Responsible conduct in chemical safety and security practices in South Asia

Authors

• Ellene Tratras Contis, Eastern Michigan University
• Uzma Ashiq, University of Karachi, Pakistan
• Shazma Massey, Forman Christian College, Pakistan
• Sammia Shahid, University of Management & Technology, Pakistan
• Amita Verma, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, India

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2018

Department/School

Chemistry

Publication Title

Responsible Conduct in Chemistry Research and Practice: Global Perspectives

Abstract

Comprehensive training in chemical safety and security is a worldwide need. The ability to bring representatives from all fields in the chemical enterprise together to learn and to share best practices is worthy and timely. Many universities in South Asia are striving to network to teach their students these best practices in chemical safety and security. Examples of workshops instituted through the Global Chemists Code of Ethics (GCCE) initiative (hosted by the American Chemical Society (ACS) through the Office of International Activities (OIA) and the International Activities Committee (IAC) and funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Chemical Security Program will be described. These facilitators were trained either at the first GCCE workshop in Kuala Lumpur in April 2016 or at the last GCCE workshop in Melbourne, Australia in July 2017. The instituted workshops were conducted at universities in India and Pakistan.

Comments

E. Tratras Contis is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Chemistry.

Recommended Citation

Tratras Contis, E., Ashiq, U., Massey, S., Shahid, S., & Verma, A. (2018). Responsible conduct in chemical safety and security practices in South Asia. In E. Tratras Contis, D. J. Phillips, A. A. Campbell, B. D. Miller, & L. Brown (Eds.), Responsible conduct in chemistry research and practice: Global perspectives (pp. 157–170). American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2018-1288.ch011