TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories
AU - Faulconer, Emily
AU - Dixon, Zachary
AU - Griffith, John C.
AU - Frank, Hayden
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 National Science Teaching Association.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of faculty at a medium-sized, research-active, private institution revealed specific areas of policy noncompliance as well as specific safety attitudes that can be targeted for interventions. Albeit a snapshot view, the survey implies that safety needs better representation in the classroom, teaching laboratories, and research facilities at universities. Safety is not abandoned by any means, and there is a strong presence of safety-oriented individuals, but the data show barriers to safety do exist that need to be addressed. The implications of this smallscale study serve as a foundation for a more comprehensive multi-institutional study in the future.
AB - The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of faculty at a medium-sized, research-active, private institution revealed specific areas of policy noncompliance as well as specific safety attitudes that can be targeted for interventions. Albeit a snapshot view, the survey implies that safety needs better representation in the classroom, teaching laboratories, and research facilities at universities. Safety is not abandoned by any means, and there is a strong presence of safety-oriented individuals, but the data show barriers to safety do exist that need to be addressed. The implications of this smallscale study serve as a foundation for a more comprehensive multi-institutional study in the future.
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U2 - 10.1080/0047231X.2020.12290681
DO - 10.1080/0047231X.2020.12290681
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105966017
SN - 0047-231X
VL - 50
SP - 18
EP - 26
JO - Journal of College Science Teaching
JF - Journal of College Science Teaching
IS - 2
ER -