The DivCHED Safety Committee welcomes anyone at any experience level with an interest in safety education. Our vision is of education that embeds accurate chemical safety instruction at all educational levels, and our mission is to provide resources and strategies to chemical and science educators in order to prepare chemists and others to function safely while using chemicals. We typically meet in conjunction with the Fall and Spring meetings of the ACS. If you are interested in safety education and interested in getting involved, you are welcome to attend our committee meetings, or contact the Committee chair and he will try to connect you with appropriate people and projects.
Members of the Safety Committee work on a range of projects at the intersection of safety and education. These include collaborative projects with other components of the ACS, always with a focus on bringing the education perspective to safety issues, and the safety perspective to educational issues. We are excited to begin new collaborative efforts within the ACS Office of Safety Programs and our safety partners throughout the Society.
The Safety Committee welcomes safety symposia programming at national and regional meetings about safety in education. We will be sponsoring a symposium at the Spring 2024 ACS meeting and the 2024 BCCE; if you are interested in organizing a safety symposia please contact Steve Wietstock (swietsto@nd.edu). Some of our members have also presented at regional meetings and we are open to sharing some of those materials if you are developing programming for your area. If there is something you have particular need or interest in, please reach out to the Safety Committee to share your thoughts.