly enough time talking about them because that’s what is at the heart of so many of our challenges – the differences between our risk perceptions.

As I write, we are still living in the land of covid-19. If there was ever an opportunity to discuss and listen (and I do mean discuss – not argue or force upon others!) of our different risk perceptions, this is it.

So, let’s talk about risk perceptions, which risks are worth taking, and our risk culture because life is about risk and makes it worth living.

Coming Soon: If I were to say, “safety culture initiatives,” what would come to mind?

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And Now That We’re Talking About Safety Culture, We Should Also Be Discussing …

A brief discussion on risk, risk perceptions, and how they relate to safety culture. Risk is consequences/impacts + probability/likelihood + exposure.

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Jonathan Klane
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How do you possibly try to understand all of the different chemical scientific research? And what about the safety and risk aspects? Learn from CHOs who figure it out every day.

This webinar aired on Thursday, September 9, 2021

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Meet the Panelists:

Ashley Augspurger, Ph.D., CHO

EHS SpecialistCorteva Agriscienceashley.augspurger@corteva.com

Dr. Ashley Augspurger has a chemistry degree from Grand View University and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Education Research from Iowa State University. She was the embedded safety professional for Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University 2015-2018 and has been at Corteva since 2018. Ashley holds the vice-chair position for the AIHA's Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology Committee and chair of the Communications and Training Methods Committee.

Chris Kolodziej, Ph.D.

Chemical Hygiene OfficerUniversity of California, Los Angelesckolodziej@ehs.ucla.eduLInkedIn

Chris received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from UCLA in 2011. After a short stint in the private sector, he returned to UCLA and joined the Office of Environment, Health & Safety in 2015. Chris currently serves as the campus Chemical Hygiene Officer where he uses his experiences to help promote safety while reducing compliance burden for UCLA researchers through application of risk assessment and integrated safety management.

Jodi Ogilvie, Ph.D., ASP, CHO

Interim Lab and Research Safety ManagerUniversity of Minnesotajogilvie@umn.eduLinkedIn@DrO_MN

Jodi Ogilvie has more than 10 years of experience working in synthetic chemistry laboratories. At UMN, she provides guidance on the safe use, storage, and disposal of chemicals used in research and teaching.

Jonathan Klane

MC; Director of Risk Management and Safety EducationSciShieldjonathan.klane@scishield.com

After many years in consulting, teaching, and directing safety and risk for two engineering colleges, Jonathan is now part of the SciShield team in a new role – Director of Risk management and Safety Education. This new innovative position encompasses risk management, safety culture, EHS compliance, loss control, and safety education for the entire community.

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Chemical Safety for Non-Chemical Hygiene Officers

How do you possibly try to understand all of the different chemical scientific research? And what about the safety and risk aspects? Learn from CHOs who figure it out every day.

eLabNext Team
Kris Richards
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Defusing and guiding a conflict to a resolution is an invaluable skill. Join us to learn some real-world advice for navigating these tense situations.

This webinar aired on June 17, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Pamela Brooks-Richards

CEO/PresidentCornerstone Consulting Int.CCSuccess.pam@gmail.comLinkedInhttps://www.viatechglobal.com/associates/

Pam is known for her passion for people and facilitating positive change for anyone in need with an open mind. She enjoys being an executive coach and helping people discover their strengths to make life transformations. Pam has helped design and run several leadership programs at ASU and continues to help organizations with executive staffing and teambuilding. Pam is also a Certified Facilitator for Brené Brown's Dare to Lead™ program.

Jonathan Klane

Director of Risk Management and Safety EducationSciShieldjonathan.klane@bioraft.com

After years of emphasizing EHS technical skills, Jonathan's focus has shifted much more to effectiveness and our softer skills like conflict management – a course he taught in an MBA program and as a workshop for EHS professionals. Additionally, in his PhD program he studies persuasion theory and techniques as they apply to affecting our risk perceptions and the use of storytelling among scientists, researchers, and EHS professionals.

