Online course on lab safety

FAIC Online Course

Laboratory Safety for Conservation
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - Thursday, October 8, 2015
Location: <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/education/education/current-courses/laboratory-safety-for-conservation-2015>

Registration: The fee for this course is

    $120 for AIC members
    $180 for non-members

Regular registration ends August 31, 2015.

The late registration rate is
    $200 for AIC members
    $300 for non-members

Participants will be accepted in order of receipt of paid
registration.  Enrollment is limited, so early registration is
advised.

"Laboratory Safety for Conservation" is a four-week online course.
The course will begin on Thursday, September 10, 2015 and continue,
with new activities and discussions each week, through Thursday,
October 8, 2015.  The instructor, Mary E. Winkler, will guide
discussions and offer tips and resources beyond what you find on the
course site.  You may work on the course at any time within each
week.  Course materials will remain available to participants for
two weeks after the course ends.  Log-in information for the course
will be sent two days prior to the start date.

This on-line course covers important topics that are essential to
your safety, the safety of your co-workers, and preventing damage
from environmental hazards.  The course leads you through
development of a chemical hygiene plan for your laboratory, based on
readings, videos, and other materials that illustrate general
principles as well as specific guidelines for safety in the
laboratory.  Follow-up quizzes and online discussions ensure that
you understand the material and know how it applies to conservation
practices.

This material in this course is essential for anyone working in a
laboratory or supervising students, interns, or others in a
laboratory setting.;

The course contents include:

    Chemical storage
    New MSDS information
    Handling of corrosives
    Waste handling
    Eye and face protection
    Working with flammable and toxic materials
    Carcinogens and long-range hazards
    Spill prevention and clean-up
    Combustibles and flammables
    Proper ventilation

Online discussion forums allow you to draw on the combined
experience of other participants and the course facilitators.  Best
of all, "Laboratory Safety for Conservation" comes to you.  All you
need is a computer with Internet access and you are ready to learn.

About the Facilitator: Mary Winkler is a Certified Safety
Professional currently working for the Smithsonian Institution as
Occupational Safety and Health Manager where she has been involved
with the oversight for safety and health programs for the 19
museums, research centers and the zoological park.  From 1992 to
2007 she managed Safety and Health programs for the USDA's Henry
Wallace National Agricultural Research Center.  Her work included
developing and implementing the Safety and Health Programs including
Laboratory Safety Programs for the complex 7000 acre research center
which also housed several significant national collections for
agriculture.  She was elected Chapter President of the National
Capital Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers from
2006 - 2007 and has been serving on its Executive Board since 2004.
Prior to her work with the USDA she worked as a Chemists assistant
for the DuPont Company's Stine Haskell Laboratories in the Chemical
Discovery Division.

About the Series: "Laboratory Safety for Conservation" is part of
FAIC's online education series, "Business and Management Practices
for Conservators." Funded by The Getty Foundation, the series covers
basic business skills with a focus on the requirements of the
conservation community.

Credits: This course was created with funding from the Getty
Foundation.  It is presented with funding from the FAIC Endowment
for Professional Development, which is supported by The Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation and by gifts from members and friends of the
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
FAIC courses are made possible with the assistance of many AIC
members, but no AIC membership dues were used to create or present
this course.

Special thanks to the AIC Health and Safety Committee, James Martin,
Mary E. Winkler, Elizabeth S. Goins, the American Chemical Society,
and Cyrelle Gerson.

For more information, contact:

    Abigail Choudhury
    Development and Education Coordinator
    Foundation of the American Institute for
       Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
    1156 15th Street NW, Suite 320
    Washington DC20005
    202-661-8070
    Fax: 202-452-9328
    courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org


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