Lab Safety: The Interactive Game of "Don’t Endanger the Owls"

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Syllabus

Learners will grasp safe laboratory practices in an adaptable learning environment, including:

  • Understanding where to find appropriate safety information;
  • Distinguishing among the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) that are required for different laboratory environments;
  • Following all safety regulatory compliances while conducting a laboratory experiment;
  • Identifying potential hazards in laboratory environments and make appropriate corrections;
  • Following appropriate waste disposal, clean up and lab closure protocols; and
  • Demonstrating fire and emergency preparedness.

Prerequisite

Basic understanding of laboratory sciences in the areas of chemistry, biology and physics, i.e. at least a high school level understanding of these subjects.

Instructors

Stacey Kalovidouris
Executive Director, Office of the Advisor to the Provost
Rice University

Cindy Farach-Carson
Professor, Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences
UT Health

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Rice University is a private American research university located in Houston, Texas. It is located in the city's Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. It was founded by William Marsh Rice (en) in 1891 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science, and Art, and was inaugurated in 1912 with Edgar Odell Lovett as its first president.

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