Matt Segal

MCSciShieldmatt.segal@bioraft.com

Matt found his way to SciShield after working at Boston Children's Hospital performing translational rare blood disease research. As the safety guy in his lab, he saw firsthand how challenging it was to manage safety in a laboratory environment and wanted to find a way to help. He now spends his time hosting webinars, arguing with his 3D printer, and cooking food in plastic bags at low temperatures.

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Conflict Resolution Techniques

Defusing and guiding a conflict to a resolution is an invaluable skill. Join us to learn some real-world advice for navigating these tense situations.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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Human beings are complex creatures. Understand what makes them tick, and you'll understand how to foster safer scientific operations.

This webinar aired on August 12, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Sean Kaufman

Chief Executive Officer and Founding PartnerSafer BehaviorsLinkedInhttps://www.saferbehaviors.com/

I have several years of experience in the fields of organizational development, behavioral management and modification, crisis and risk communication and emergency preparedness in public health and business organizations. I have served on the Board of Commissioners at the National center for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC), was a trustee for the Professional Development for the Society of Public Health Education (SOPHE), and Past-President of the Georgia Federation for Professional Health Educators (GFPHE).

Sharon Lipinski

CEOHabit Mastery Consultinghttps://habitmasteryconsulting.com/

Sharon Lipinski is the Habit SuperHero and CEO of Habit Mastery Consulting, which helps organizations increase their targeted safety behavior by up to 150%. She is a Certified Gamification for Teaching developer, certified CBT for insomnia instructor, speaker, TV personality and coach dedicated to helping people create the right habits so they can be happier, healthier and safer at home and in their work.

Jonathan Klane

MC; Director of Risk Management and Safety EducationSciShieldjonathan.klane@bioraft.com

After years of emphasizing EHS technical skills, Jonathan's focus has shifted much more to effectiveness and our softer skills like conflict management – a course he taught in an MBA program and as a workshop for EHS professionals. Additionally, in his PhD program he studies persuasion theory and techniques as they apply to affecting our risk perceptions and the use of storytelling among scientists, researchers, and EHS professionals.

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Applying Behavioral Science to Scientific H&S

Human beings are complex creatures. Understand what makes them tick, and you'll understand how to foster safer scientific operations.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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Feeling exhausted from everything required by chemical inventory and fire codes? Pick up some tips from our expert panelists.

This webinar aired on July 15, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

John DeLaHunt, MBA, ARM

Risk Manager and Fire MarshalThe University of Texas at San Antoniojohn.delahunt@utsa.edu

John DeLaHunt has managed EHS and risk in higher education since 1989. At Colorado College, he launched a comprehensive EHS program. At The University of Texas at San Antonio, he serves as the university's Fire Marshal and Risk Manager. Mr. DeLaHunt holds a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from Colorado College, and an MBA in finance and management from University of Colorado - Colorado Springs.

Lenny Farello

Global Manager – Fire Protection and Engineering RisksIntel Corporationleonard.farello@intel.com

Lenny Farello has over 29 years of FPE experience as a DOE Contractor (WSRC); Intel Site FPE (Rio Rancho, MN); FP Program Manager (DOE-NNSA Complex); and Intel Global Manager Fire Protection and Risk Engineering (FP&RE). At Intel, Lenny manages the following Corporate FP programs: Standards/Guides; Programs; Budget; Metrics; ITM; Fire-related Incidents; Risk Engineering Decisions; Interface with Corporate Risk Management (Property Insurance Program); Compliance; Fire Specifications; Loss Prevention Property Insurer; Corporate Fire Safety Program Team; other.

Jeffrey Foisel

R&D Lab Process Safety Technology LeaderThe Dow Chemical CompanyLinkedIn

Jeff Foisel has worked for Dow Chemical for 32 years, of which the last 27 have been in lab safety where he has worked on design and operations of labs around the world. He also promotes lab safety through his involvement with the NFPA 45 Technical Committee and Standards Council, and UC Center for Lab Safety.

Jonathan Klane

MC; Director of Risk Management and Safety EducationSciShieldjonathan.klane@bioraft.com

After many years in consulting, teaching, and directing safety and risk for two engineering colleges, Jonathan is now part of the SciShield team in a new role – Director of Risk management and Safety Education. This new innovative position encompasses risk management, safety culture, EHS compliance, loss control, and safety education for the entire community.

