OHIO Total Science Safety System

The Ohio Total Science Safety System is a "comprehensive "safety tool" designed to aid pre-service and in-service educators in:

• locating and applying applicable federal and state laws and codes, and professional standards;
• performing and documenting safety audits; &
• performing electronic options for establishing and managing chemical storerooms.

The CD includes: two safe-chemical storage databases, label maker for all chemicals, nine strategic safety videos, and hundreds of safety web-links, with all information keyword searchable. Based on extensive continuing national and individual state research studies by Dr. Jack A. Gerlovich (Drake University, Jakel, Inc.), Dr. Dennis McElroy (Graceland University, Jakel, Inc.), and Kay Wagner (Science Education Council of Ohio), the comprehensive training and CD-ROM programs are designed to inform teachers of their professional responsibilities and to provide them the tools and confidence to address them.

The Ohio Total Science Safety System (OTSSS) was developed through a private grant solely to promote safety within the laboratories and schools in Ohio. The providers of the funds, used for the development and distribution of these materials, had the single purpose of reducing the potential for hazardous accidents occurring in Ohio's schools.

The System is designed, specific to Ohio, by Jakel, Inc. in collaboration with, and under the review of, the Ohio Total Science Safety Advisory Board. The Board was organized solely for this purpose. A copy of OTSSS will be provided to each Ohio public middle/junior high and high school and a limited number of private schools FREE of charge. However, to receive the school's copy, a representative of the school must attend a professional development (PD) session that accompanies the System.

Contact SECOonline00@gmail.com or contact a OTSSS contact for information on upcoming OTSSS workshop to receive your school's copy.