Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
STEM Education
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
11-2020
Abstract/Description
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 small-scale study serve as a foundation for a more comprehensive multi-institutional study in the future.
Publication Title
Journal of College Science Teaching
Publisher
National Science Teaching Association
Scholarly Commons Citation
Faulconer, E., Dixon, Z., Griffith, J. C., & Frank, H. (2020). Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories. Journal of College Science Teaching, 50(2). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/1621
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