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Chemical Inventory, Fire Codes, & You

Feeling exhausted from everything required by chemical inventory and fire codes? Pick up some tips from our expert panelists.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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2 min read

Making the right decisions for your haz waste program can lead to serious savings. We'll share some new ideas to help move the needle.

This webinar aired on July 1, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Jason Williams

Chemical Hygiene OfficerAmherst Collegejwilliams@amherst.edu

I've had the unique experience of working with Hazardous Waste from 3 different dimensions: as a Labpack Chemist, as a University Lab Manager, and as a Chemical Hygiene Officer. I try to pool all my knowledge from these 3 areas to ensure that lab personnel are generating as little waste as possible, at the lowest cost possible, while adhering to RCRA and DOT regulations. I started working in this field as a freshman in college and it's been my passion ever since.

Mike Williams

Director of SalesTriumvirate EnvironmentalLinkedInmwilliams@triumvirate.com

Mike Williams is the Director of Sales at Triumvirate Environmental with 22 years of helping EHS Professionals who are struggling to keep up with EH&S compliance. Mike specializes in waste diversion, sustainability and audits. He is a strong believer of mentoring, coaching and teaching. Mike is passionate about building people who can build people, he can also be found coaching sports in his free time.

Matt Segal

MCSciShieldmatt.segal@bioraft.com

Matt found his way to SciShield after working at Boston Children's Hospital performing translational rare blood disease research. As the safety guy in his lab, he saw firsthand how challenging it was to manage safety in a laboratory environment and wanted to find a way to help. He now spends his time hosting webinars, arguing with his 3D printer, and cooking food in plastic bags at low temperatures.

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Reducing Hazardous Waste Costs

Making the right decisions for your haz waste program can lead to serious savings. We'll share some new ideas to help move the needle.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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Whether it's technical action items or human emotions, there are a number of tough situations to navigate when shutting down a lab group.

This webinar aired on July 29, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Lori Evans, MS

Senior Safety Specialist/Laser Safety OfficerUniversity of Texas at Dallaslori.evans@utdallas.eduLab Closeout Process Map [PDF]Lab Closeout Checklist [PDF]Notice of Decontamination Form [PDF]

After many years in academic research and a brief stint in industry, Lori landed at the University of Texas at Dallas where she is a Senior Safety Specialist with the Office of Research. In her spare time, she volunteers mentoring students at the University's Community Garden and working for the Comet Cupboard. On the weekends, when not growing fresh veggies, she can be found chasing chickens.

Sean Fitzgerald

Manager of Biological Safety and Environmental Health and SafetyHackensack Meridian HealthLinkedIn

Sean is responsible for safety at the Hackensack Meridian Health School of Medicine and Center for Discovery and Innovation. He also serves as Chairman of the Institutional Biosafety Committee. Mr. Fitzgerald has spent many years managing high-risk materials at numerous institutions. Mr. Fitzgerald holds a Masters of Public Health the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Jonathan Klane

MC; Director of Risk Management and Safety EducationSciShieldjonathan.klane@bioraft.com

After many years in consulting, teaching, and directing safety and risk for two engineering colleges, Jonathan is now part of the SciShield team in a new role – Director of Risk management and Safety Education. This new innovative position encompasses risk management, safety culture, EHS compliance, loss control, and safety education for the entire community.

Matt Segal

MCSciShieldmatt.segal@bioraft.comLinkedIn

Matt found his way to SciShield after working at Boston Children's Hospital performing translational rare blood disease research. As the safety guy in his lab, he saw firsthand how challenging it was to manage safety in a laboratory environment and wanted to find a way to help. He now spends his time hosting webinars, arguing with his 3D printer, and cooking food in plastic bags at low temperatures.

