Science & Safety Consulting Services

Summer Safety Seminar for 2010
July 18-23, 2010 in Raleigh NC

Seminar participants will receive a training DVD (normally $1000) as part of the tuition. This DVD is only available to participants who have taken this one week seminar. Seminar participants will be able to train their science personnel in departmental meetings. Download a flier and registration form (pdf).

North Carolina Passes Lab Safety Bill
The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed " An Act to Implement Science Safety Measures in the Public Schools". The bill includes measures requiring local boards of education to certify that schools are properly equipped with safety equipment and pre-service teachers are properly educated on safety measures. Read the bill.

Workshop Videos

Short videos from this summer's safety workshops are now online with more to come soon!

Watch and learn!

NEW: Chemical Management System CD
Developed by Fred L. Beyer, Jr. and Linda M. Stroud, Ph.D.

This chemical management system will

allow a school system to determine which chemicals and amounts of the chemical that should be in a K-12 school.
prevent the reordering of hazardous chemicals that require disposal by private hazardous waste companies.
advise school personnel to determine the EPA and DOT waste classifications of chemicals.
MSDS sources are listed for each of the 2400 chemicals.

A site license is required for each middle and secondary school in a school system. See reviewers comments (pdf) and download the Chemical Management CD Demo.

Now available! The 2nd edition of Science
Laboratory Safety Manual. Learn more and
order your copy today.

Read the review at NSTA Recommends.

Dennis Johnson joins S&SCS to provide science content workshops. Welcome Dennis!

Founded by respected science educator, Linda M. Stroud, Ph.D., Science & Safety Consulting Services (S&SCS) offers insights and solutions based on 34 years of experience in K-12 schools /university education and over 300 hours of science laboratory safety education. She is a certified Chemical Hygiene Officer by the National Registry of Certified Chemists, (NRCC-CHO) as well as a National Safety Council Certified Bloodborne Pathogen Instructor. Dr Stroud holds certifications as a Manager of Environmental Safety and Health (MESH) and Advanced Safety. The MESH and Advanced Safety Programs are sponsored by the Safety & Health Council of NC, NC Department of Labor and the NC State University Industrial Extension Service.

School safety is more than guns, knives and intruders. Many areas in our schools pose potential safety issues for staff and students. The safety program must be customized and comprehensive for each school and school system to provide a safe and healthy learning / working environment for all stakeholders. Schools are accountable for over 100 OSHA regulations-many requiring written programs and training for school staff. Written Hazard Communication-29 CFR 1910.1200, Chemical Hygiene-29 CFR 1910.1450, Blood borne Pathogens-29 CFR 1910.1030, and Emergency Action-29 CFR 1910.38 are just the basic required plans of our schools by either federal OSHA or state OSH programs. These plans also require training for school personnel.

S&SCS is available to provide professional development in science safety for all school staff, assess school safety programs, and aid schools in the development of required written safety programs. For school systems to build a sustainable safety program, a Customized Comprehensive School Safety Program must be developed. Sustainability ultimately means that school systems must be able to provide continued professional training and updating in school safety for their school employees for themselves. S&SCS has developed a “School Safety Facilitators Course” to enable school systems to build their own sustainable safety programs. S&SCS is available to provide these specialized services for all schools / school systems in the US.

Download a brochure (pdf)

2808 Rue Sans Famille Raleigh, NC 27607
919-881-0282
lmstroud@sciencesafetyconsulting.com