Archive: Lab Safety Considerations for Pre-Service and In-service Elementary Science/STEM Teachers, February 23, 2026

This interactive web seminar will begin with an overview of safety protocols specific for doing elementary level safer science/STEM classroom/laboratory activities with Dr. Ken Roy, NSTA and NSELA Safety Compliance Advisor/specialist and, Director of Environmental Health & Safety, Glastonbury Public Schools (CT). In addition, Dr. Kevin Doyle of Morris Hills Regional School District will also be presenting.

Critical related topics for science/STEM pre-service elementary teachers addressed include legal safety standards and better professional safety practices, engineering controls, standard operating procedures, personal protective equipment, duty or standard of care and more.  Time permitting, individual questions will be answered by the presenters near the end of the program.

This web seminar is hosted by the National Chapter for Preservice Teachers at NSTA. We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars - invite your colleagues too!

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To view the presentation slides from the web seminar and related resources, visit the resource collection. Continue discussing this topic in the community forums.

Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I enjoyed the speakers. They were very knowledgeable, and the information will be useful for me as a teacher in the future."
  • "I found the phrase, "science isn't safe but we can make it safer" interesting because it's true. A lot of safety that was discussed in this seminar, was eye opening and things I wouldn't have thought about before."
  • "It was a great and engaging webinar. I enjoyed the speakers perspectives and stories of their own experiences of hazards they have witnessed. Some of them I wouldn't even have thought that could happen, but it definitely opened my eyes."

A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.

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