Other Team Building Opportunities

PPE (personal protective equipment) subteam This team can ensure that PPE requirements are defined for the different tasks within the plant and then conduct audits for compliance. When new equipment or processes are brought into the plant, they can assess the PPE required. Noise abatement subteam Annual noise level audits, annual hearing testing, and defining the need for sound enclosures would fall within the scope of this team. 

Lockout/tagout (LOTO) subteam Annual training and audits, selecting the required LOTO devices, and the creation and placement of visual LOTO procedures on all equipment would be the responsibility of the team. 

Accident/incident investigation subteam This team is accountable for the continuous improvement of safety by using every incident and accident as a vehicle to get to root causes and corrective actions. The 

Annual safety system audit subteam An audit of the entire safety system or program ought to be conducted annually in the same way the company s financial and quality systems are audited. This should be a management review with some senior leadership and the safety team leadership both involved in conducting the audit. 

Safety promotion subteam This subteam s objective is the raising of safety awareness. They would audit and approve safety improvements and track and support the JSA (job safety analysis) efforts. They could also collect the safety observation forms and hold a drawing to select a few winners at all company meetings. Rewards earned through these 

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Chemical education researchers are often the only such specialist in a chemistry department. This situation often leads to possibilities of collaborating in the research projects of other faculty who need an expert in chemical or science education research as part of their team. Chapter 3 (7) describes how a chemical education researcher can build collaborations to support his or her own research. This chapter discusses the many ways in which being the chemical education expert in a department or on a campus can provide additional opportunities to work with colleagues in science and engineering who carry out traditional research, with school of education colleagues, with K-12 systems, or in community partnerships. Regardless of the size of the collegiate institution, its location, or its specialization, there are opportunities to participate in collaborative projects that can impact science and education research. 

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