540.
490
Chemical
&
Laboratory
Safety
Syllabus
Course
description
This
course
provides
an
introduction
to
laboratory
safety
concepts,
including
chemical,
biological,
and
physical
hazards,
for
sophomore
Chemical
&
Biomolecular
Engineering
students.
Students
will
acquire
a
level
of
safety
knowledge
appropriate
to
enter
laboratories
in
the
Chemical
&
Biomolecular
Engineering
department,
to
ask
intelligent
questions
about
laboratory
safety,
and
to
understand
further
training
in
laboratory-specific
hazards.
Training
in
the
ethical
dimension
of
safety
is
included.
Academic
credits
1
credit
hour,
lecture
Instructor
Dr.
Daniel
R.
Kuespert
Homewood
Laboratory
Safety
Advocate
410-516-5525
Wyman
G-42
[email protected]
Class
format
1.25
hr/wk,
14
weeks.
Typically,
only
a
portion
of
the
class
period
will
be
talking- head
lecture;
the
remainder
will
be
class
exercises.
Grading
policies
This
course
is
graded
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
A
Satisfactory
grade
will
be
awarded
to
students
who
satisfactorily
complete
all
required
assignments
and
pass
the
course
final.
Note
that
if
you
do
not
come
to
class,
you
may
miss
a
required
assignment,
as
some
of
them
may
be
completed
in
class.
Homework
Homework
is
generally
assigned
each
week
and
may
comprise
any
combination
of
readings,
online
training
courses,
case
study
reports,
and
online
quizzes.
If
you
neglect
to
do
the
homework,
you
will
be
unprepared
for
the
class
exercises
(and
may
not
understand
the
lecture!).
About
case
studies
The
case
studies
work
through
progressively
more
complex
application
of
the
safety
concepts
and
information
discussed
in
the
lectures
and
the
homework
assignments.
The
case
studies
are,
to
some
extent,
simulations
of
safety
analyses
in
which
a
chemical
engineer
might
actually
participate
in
the
real
world.
At
a
key
point
in
each
case
study,
we
will
have
an
in-class
work
session
in
which
you
will
apply
the
days
material
to
your
case.
While
attendance
at
these
is
optional,
it
is
highly
recommended,
as
I
will
be
immediately
available
to
answer
questions
and
provide
guidance
on
how
to
complete
the
case
study.
I
will
assign
small
(5-7
person)
groups
to
work
together
as
co-workers;
these
groups
will
remain
together
through
the
semester.
The
case
studies
will
span
several
weeks
and
will
involve
outside
group
meetings.
At
the
conclusion
of
the
case
study,
each
group
will
submit
a
summary
(read:
short)
report
to
the
management
of
their
imaginary
company
(which
you
will
get
to
name,
provided
the
name
is
couth).
Each
group
will
also
appoint
a
spokesperson
to
brief
the
remainder
of
the
class
on
the
key
points
of
their
analysis
and
conclusions.
Course
schedule
by
week
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Course
introduction;
hazards
and
models
for
hazard
control
Safety
and
ethics;
class
exercise:
ethics
role-play
Lab
emergencies:
class
exercise:
TBD
Case
study
1
introduction;
hazard
checklists;
hazard
communication;
class
exercise:
finding
Safety
Data
Sheets
Lab
hazards:
overview
&
intro
to
toxicology;
class
exercise:
Case
Study
1
work
session
on
hazard
identification
Risk
assessment;
class
exercise:
calibrating
your
estimates
of
risk;
Case
Study
1
work
session
on
risk
assessment
Case
Study
1
group
reports
and
presentations
Case
Study
2
introduction;
laboratory
inspections;
Case
Study
2
group
laboratory
inspection
tours
System
safety
in
the
lab;
Inherent
Safety;
scaleup
hazards
Case
Study
3
introduction;
Case
Study
3
work
session
on
hazard
identification
Hazard
analysis:
Job
Hazard
Analysis,
the
What-If?/Checklist
method;
Case
Study
3
work
session
on
hazard
analysis
Case
Study
3
group
reports
and
presentations
Introduction
to
process
safety;
Case
Study
4
introduction
Case
Study
4
group
reports
and
presentations