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Journal of Chemical Education Call for PapersSpecial Issue on Chemical Safety Education: Methods, Culture, and Green Chemistry Scott R. Goode,*,† Jane E. Wissinger,‡ and Frankie Wood-Black§ †

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States § Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Process Technology, Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653, United States ‡

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ABSTRACT: The Journal of Chemical Education announces a call for papers for an upcoming special issue on Chemical Safety Education: Methods, Culture, and Green Chemistry. KEYWORDS: Continuing Education, Safety/Hazards, Misconceptions/Discrepant Events, Problem Solving/Decision Making, Administrative Issues, Ethics, Green Chemistry, Laboratory Equipment/Apparatus, Laboratory Management, TA Training/Orientation

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INTRODUCTION The American Chemical Society’s 2012 publication Creating Safety Cultures in Academic Institutions begins with the following (ref 1): Devastating accidents in academic laboratories and observations, by many, that university and college graduates do not have strong safety skills, have elevated concerns about the safety culture in academia. Calls for changes in the academic safety educational process and in the academic safety culture are becoming increasingly vocal both within and outside of the academic community. Research and teaching laboratory safety is evolving from a rules-based system to hazard analysis and risk minimization. The Laboratory Safety Institute reports fewer lab deaths in the most recent 10-year period (2009−2018) than in any period since (the pre-Internet) 1979−1988.2 This safety model has been aided by the publication of a web-based hazard analysis toolkit by the American Chemical Society (ACS).3 Also informing chemical safety education are the ACS Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Secondary Schools4 and Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Academic Institutions.5 The 2015 ACS Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Program6 outlines safety infrastructures and curricular content and requires an active departmental safety committee in every ACS-approved baccalaureate program. The ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (DCHAS) organizes symposia devoted to safety at every ACS national meeting, and the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety publishes 25−30 peer-reviewed articles annually. As stated by OSHA, the U.S. Occupational Safety Health Administration (ref 7): [T]he most effective method to eliminate or reduce adverse health and safety outcomes in the workplace is to eliminate hazards at the source, before applying other less effective forms of protection. This approach is increasingly recognized as aligning with the overarching goals of green chemistry, namely, prevention.8 The recent adoption of the ACS Committee on Professional © XXXX American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

Training (CPT) Supplement on Green Chemistry in the Curriculum,9 and the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council’s (GC3) statement on Green Chemistry in Higher Education, further emphasizes the importance of training future chemists to enter the workforce with the “skills to design and apply safer, more sustainable chemicals, materials, products, and processes”.10 Creating a culture of green chemistry is thus inherently beneficial to developing a culture of chemical safety. Safety may be improving in industrial and research laboratories, but widespread digital and immediate coverage of injuries to small children place chemical safety squarely in the spotlight in schools and museums. The large number of preventable injuries arising from methanol-fueled demonstrations has been recognized.11 In response, the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, 12 the National Science Teacher Association,13 the National Fire Protection Association,14 and the Chemical Safety Board (CSB)15 distributed warnings and guidelines for safe demonstrations. The CSB final report on preventing accidents from flammable chemicals cites, among other causes, the lack of a hazard analysis by educators performing demonstrations.16 At this time, our community lacks a collection of tested strategies to teach the safety topics listed in the various guidelines.3−5 The Journal and its editors invite colleagues who have developed successful methods to teach chemical safety to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue on Chemical Safety Education: Methods, Culture, and Green Chemistry of the Journal of Chemical Education.

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SPECIAL ISSUE SCOPE AND CONTENT The editors welcome papers on the following topics, and any related topics that advance chemical safety education. • Teaching safety: Methods of teaching chemical safety; undergraduate and graduate courses in chemical safety; Received: May 21, 2019

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As with all ACS journals, articles intended for the special issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted and proofs have been checked, ahead of publication in the special issue itself.

safety training for primary and secondary school teachers; TA training; faculty safety training; safety videos Hazard assessment and risk minimization: Chemical safety information; integrating RAMP paradigm into chemistry education; using the ACS hazard analysis toolkit (checklist, control banding, standard operating procedure, job hazard analysis, what-if analyses); use of green alternative solvent and reagent guides Safety benefits of green chemistry: Connecting green chemistry to the RAMP paradigm; using green metrics to assess risk; selecting benign solvents and reagents; minimizing waste production and handling through use of catalysts and avoiding derivatizations and separations; strategic design of new chemicals with minimal human and environmental toxicity; choosing processes inherently safer for accident prevention Safety resources: Resources from the ACS, ACS Green Chemistry Institute (GCI), DCHAS, Corporation Associates, Lab Safety Institute, NSTA, NFPA, CSB; using and interpreting the SDS Industrial safety: Safety training; industrial expectations for the safety background of newly hired chemists Engineered safety: Fume hoods; distillation safety; radiation safety (X-ray, laser, RF, UV, nuclear, etc.); biosafety; pyrophorics; vacuum safety Academic environments: Laboratory size and student load; chemical preparation and storage areas; teaching and research safety equipment; preservice teacher training; safe demonstrations Accident analysis: CSB studies; organolithium accidents; root cause analysis Building cultures of safety: Academic, including student-lead programs; government; industrial settings Informal education: Outreach; household chemicals

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GUEST EDITORS Editors for the special theme issue are Scott Goode, Jane Wissinger, and Frankie Wood-Black. Scott Goode is Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. His research areas include analytical chemistry, chemical education, and design and construction of safe chemical laboratories. He has been a member of the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety for almost a decade and chaired the University of South Carolina Chemical Safety Committee. Jane Wissinger is a Professor of Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory Director at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on the development of curriculum materials modeling green methodologies, sustainable polymers, and guided-inquiry pedagogies. She is an associate member of the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement and a coauthor on the ACS CPT Green Chemistry Supplement. Frankie Wood-Black is the current Division Chair of Engineering, Physical Science, and Process Technology at Northern Oklahoma College. She spent over 25 years in industry and has been involved with chemical education and chemical safety for her entire career. She is an ACS Fellow and is the Councilor for the Division of Chemical Health and Safety.

