Ten questions regarding classroom and shop safety are presented for the teacher and school administrator to test themselves and guard against a ruling of negligence and legal liability in the performance of their jobs. (CT)

Discusses specific ways in which agricultural mechanics instructors can improve safety awareness and instill safe-working attitudes in their students. (SK)

Presents a challenge to industry to put pressure on chemical departments for more rigorous safety training during college. (CS)

Reports methods for identifying carcinogens and suspected carcinogens in the undergraduate laboratory and makes recommendations for their elimination or control. (CS)

Summarizes papers presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of Chemical Education in the areas of energy, recombinant DNA, public understanding of science, health and safety, inorganic chemistry, and environment. A bibliography of 21 presented papers in these areas is attached. (CS)

Various forms of worker training in industrial safety in the Soviet Union are described by a Soviet labor inspector, with special "industrial safety rooms" the principal means of inplant instruction. Safety education in vocational schools and "people's universities" is also touched on. (MF)

Three severely handicapped school aged students (21, 18, and 17 years old) were trained to cross the street. Results of the multiple baseline design indicated that instructional feedback was sufficient in training the approach and walk behaviors, but selective repeated practice was required to establish the look responses. (Author)

A survey of 500 food service managers in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana (28% responded) indicated that 72% would be more likely to hire workers with training in food safety; 50% were willing to pay higher wages to those trained; and 93% were willing to hire trained welfare-to-work participants. However, there remain barriers to hiring welfare…

The Multimedia Tool Box Talk is a web-based quick reference safety guide and training tool for construction personnel. An intended outcome of this effort was to provide an efficient and effective way to locate and interpret crucial safety information while at the job site. The tool includes information from the Occupational Safety and Health…

Compared effectiveness with preschoolers (N=100) of two personal safety skills training approaches: feelings-based program, which instructs children to trust their feelings, and behavioral skills program, which focuses on behavior of others. Found both training approaches effective in enhancing children's knowledge and presentation skills;…

This article describes the "block home" program, neighborhood volunteers who provide a place of refuge when children encounter an emergency as they walk to and from school. Organization, purpose, and guidelines for planning and implementation are discussed. (IAH)

A comprehensive safety program includes use of consent forms and safety tests, posting and enforcement of safety rules, inspections, established emergency procedures, documentation of safety education, well-maintained equipment, adequate supervision, and modeling of safe behavior and proper attitudes. (SK)

Examines research about serious childhood injuries. Describes a state program that tries to ensure the safety of children in family day care homes. (PCB)