Academic Laboratory Safety Knowledge Framework
| Dimension | Element | Factual Knowledge | Conceptual Knowledge | Procedural Knowledge | Multidimensional Knowledge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safety awareness | Potential chemical | Describe methods | Interpret risk due | Plan to execute a | Evaluate to |
hazards | to identify chemical hazards. | to hazards. | procedure to address hazards. | improve future performance. | |
Potential physical | Describe methods | Interpret risk due | Plan to execute a | Evaluate to | |
hazards | to identify physical hazards. | to hazards. | procedure to address hazards. | improve future performance. | |
Hazard | Hazard | Recognize | Examine chemical | Execute | Recommend steps |
communication | communication | chemical hazard signage. | labels for hazard information. | appropriate hazard communication | to improve hazard communication. |
Chemical use and | Hazard control: | Describe purpose | Appraise risk | Use PPE | Appraise |
emergency response | PPE | of specific PPE. | reduction for specific hazards due to PPE. | according to training to mitigate hazards. | effectiveness of PPE by monitoring conditions and symptoms of exposure. |
Hazard control: | Describe purpose | Appraise risk | Use engineering | Appraise | |
engineering | of engineering | reduction due to | controls according | effectiveness of | |
controls | controls used in a procedure. | engineering controls. | to training to mitigate hazards. | engineering controls by monitoring conditions and symptoms of exposure. | |
Hazard control: | Identify | Appraise risk | Operate in the | Appraise | |
administrative | administrative | reduction due to | laboratory | effectiveness of | |
controls | controls in place to mitigate hazards for a given procedure. | engineering controls. | according to training, rules, and policies. | administrative controls by monitoring conditions and symptoms of exposure. | |
Regulatory | Cite relevant | Explain how | Operate in a | Evaluate personal | |
compliance | regulations for a given procedure. | regulatory compliance is achieved in a procedure. | manner to achieve regulatory compliance. | compliance with regulations. | |
Accident and | Identify and | Match response | Use accident and | Predict when | |
incident response | describe accident and incident response equipment and procedures. | equipment and procedures to scenarios. | incident response procedures. | accidents or incidents may occur in a procedure and assess preparedness. |
Safety awareness | Potential chemical | Describe methods | Interpret risk due | Plan to execute a | Evaluate to |
hazards | to identify chemical hazards. | to hazards. | procedure to address hazards. | improve future performance. | |
Potential physical | Describe methods | Interpret risk due | Plan to execute a | Evaluate to | |
hazards | to identify physical hazards. | to hazards. | procedure to address hazards. | improve future performance. | |
Hazard | Hazard | Recognize | Examine chemical | Execute | Recommend steps |
communication | communication | chemical hazard signage. | labels for hazard information. | appropriate hazard communication | to improve hazard communication. |
Chemical use and | Hazard control: | Describe purpose | Appraise risk | Use PPE | Appraise |
emergency response | PPE | of specific PPE. | reduction for specific hazards due to PPE. | according to training to mitigate hazards. | effectiveness of PPE by monitoring conditions and symptoms of exposure. |
Hazard control: | Describe purpose | Appraise risk | Use engineering | Appraise | |
engineering | of engineering | reduction due to | controls according | effectiveness of | |
controls | controls used in a procedure. | engineering controls. | to training to mitigate hazards. | engineering controls by monitoring conditions and symptoms of exposure. | |
Hazard control: | Identify | Appraise risk | Operate in the | Appraise | |
administrative | administrative | reduction due to | laboratory | effectiveness of | |
controls | controls in place to mitigate hazards for a given procedure. | engineering controls. | according to training, rules, and policies. | administrative controls by monitoring conditions and symptoms of exposure. | |
Regulatory | Cite relevant | Explain how | Operate in a | Evaluate personal | |
compliance | regulations for a given procedure. | regulatory compliance is achieved in a procedure. | manner to achieve regulatory compliance. | compliance with regulations. | |
Accident and | Identify and | Match response | Use accident and | Predict when | |
incident response | describe accident and incident response equipment and procedures. | equipment and procedures to scenarios. | incident response procedures. | accidents or incidents may occur in a procedure and assess preparedness. |