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Safety Impacts Your Career with Richard Buck

With Richard Buck, Ph.D., Chevron Phillips Chemical Company When many postdoctoral researchers first arrive at Argonne they are surprised with the intensity, seriousness and depth of safety training at the laboratory. While safety is integral to how Argonne performs research … Read More »

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Safety Q&A Discussion with Will Brocker

Postdoc Coordinator Kristene “Tina” Henne (CEPA) recently held a Safety Q&A Discussion with Will Brocker (EESA), a Safety Professional at Argonne, to gain insight into his position as an ALD ESH/QA Coordinator. Will has been active with the Postdoc Community … Read More »

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Improving Safety with Technology

Safety Impacts Your Career Improving Safety with Technology by Kurtis Salter (ESQ) “There is an app for that” is endangered of being overplayed, but for the purposes of Argonne we have just begun the transformation.  The real question is how … Read More »

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Safety Impacts Your Career with Dow Chemical

One question that occasionally resurfaces from postdocs is, “Will my safety training benefit me after my time at Argonne?” That’s a great question and fortunately, one with a great answer. In the wake of several fatal laboratory incidents, university leaders … Read More »

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Safety Impacts Your Career: Nancy VanWermeskerken

Argonne has recently begun a new program in safety known as the Observation Conversation. This is a technique where a supervisor and a staff person hold regular, informal conversations. These conversations should not center solely on the supervisor pointing out … Read More »

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Safety Impacts Your Career with Walter Henne

When a postdoc applies for a position, safety experience might not end up in the curriculum vitae he or she submits, but it should. It likely will help land them the job. How is this possible? It all stems from … Read More »

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Safety Impacts Your Career with Leon Reed

A safety culture doesn’t just happen:  it takes time to cultivate and grow. One of the dedicated “safety agronomists” at the laboratory is Leon T. Reed. He has worked at Argonne for more than 20 years in a variety of … Read More »

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