We are holding the next ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety Workshop “RAMP in the Research Lab” on Sunday, March 8, 2026, from 3 PM to 6:30 PM EDT via Zoom. This 3.5-hour workshop is for frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate students. It will introduce the principles of […]
Please join us for our Technical & Social Programming for the 2026 ACS Spring Meeting. We have listed for your consideration CHAS and CANN sponsored and co-sponsored symposia and socials in the CHAS-at-a-glance flyer. This outstanding set of talks will help you be successful and work safely.
This 3-hour workshop is primarily directed at frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate students. This workshop discusses the challenges of students making the transition to being independent researchers in academia. Topics discussed include: risk assessment of research projects, understanding the often confusing safety hierarchies of academic institutions, and graduate student […]
Led by: Jessica Martin, PhD, Podcast creator/host of Skilled, Safe, and Trailblazing DATE & TIME: Thursday, June 4, 2026, 4-5 PM EDT Many graduate student researchers have experienced laboratory safety conversations that did not fully address the realities, pressures, and decision-making challenges they faced in research environments. In response, graduate students working with the ACS […]
This 3.5-hour workshop is primarily directed at frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate students. This workshop discusses the challenges of students making the transition to being independent researchers in academia. Topics discussed include: risk assessment of research projects, understanding the often confusing safety hierarchies of academic institutions, and graduate student […]
Safety in the lab shouldn’t be a one-day lecture or a checklist, it should be how students think and work as scientists. Join Daniel Jacques of SUNY Brockport for a practical, classroom-tested approach to embedding safety across the undergraduate chemistry experience. This webinar repositions safety as an active learning process, not a standalone requirement. Using the free Laboratory Safety for […]
In celebration of the ACS 150th anniversary and June being National Safety Month, please join the ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety Two-Year College Lab Safety Community of Practice on Thursday, June 18th for “Make Your Lab Less Toxic: Greener Alternatives for Dichloromethane (DCM) and Other Solvents”. Over the course of this interactive session, […]
Test your skills! Win gift cards! Earn bragging rights! Spread the word to all your chemist and chemistry adjacent friends – can’t wait to see everyone there!
This interesting and entertaining half-day workshop confronts one of the more common excuses for not having or improving the lab safety program … “It costs too much.” This is simply not true. Excellent lab safety programs do not need to cost large amounts of money. Thirty-three simple lab safety program components will be presented and […]
Workshop hosted by Russ Phifer and Jim Kaufman on Wednesday July 8th, 2026 from 1-5 pm ET. CHAS offers the How to be a more effective Chemical Hygiene Officer workshop to provide participants with a detailed analysis of the CHO position and to prepare for the “CHO” Certification exam. Participants receive a clear perspective on […]
Introducing Artificial Intelligence tools or “assistants’ that, if properly implemented enhance Health and Safety. As the work demands grow, Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) professionals are increasingly asked to do more with less and are challenged to manage the “administrative tax” of any job. Luckily, technology has also helped by introducing Artificial Intelligence tools or […]
The Lab Waste Management workshop is designed to assist participants with the various regulatory requirements that apply to lab waste CHAS offers the Laboratory Waste Management workshop to assist participants with the various regulatory requirements that apply to laboratories which generate hazardous waste, as well as to provide insight into the options for on-site management […]