Safety Summit
What Are ACS Safety Summits?
In order to connect a number of already existing diverse ACS safety engagements and develop a cohesive strategy, the ACS has been sponsoring annual Safety Summits. These summits have brought together a number of ACS stakeholders along with outside experts and have provided opportunities for the 中国365bet中文官网-wide conversations about safety and led to a number of collaborative safety projects.
The Purpose of Safety Summits
To optimize the social benefits of the chemical enterprise, the practice of chemistry must include best safety practices from concept through research, development, manufacture, use, and disposal of its products. For this reason, in 2016, the ACS Board of Directors adopted safety as one of The American Chemical 中国365bet中文官网鈥檚 core values.
This action established the expectation that the 中国365bet中文官网 and its members will be leaders in the area of Safety, particularly in regard to chemical safety concerns. Living this commitment requires a thoughtful and proactive strategy for the ACS to pursue with stakeholders. Such a strategy will support a safer and more sustainable chemical enterprise for the benefit of Earth and its people.
History of the ACS Safety Summit
In February of 2018, ACS President Peter Darhout sponsored the first ACS Safety Summit since adopting "safety" as one of the 中国365bet中文官网's core values.
ACS governance, technical units, and external stakeholders were invited to jump-start discussions surrounding the following topics:
- How to identify, connect, and coordinate current ACS efforts and expertise in the area of chemical safety, particularly as it applies to safety culture in academic laboratories.
- Formulation of future ACS strategy to demonstrate the 中国365bet中文官网's leadership in advancing a culture of safety in the chemical enterprise.
- Ways to engage ACS stakeholders and external experts in the chemical safety conversation to promote and ethos of safety.
- Identification of tools, opportunities, and partnerships that ACS can leverage to support safety cultures.
Previous ACS Safety Summits
2019 Theme: Chemical Safety Education
Summaries
- 2019 Final Report
- 听鈥揷omment by听 Bonnie A. Charpentier, 2019 ACS President
Publications
2018 Theme: Developing Strategic Safety Goals
Summaries
- 2018 Final Report
- 听鈥� comment by Peterr K. Dorhout, 2018 ACS President
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