Dear Science Educators - These are exciting times in science education and unfortunately, also litigious times. They are exciting with all of the emphasis and opportunities to do hands-on, process and inquiry based science to help facilitate learning. They are litigious times, given the emphasis on teachers and their supervisors being responsible legally for making the laboratory a safer place to learn. That is why I developed the Safe Science: Be Protected! series - "to help provide much lacking information for science educators to better protect themselves and their students relative to safer laboratory work." Please take the time to read through these articles and future ones to better help you prepare for a fun filled and safer science laboratory experience. If you have any questions or would like to see other safety issues addressed in future columns, please don't hesitate to contact me. Special thanks goes to CSTA members for their willingness to provide this information in a format which is easily accessible for science educators. Live Long and Prosper Safely!!! Ken Roy CONTACT INFORMATION: Dr. Kenneth R. Roy Director of Environmental Health & Safety Glastonbury Public Schools (CT) Science Safety Consultant/Author/Contributing Editor/Columnist National Science Teachers Association Royk@glastonburyus.org

Title	Content
MERCURY: It Is More Than A Planet In Our Solar System!	Safe Handling and disposal of Mercury in the Science Laboratory
WANTED: ELECTRICITY - GFCIA Member of the Dirty Dozen Science Lab Gang Getting A Charge Out Of Science Class?	Safe practices for use of electricity for lab equipment.
Ventilation: Are science Labs supposed to smell?	Ventilation requirements for science labs
Wanted- Radon Gas- Dirty Dozen Science Lab Gang Member	Hazards of Radon gas in the lab and surrounding areas.
Addressing blood borne pathogen hazards in the laboratory	Safe handling & requirements for blood bourne pathogens
Latex glove allergies	Allergies dealing with latex
Chemical Exposure Limits: How Much Is Too Much?	Exposure limits to chemicals.
How secure is your science laboratory and school ?	Laboratory Standards for securing labs & equipment
Laboratory Refrigerators/Freezers: Knowing How To Cool It!	Safe and proper use of refrigerators in the laboratory.
Have You Made the Mark-Facility-wise?	Signs and Labels in the Science Laboratory
Targeting Biosafety For High School Level Biotechnology and Microbiology Courses!	Safety precautions and Rules for the Bio-technology laboratory
Revisiting bloodborne pathogens in the laboratory!	Teacher and school administrators responsibilities re: bloodbourne pathogens.
Storage Space: Any Thing But Empty! Part 1	General requirements for laboratory storage space.
Storage Space: Any Thing But Empty! Part 2	General requirements for laboratory storage space.
FIRST-AID: Don't Worry About Using The Tourniquet!	General First Aid Procedures for the science laboratory
Mold in the Laboratory: Spores are Us!	Conditions for mold growth and mold allergies in the lab.
Constructing-Renovating Laboratories- The Twelve Truths	Conditions that should be met when planning science lab spaces.
For A Safer Science Experience: Be Prepared!	Lab dress, labeling equipment and fire safety.
Procedure! Procedure! Procedure!	Basic lab skills your students should know and practice
Knowing when and when not to throw down the gauntlet! The Knight of Science and the Suit of Armor!	Laboratory gloves & aprons-use and non use.
Sick Building or Laboratory Syndrome?	Allergies and causes of allergies in the science lab.
Science Teacher Safety Training: Mandatory for Employer!	Employer awareness and Safety training.
Getting a Charge out of doing Science	Safe handling of electrical equipment in the lab.
Seeing The Light II – LASER Safely! Part 1	Safety cautions using lasers.