CHAS Technical Programming

One of the major activities of the CHAS Division is presenting technical sessions at national American Chemical Society meetings twice a year. These symposia cover a wide range of issues, as you can see on our symposium history page.

You can review selected powerpoint files from the most recent Divisional Symposia at this link.

Join us in Boston for the Divisional Social!

Monday August 23, 5:30 PM, STIX Restaurant, 35 Stanhope Street, Boston

Welcome to the American Chemical Society's Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS) web site.

CHAS generates and provides expertise in chemical and laboratory safety to the Society and the general public.

Stefan Wawzyniecki, left, and Steven Suib of the University of Connecticut display their DCHAS awards of 2008.

Membership in the Division of Chemical Heath and Safety is a powerful tool for chemical health and safety professionals in industry, academia and government.

Membership benefits include:

• paper copies of and on line access to the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety.
• a subscription to the divisional e-mail list DCHAS-L,
• discounts to Division of Chemical Health and Safety professional workshops,
• notice of papers to be presented and social events at National Meetings.

Please join us in the work of this exciting, multi-disciplinary, and practical Division of the ACS.

The Journal of Chemical Health and Safety

The Journal of Chemical Health & Safety (JCHAS) includes peer reviewed technical articles, regular columns, news, and ideas relating to issues and advances in chemical health and safety. It's real-world information that chemical hygiene officers and others responsible for the safety of their workplaces can put to use right away...identifying potential and developing safety concerns before they do harm.

Co-published bimonthly by Elsevier Science. Inc. and the Division of Chemical Health and Safety of the American Chemical Society, Inc.

Editor: Harry J. Elston
Founding Editor: Warren K. Kingsley (pictured at right)

You can review the Journal's Table of Contents as well as read (if you're a member) or purchase articles at the Journal's site. You can also review the process for submitting an article for editoral review at our author's page.

Division of Chemical Health & Safety

D. M. Decker, Program Chair

All events at Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 213

Download CHAS at a Glance for Boston from the Information Resources menu at the right.

Sunday Afternoon, August 22

Awards Symposium D. Walters, Organizer, Presiding

1:35 1. Reflections on fifteen years in health and safety in academia. D. M. Decker

1:55 2. Laboratory safety at Princeton. R. M. Izzo

Recent Journal Highlights

(link to more information about the Journal)

Volume 17, Issue 3 (May-June 2010)