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How to Gracefully Shut Down a Lab Group

Whether it's technical action items or human emotions, there are a number of tough situations to navigate when shutting down a lab group.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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2 min read

Questions about peroxide former tracking and disposal require high quality answers. We’ll review salient points and real-world solutions. This webinar aired on Eastern. May 6, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Jeffrey J Harris

Chemical Safety & Hazardous Materials ManagerCarnegie Mellon Universityjjharris@andrew.cmu.eduwww.cmu.edu/ehs

Graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania Safety Sciences. Worked 5 years as Risk Control Manager, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Worked 3 years as Campus Safety Manager, University of Arkansas. Have worked 20 years as EH&S Lab and Research Safety Manager, Carnegie Mellon University. Instructor Chemistry Sophomore Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University, a course designed to teach Environmental Health & Safety Programs to future chemists. Hobbies include fishing and tennis.

Tammy Lutz-Rechtin

Safety CoordinatorUniversity of Arkansastlutzrec@uark.eduLinkedIn

Dr. Lutz-Rechtin is an experienced safety coordinator working in the higher education industry for the last ten years in chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas. With over twenty years of chemical and biological research experience, she has firsthand knowledge of the creation of peroxide former waste streams to waste management procedures. Her role in engineering allows her to tackle safety issues at the design level with the intention of later safe scale-up with industry partners.

Corey Martin

Founder and CEOSpotlight Safety Inc.cmartin@spotlightsafetyinc.comwww.spotlightsafetyinc.comLinkedIn

Corey Martin is an EHS and workplace safety consultant who specializes in supporting companies in the life science, biotech, pharmaceutical, tech R&D, and craft brewing industries. As a former scientist, Corey combines a unique blend of scientific and regulatory knowledge to offer customized safety solutions for early- and mid-stage companies. Corey highlights the importance of proactive safety investment to build a strong safety culture at all levels of the organization.

Matt Segal

MCSciShieldmatt.segal@bioraft.com

Matt found his way to SciShield after working at Boston Children's Hospital performing translational rare blood disease research. As the safety guy in his lab, he saw firsthand how challenging it was to manage safety in a laboratory environment and wanted to find a way to help. He now spends his time hosting webinars, arguing with his 3D printer, and cooking food in plastic bags at low temperatures.

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Peroxide Formers – Tracking & Disposal

Questions about peroxide former tracking and disposal require high quality answers. Watch as we review salient points and real-world solutions.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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2 min read

Science & Safety can take your career to some fascinating places. Where do you want your path to take you?

This webinar aired on June 3, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Joe Coffey, CSP

Risk Control Technical SpecialistIntact Insurance Specialty SolutionsLinkedInSee how Risk Control can save you money [PDF]

After graduating with a Bachelor's in biology from UC San Diego, and working as a student researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, I was working in quality at Baxter BioScience – and I loved my job. But when I took the leap to safety, and insurance, I learned this is the best job in the world. When I'm not helping clients stay safe, I am enjoying the outdoors with family.

Sarah Morris-Benavides

Associate Director of SafetyCollege of Science and EHS, University of UtahLinkedIn

Sarah has spent her career building a broad knowledge base of regulatory requirements and program areas across the EHS spectrum. Sarah now uses that base to serve as a liaison between the College and EHS. She works with research groups, academic staff, and unit leaders to identify and mitigate hazards within the College, helps EHS implement initiatives and ensure compliance, and chairs committees charged with promoting a culture of safety at the college and university level.

AJ Troiano

Chief Scientific OfficerSafer BehaviorsAJ.Troiano@saferbehaviors.com LinkedInSign up for our Professional Development Email List

AJ uses his diverse knowledge of infectious agents and connects risk factors by empathizing with scientists, from his own laboratory experience as a bacterial spore microbiologist. His core belief in building safety culture is through education and risk awareness. Over his 10 years of working in life science laboratories, Dr. Troiano has served various institutions as Biosafety Officer, CDC Federal Select Agent Program Responsible Official, Scientific Consultant, and Biomedical Scientist.

Matt Segal

MCSciShieldmatt.segal@bioraft.comLinkedIn

Matt found his way to SciShield after working at Boston Children's Hospital performing translational rare blood disease research. As the safety guy in his lab, he saw firsthand how challenging it was to manage safety in a laboratory environment and wanted to find a way to help. He now spends his time hosting webinars, arguing with his 3D printer, and cooking food in plastic bags at low temperatures.

