2018 Safety Awareness Week
 Participants at SAW reception |  Participants at the kickoff event |
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 Di says welcome |  Agnes presents Safety Minute |
 Dr. Walsh gives opening remarks |  Dr. Stair from Chemistry Department |
 Dr. Valente from Dow |  Abha starts the discussion panel |
 Discussion panel |  SAW sign-in table |
 RSSI Safety Booth |
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Event Agenda
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February 19, 2018 (Pancoe Auditorium)
16:00 Sign-in
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16:10 Di Wang (Welcome and introduction, Safety minute and Overview of SAW)
Agnes Thorarinsdottir
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16:20 Dr. Jay Walsh (Speech from Office for Research)
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16:30 Dr. Peter Stair (Speech from Chemistry Department Chair)
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16:35 Dr. Cory Valente (Speech from Dow representative)
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16:40 Discussion panel
Moderator:
Abha Gosavi (RSSI Education Officer)
Panelists:
Dr. Jay Walsh (VP for Research)
Dr. Peter Stair (Chemistry Department Chair)
Dr. Cory Valente (Dow)
Chris Myers (BASF)
Steve Rupkey (Argonne National Laboratory)
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17:00 Conclusion and reception
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February 20-23, 2018 (Pancoe Second Floor, 9:00-15:00)
Tuesday Introduction of RSSI initiatives BASF: Poster presentation (11:00 - 13:00)
Dow: Poster presentation (11:00 - 13:00)
UMN JST: Poster presentation (11:00 - 12:00)
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Wednesday Proper waste disposal Heritage: Presentation on downstream waste management (9:00 – 15:00)
Thursday Personal protective equipment Fisher: PPE display (10:00 - 13:00)
Cut-resistant gloves demonstration (12:00 - 15:00)
Friday Chemical compatibility, storage and spills BioRAFT (9:00 – 12:00)
Collaborators
improving the safety culture among STEM communities one day at a time