Abstract
The American Chemical Society strives to be an information leader in all realms of chemistry, including chemical safety education. Within ACS, many groups work to advance safety education, and there are numerous opportunities to be involved as an advocate for teaching and practicing safer chemistry while learning new pedagogies. Navigating ACS to find chemical safety resources and professional development opportunities can be challenging, and I hope to flatten the learning curve. In 2005, I agreed to chair the safety committee in an academic chemistry department. I had recently received an email from ACS announcing an opportunity nearby in chemical safety professional development. Attending an in-person short course called Laboratory Safety and Health was my first experience with safety in ACS. That course led me to realize that memorizing a list of rules was not chemical safety education, and I was inspired to advocate for teaching and assessing knowledge of chemical
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