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Scientific H&S Career Growth Possibilities

Science & Safety can take your career to some fascinating places. Where do you want your path to take you?

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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2 min read

Soon, you’ll face challenges (both old and new) for maintaining safety and smooth operations. The time to start seriously preparing is now.

This webinar aired on May 20, 2021

Meet the Panelists:

Thomas Horvath

Associate Dean, College of ScienceCalifornia State University, Monterey BayCSUMB ProfileLinkedIn

A research background in assessing risk of invasive species, aquatic pollution, and environmental monitoring. Served as the UUP Health & Safety Officer at SUNY Oneonta focused on asbestos abatement, indoor air quality. At University of Koblenz-Landau, Laundau Germany, Faculty contact for planning and construction of a new science research facility, and liaison with Facilities operations. Current responsibilities include point person for lab safety, COVID responses, managing the Return to Research process.

Jonah Lee, BS, MS, PhD

Associate Director of Strategic Planning, Animal Care and Use Office, University of Michigan Office of ResearchUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arborjonahlee@umich.eduOffice of ResearchAnimal Care & Use Program

As the Associate Director for theAnimal Care & Use Office(ACUO), Dr. Lee brings experience and a proven track record in the biomedical sciences and academic research administration to provide thought leadership, program oversight, and process optimization with specific attention to researcher/user-experience coordination across the Animal Care & Use Program.In collaboration with other U-M research administrative departments and academic department leadership, Dr. Lee is charged with the strategic development of research engagement infrastructure and resource support.

Matt Segal

MCSciShieldmatt.segal@bioraft.com

Matt found his way to SciShield after working at Boston Children's Hospital performing translational rare blood disease research. As the safety guy in his lab, he saw firsthand how challenging it was to manage safety in a laboratory environment and wanted to find a way to help. He now spends his time hosting webinars, arguing with his 3D printer, and cooking food in plastic bags at low temperatures.

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Reopening Full Scientific Operations

Soon, you’ll face challenges (both old and new) for maintaining safety and smooth operations. The time to start seriously preparing is now.

eLabNext Team
Matt Segal
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[Available only in the USA]

eLabNext lab automation products now work seamlessly with the Elemental Machines system of networked, turnkey sensors. The powerful collaboration will make lab experiments more precise and repeatable, ensure that biological samples are preserved, and guarantee that the quality and viability of biological reagents and therapeutics are maintained.

Automatic Temperature Collection

eLabInventory tracks and manages a complete inventory of life science laboratory samples, reagents, and the storage of temperature-critical therapeutics such as vaccines, establishing a complete audit trail for each. By applying wireless Element T temperature sensors from Elemental Machines to each freezer, refrigerator, and lab environment itself, researchers can automatically maintain a complete temperature history without effort.

Most importantly, the eLabInventory database ties every sample to the storage devices they inhabit. Whether your samples require room temperature storage, standard refrigeration, or freezing at low, ultralow, or cryogenic temperatures, Element T sensors will instantly alert you to off-specification conditions via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cellular network connection. Each minute, temperature readings are transmitted to eLabInventory for comprehensive, fully traceable records, including the duration and magnitude of any temperature deviation. Significant and minor disruptions are recorded at both the device and sample levels.

Enhanced Experimental Repeatability

Controlling and recording every detail of a life science experiment improves repeatability, diagnosis, and correction of deviations in methods and conditions. Elemental Machine's wireless Element T and Element M sensors provide temperature and other environmental information that may be pertinent to experiments but not otherwise monitored, such as humidity, light, and pressure. eLabJournal stores that data in the electronic lab notebook and can also directly acquire experimental data from various laboratory instruments. The Elemental Machines Element D interface device extends that capability even further.

A Free Add-On is Available Today

Automatic temperature collection and improved experimental repeatability are within reach. The eLabNext Add-on for Elemental Machines is now available free of charge in the eLabNext Marketplace.

 

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eLabNext Announces Compatibility with Elemental Machines

eLabNext lab automation products now work seamlessly with the Elemental Machines system of networked, turnkey sensors.

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