A Discussion about Lab Safety during the #Covid-19 Pandemic

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Dr. Ken RoyAs some schools are returning to in-person learning this fall, science teachers will need to address virus mitigation both in the traditional classroom and in lab environments. To discuss safety considerations while teaching science in the pandemic, we welcome Dr. Ken Roy back to the show.  With health and safety always as the priority, Ken joins us to discuss important safety aspects such checking for clean water pipes and functioning gas lines, using and cleaning safety goggles, when to use classroom and lab ventilation, and addressing safety for at-home investigations.

Links:

  • Safety Recommendations for Opening the New School Year – A commentary from The Science Teacher—September/October 2020 (Volume 88, Issue 1), contains critical information that science teachers and supervisors/administrators need to address in planning use of lab this coming new school year
  • Safety for Hands-On Science Home Instruction, from the NSTA Safety Blog August Commentary, addressing hands-on at home safety protocols teachers need to be aware of under duty or standard of care!
  • NSTA Safety Blog
  • NSTA Safety Portal – Contains many Internet safety resources and safety issue papers on critical topics by the NSTA Safety Advisory Board.
  • NSTA E-mail lists – Provides opportunities for science teachers to share curriculum and instruction information along with safety concerns in their particular field of science education.

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