Developing and Implementing a Laboratory Safety Course Focusing on Biodiesel and Biolubricants to Train Student Researchers and Promote Safety Culture

One of the most general aims of universities is to respond to the requirements of society. Health and safety are the most important aspects of professional work and play an important role in universities, as there, future professionals are trained for their future professional life. Scientific and technical degrees require adaptation to this circumstance by offering risks prevention courses. Although students receive formation about risk prevention during their degree, they might face new and specific risks when they research to prepare their final degree project. Thus, information and training is important at this stage. The aim of this work is to propose a chemical safety course for students that carry out their final degree project in a laboratory devoted to the study of biodiesel and biolubricants. Thus, the steps included are general and specific information and training. The initiative allowed for the development of a useful tool that has been proven to be suitable to identify incidents and to promote safety culture.

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Universities aim to meet societal needs by training future professionals with a focus on health and safety. Specialized degrees often include risk prevention courses to prepare students for potential hazards in their field. Students conducting final projects in laboratories require specific chemical safety training to promote incident identification and safety culture.