Pamela Pollet*, Kenneth A. Cunefare, Deborah J. Davis, Ryan Lisk, Sankar Nair, Tim Alford
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引用次数: 5
Abstract
The partnership of ExxonMobil and Georgia Tech via the initiative “Partnership in Academic Laboratory Safety”, PALS, adopts an interdependent mindset of management of risks and safety for the permanent employees and an integral component of the student experience. In this Case Study, we report how the collaboration between academia and the private sector has mutually enhanced our safety programs and led to safety management being understood as a transferable skill for students. We also report on the specific tools that the program has developed to create, promote, and sustain a lived culture of safety to the benefit of all stakeholders.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Chemical Health and Safety focuses on news, information, and ideas relating to issues and advances in chemical health and safety. The Journal of Chemical Health and Safety covers up-to-the minute, in-depth views of safety issues ranging from OSHA and EPA regulations to the safe handling of hazardous waste, from the latest innovations in effective chemical hygiene practices to the courts'' most recent rulings on safety-related lawsuits. The Journal of Chemical Health and Safety presents real-world information that health, safety and environmental professionals and others responsible for the safety of their workplaces can put to use right away, identifying potential and developing safety concerns before they do real harm.