Annual Safety Training – SPPS Physical Science and Physics

1. Annual Safety Training – SPPS Physical Science and Physics August 30, 2011 John Olson john.c.olson@state.mn.us

2. What is the role of physical science and physics in safety? • Physical Science – establish safety attitudes and procedures for high school students • Physics – reinforcement • Role in Science Department

3. Duties of Teachers • Know applicable regulations and recommendations • State Eye Protection Law • Minnesota Fire Marshall Safety Checklist • OSHA: employee protection – annual training • Flinn science department meeting plans • Recommendations from NSTA, NABT, ACS, AAPT, CSSS “negligence” is conduct that falls below a standard of care established by law or profession…

4. Duties of Teachers • Instruct students in safe procedures • Safety equipment • Standard operating procedures • Hazards • Documentation

5. Duties of Teachers • Supervise students in lab investigations • Misbehavior not tolerated • Students not unattended • Emergency response • Medical Information • Class size

6. Duties of Teachers • Maintain safe environment • Safety checklists • Chemical Inventory • Maintenance logs • Defective equipment • Ventilation

7. Resources • Frameworks – Best Practices – Safety • www.scimathmn.org/stemtc • NSTA safety statements and links • http://www.nsta.org/portals/safety.aspx • Council of State Science Supervisors • http://www.csss-science.org/

8. Minn. Statute 121A.32 EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES. • Subdivision 1.Requirement to wear eye protective devices. • Every person shall wear industrial quality eye protective devices when participating in, observing or performing any function in connection with, any courses or activities taking place in eye protection areas, as defined in subdivision 3, of any school, college, university or other educational institution in the state. • Subd. 2.Penalty for failure to wear eye protective devices. • Any student failing to comply with such requirements may be temporarily suspended from participation in said course and the registration of a student for such course may be canceled for willful, flagrant, or repeated failure to observe the above requirements.

9. 121A.31 SAFETY REQUIREMENT GUIDELINES. • The department [MDE], in cooperation with the Minnesota Fire Marshal's Division, must develop guidelines for school lab safety. The guidelines shall include a list of safety requirements and an explanation of the minimum state and national laws, codes, and standards affecting school lab safety the Minnesota fire marshal considers necessary for schools to implement. • The district superintendent shall ensure that every school lab within the district complies with the school lab safety requirements. Lack of funding is not an excuse for noncompliance. • http://www.fire.state.mn.us/Schools/2007sciencesafetychecklistschools.pdf