Welcome to the OSHA #7225 Transitioning to Safer Chemicals course resource page.
Below you will find course-related slide decks and resources.
Presentation Slides (in PDF format)
References from the Zoom chat from Saskia Van Bergen, Washington State Dept of Ecology:
PFAS in Food Packaging Alternatives Assessment
ChemHAT - in English - in Spanish - In Vietnamese (sample, in development)
GreenScreen
GreenScreen ListTranslators- background and methodology
Get a Chemical Assessed with GreenScreen
Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2)
Alternatives Assessment Library
IC2 webinar on Best Practices for Safer Cleaning and disinfecting
Available Hazard assessments- IC2 Chemical Hazard Assessment Database
Resources for teachers-
SDS activity from Molecular Design Research Network (MoDRN)
Lab: Formula of a Hydrate from Beyond Benign
UW Dept of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences - Safer Cleaning and Disinfecting factsheet- English - Spanish
WA Dept of Ecology
Blogs on Seven Steps to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 - in English - in Spanish
Shoptalk - Ecology's dangerous waste and pollution prevention newsletter
Info on the WA PERC equipment replacement program
National Research Council- A framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Hazards
Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) UMass Lowell
Alternatives Assessment for Methylene Chloride
Grants that cover funding for internships
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) - Selecting Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals and Ensuring the Protection of the Most Vulnerable
Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment (A4)
A4 FREE virtual alternative assessment symposium
Chemsec Marketplace - Communicating Innovation opportunities
Green Chemistry and Commerce (GC3) -
GC3 Statement on Chemical Innovation Priorities and Transparency Road Map
GC3 preservatives project needs statement
Innovation Example- Safer Alternative to Toxic Paint Strippers to Go to Market
American Chemical Society- Green Chemistry Institute- Pharma roundtable (solvent selection guide may be of interest)
Example purchasing guides for Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Green Chemistry and Chemical Stewardship Online Certificate Program