Sarina Schwartz- Hinds on Lab Safety, Software, and Science

Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7v05BFsz3JCBIDfWaEYECI

Episode Description:

Sarina is a product manager at a software company that specializes in lab safety, .

Topics mentioned in this episode:

On safe chemical storage: 

- Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Association 

On careers in HVAC:

from the Wall Street Journal August 2024

from the Wall Street Journal June 2024 

Episode Highlights:

*Susan introduces Sarina and today’s topic [1:41];

*What led Sarina to pursue a career in lab safety [3:27];

*What does Sarina love about her job and why is it a good fit for her skill set? [7:20];

*Some of the top safety concerns real labs face [9:29];

*How has safety software helped? [15:09];

*Compliance versus safety and how software plays a role in compliance [16:46];

*Ensuring centralized and standardized information in a lab [18:48];

*On how the culture of lab safety has changed in recent decades [23:31];

*On safe chemical storage, and a listener question from a 6th grader at Cockeysville Middle School in Baltimore Country about mixing chemicals [31:03];

*Examples of specific chemicals that should not be mixed [36:28];

*The joys and dangers of dry ice [37:48];

*What are the career opportunities in the safety field and what skills are required in these jobs? [40:40]:

*The sustainability aspect of lab safety [42:55];

*Sarina’s advice for students interested in science [45:37]