for Those Who Want to Practice Safe Science Narragansett, R.I. — October 16, 2000 — The Narragansett Bay Classroom at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography is offering an intensive one-day review of the fundamentals of laboratory safety. The workshop, Practicing Safe Science, will be held on Saturday, November 11, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Corless Auditorium on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus. Designed for teachers, students, laboratory workers, managers, and laboratory safety personnel, the workshop is not highly technical. Participants will be given the resources to understand the basics of lab safety, to develop or improve an existing lab safety program, and to comply with federal regulations, such as the OSHA Lab Standard. “Practicing Safe Science” is filled with practical, simple, and inexpensive ideas for improving lab safety. The workshop will cover a wide range of topics, including art safety, asbestos, biological and animal hazards, blood-borne pathogens, compressed gases, disposal of chemicals, electrical safety, eye and face protection, fire control, labeling, legal aspects of safety, OSHA requirements, radiation safety, storage of chemicals, ventilation, and an host of other topics. “Practicing Safe Science” will be presented by Dr. James Kaufman, founder and president of the Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI). Kaufman is the author and narrator of the American Chemical Society’s audio course “Laboratory Safety and Health.” He is also the author of “Lab Safety Guidelines and the LSI newsletter “Speaking of Safety.” LSI has trained nearly 40,000 educators and scientists, who have rates LSI training sessions as the best they have ever attended. The fee for the course is $75 per person, which includes a 125-page workshop binder, classroom and resource materials, lunch, and snacks. A for-credit option to earn graduate credits to satisfy Rhode Island teacher certification requirements is also available. For further information about the for-credit option, course content, or registration procedures, call URI’s Office of Marine Programs at 401-874-6211. Contact: Lisa Cugini, 874-6642, lcugini@gso.uri.edu