CHEM 305
Chemical Hygiene and Safety
Fall 2011
Section 001
Instructor: Dr. Snyder
Lecture: T 9:30-10:45 pm, Sims 113C
Office: 109B Sims
E-mail: snyderk@winthrop.edu
Office Hours: M 1:00-2:00, W 10:30-11:30; or by appointment
Course Credit Hours: 1
Optional Textbooks:
· Building Student Safety
Habits for the Workplace
· Safety in the
Academic Chemistry Laboratories, Accident Prevention for College and
University Students, 7th edition, A Publication of the American
Chemical Society
Course Goals:
· To learn the importance and
necessity of proper laboratory safety procedures
· To become familiar with the
potential hazards associated with various classes of hazardous chemicals and
the proper way in which to store and handle such chemicals
· To learn how to obtain,
read, and understand information about hazardous chemicals
· To become familiar with the
various methods available to minimize exposures and reduce the risks associated
with working with chemicals
Course Outline:
· What makes a chemical
hazardous
· Routes of entry
· Precautionary Labels
· Material Safety Data Sheets
· Personal Protective Equipment
· Handling Laboratory
Equipment Safely
· Exposure Limits
· Safe Handling, Storage, and
Disposal of Chemicals
· Emergency Equipment
· Emergency and Medical
Procedures
Exams and Grading
·
There will be 2
exams in this course, a mid-term and a final exam. Both exams will be
worth 150 points. The final exam will cover the entire course.
·
Approximately
four to five of the course lectures will be online assignments. You will not have to attend class on these
weeks, but instead will have an online assignment. Each assignment is due one week after it is
posted in Blackboard. The requirements
of each assignment will be stated at the time the assignment is posted in
Blackboard. We will use Blackboard for
all online assignments. The point value
of each assignment will vary, but each assignment will be worth between 20 and
40 points. The assignments must be typed and submitted through Blackboard
by the due date. Late assignments will
be accepted with a 10% penalty per day it is late. If the number of online assignments is less
than five, the total points for the semester will be adjusted accordingly.
·
You have one week
from the time a graded assignment is returned to question the way it was
graded. After a week, I will not change a grade.
·
You should
carefully read the Winthrop University Student Conduct Code printed in the
Winthrop University Student Handbook. As noted in the Student Conduct
Code: “Responsibility for good conduct rests with students as adult individuals.”
This policy on student academic misconduct is outlined in the “Student Conduct
Code Academic Misconduct Policy” in the online Student Handbook http://www2.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/handbook/StudentHandbook.pdf
·
Letter grades
will be assigned as follows: A 90-100%, B 80-89%, C 70-79%, D 60-69%, F
<59%
·
Total Possible
Points:
Midterm
Exam 150
Final
Exam 150
Online
Assignments 120 (max)
Total
Points* 420
*The total number of points for
the course may be lower than 420 depending on the number of online assignments.
Blackboard: We will be using Blackboard this semester.
Online assignments will be posted in Blackboard and announcements may be made
through Blackboard. Lectures will be PowerPoint presentations and the
PowerPoint presentations will be posted in Blackboard. The web address to
log into Blackboard is online.winthrop.edu. Login
instructions and Blackboard tutorials can be found at
http://www2.winthrop.edu/webct/Blackboard_Training_Tutorials.html
Grades: I will not discuss grades through
e-mail. If you have a question about your grade, please stop by my
office.
Exams:
You may need a calculator for
exams. Cell phones and pagers are strictly prohibited during exams.
You cannot use a cell phone as a calculator during exams and quizzes.
Course
Withdraw: October 21th is
the last day to withdraw from a full fall semester course with an automatic N
grade issued. Students may not withdraw from a course after this
date without documented extenuating circumstances as determined by the
University.
Communication: If you have any questions, please stop by and see me
during office hours. If these hours are not convenient, see me in class or
e-mail me to set up an appointment.
Attendance: You are expected to attend all class meetings. You
are responsible for all announcements made in class. Absence or lateness does
not excuse you from this responsibility.
Students with
Disabilities: Winthrop University is dedicated to providing access to education.
If you have a disability and require specific accommodations to complete this
course, contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) at 323-3290. Once
you have your official notice of accommodations from the Office of Disability
Services, please inform me as early as possible in the semester.
This is a tentative
schedule.
|
Date |
Topic |
Reading Assignment |
|
8/23 |
Introduction What makes a chemical hazardous Routes of entry |
Ch. 1 ACS: Guide to Chemical Hazards: Toxicity (pp 10-12); Sources of Information: Labels (15-19) |
|
8/30 |
NO CLASS-ONLINE
ASSIGNMENT Precautionary Labels |
Ch. 2 ACS: Sources of Information: Labels (15-19) |
|
9/6 |
MSDS |
Ch. 3 ACS: Sources of Information: MSDS’s (pp. 12-20) |
|
9/13 |
NO CLASS-ONLINE
ASSIGNMENT MSDS |
|
|
9/20 |
Exposure Limits |
|
|
9/27 |
NO CLASS-ONLINE
ASSIGNMENT Using Protective Equipment |
Ch. 4 A-D ACS: Your Responsibility for Accident Prevention (pp 3-4) |
|
10/4 |
Using Protective Equipment |
Ch. 4 E ACS: Equipment Use: Laboratory Hoods (pp 27-28) |
|
10/11 |
Mid-term |
|
|
10/18 |
Fall Break |
|
|
10/25 |
Handling Laboratory Equipment Safely |
Ch. 5 ACS: Equipment Use (pp 28-29) |
|
11/1 |
Safe Handling, Storage, and Disposal of Chemicals |
Ch. 6 ACS: The Properties of Chemicals (pp 20-25) |
|
11/8 |
NO CLASS-ONLINE
ASSIGNMENT Safe Handling, Storage, and Disposal of Chemicals |
Ch. 6 |
|
11/15 |
Safe Handling, Storage, and Disposal of Chemicals |
Ch. 6 |
|
11/22 |
NO CLASS-ONLINE
ASSIGNMENT Emergency Equipment |
Ch. 7 ACS: Safety Equipment and Emergency Procedures (33-36) |
|
11/29 |
Emergency Equipment |
|
|
12/7 |
Wednesday 8:00 am, Sims 113C |
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