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INQUIRIES Authors are encouraged to contact the guest editor, Scott Goode, at [email protected], prior to submission with questions about the suitability of a manuscript topic to maximize the diversity of ideas. Please direct questions regarding the submission process to [email protected].

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SUBMISSION, REVIEW, AND PUBLICATION PROCESS Manuscripts should align with the principles outlined in the Author Guidelines for the Journal of Chemical Education.17 Authors can select a manuscript type from among Activity, Article, Commentary, Communication, Demonstration, Laboratory Experiment, and Technology Report. JCE encourages authors to use the JCE-specific manuscript template, which contains prompts for required manuscript components. Using the manuscript template aids in creating documents that are easier to review and publish.18 Submit manuscripts to the Journal of Chemical Education through the online manuscript submission portal ACS Paragon Plus 19 by Monday, February 3, 2020, to receive full consideration for publication in the special issue. Manuscripts received after the deadline may still be considered for publication but, depending on the length of the peer-review process, may be included in an issue of the Journal subsequent to this special issue. When submitting your manuscript in the Paragon system, select “Chemical Safety Education: Methods, Culture, and Green Chemistry” under the Special Issue Selection during “Step 1: Type, Title, & Abstract”. Authors should also indicate in the cover letter during “Step 6: Details & Comments” that the manuscript is submitted for publication in the Special Issue: Chemical Safety Education.

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Corresponding Author

*E-mail: [email protected]. ORCID

Scott R. Goode: 0000-0001-5445-5682 Jane E. Wissinger: 0000-0002-9240-3629

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(1) Safety Culture Task Force of the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety. Creating Safety Cultures in Academic Institutions. https://www. acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/ chemicalsafety/academic-safety-culture-report.pdf (accessed May 2019). (2) Laboratory Safety Institute. The Lab Safety Memorial Wall. https://www.labsafety.org/memorial-wall (accessed May 2019). (3) ACS Committee on Chemical Safety Hazard Identification and Evaluation Task Force. Hazard Assessment in Research Laboratories. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/governance/ committees/chemicalsafety/hazard-assessment.html (accessed May 2019). (4) American Chemical Society. Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Secondary Schools. https://www.acs.org/content/dam/ acsorg/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/publications/ acs-secondary-safety-guidelines.pdf (accessed May 2019). (5) American Chemical Society. Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety in Academic Institutions. https://www.acs.org/content/dam/ B

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acsorg/about/governance/committees/chemicalsafety/publications/ acs-safety-guidelines-academic.pdf (accessed May 2019). (6) American Chemical Society. Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Program. https://www.acs.org/content/dam/ acsorg/about/governance/committees/training/2015-acs-guidelinesfor-bachelors-degree-programs.pdf (accessed May 2019). (7) United States Department of Labor. Transitioning to Safer Chemicals: A Toolkit for Employers and Workers. https://www.osha. gov/dsg/safer_chemicals/why_transition.html (accessed May 2019). (8) Schulte, P. A.; McKernan, L. T.; Heidel, D. S.; Okun, A. H.; Dotson, G. S.; Lentz, T. J.; Geraci, C. L.; Heckel, P. E.; Branche, C. M. Occupational Safety and Health, Green Chemistry, and Sustainability: A Review of Areas of Convergence. Environ. Health, 2013, 12 (31) DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-31. (9) ACS Committee on Professional Training. New Supplements, Green Chemistry in the Curriculum. https://www.acs.org/content/ dam/acsorg/about/governance/committees/training/acsapproved/ degreeprogram/green-chemistry-in-the-curriculum-supplement.pdf (accessed May 2019). (10) Green Chemistry & Commerce Council. Policy Statement on Green Chemistry in Higher Education. https:// greenchemistryandcommerce.org/assets/media/images/Projects/ GC3%20HigherEdPolicy.pdf (accessed May 2019). (11) Sigmann, S. B. Playing with Fire: Chemical Safety Expertise Required. J. Chem. Educ. 2018, 95 (10), 1736−1746. (12) Hill, R. H. Safety Alert: The Rainbow Demonstration. Chem. Eng. News 2014, 92 (11), 43. (13) NSTA Position Statement. Safety and School Science Instruction. http://static.nsta.org/pdfs/PositionStatement_Safety.pdf (accessed May 2019). (14) Kemsley, J. Lab Fire Protection Standard Updated to Include Class Demos. http://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2015/09/lab-fireprotection-standard-updated-to-include-class-demos/ (accessed May 2019). (15) U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. After the Rainbow. http://www.csb.gov/videos/after-the-rainbow/ (accessed May 2019). (16) U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. Key Lessons for Preventing Incidents from Flammable Chemicals in Educational Demonstrations. https://www.csb.gov/key-lessons-forpreventing-incidents-from-flammable-chemicals-in-educationaldemonstrations/ (accessed May 2019). (17) Author Guidelines for the Journal of Chemical Education. http://pubs.acs.org/paragonplus/submission/jceda8/jceda8_ authguide.pdf (accessed May 2019). (18) Journal of Chemical Education Document Templates. http:// pubs.acs.org/page/jceda8/submission/jceda8_templates.html (accessed May 2019). (19) ACS Paragon Plus. https://acs.manuscriptcentral.com/acs (accessed May 2019).

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