CHEM 305
Chemical Hygiene and Safety
Spring 2009
Instructor: Dr. Snyder
Lecture: F 10:00-10:50 Sims 113C
Office: 109B Sims
E-mail: snyderk@winthrop.edu
Office Hours: MW 10:00-11:00, or by appointment
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:
� 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
� Getting to Know Safety Planning and SOP�s
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.
� There will be various homework projects assigned. These homework assignments will total a maximum of 100 points.* The point value of each individual project will vary and is indicated on the homework assignment sheet.
� Letter grades will be assigned as follows: A 90-100%, B 80-89%, C 70-79%, D 60-69%, F <59%
*The point allocation for homework projects is an estimate. If for some reason something extra is added or does not take place, the point scale will be adjusted accordingly.