Chemical and Process Safety Education During Pandemics and Moving Forward

Health and Safety (H&S) are one of the major components of the Engineering Education, both inherently and directly. In a normal academic year, Chemical Engineering students at the University of Toronto learn chemical and process safety and risk management through hands-on laboratory education, local/on-campus field trips, and case studies. However, during the pandemic, many in-person learnings ceased and were moved to online learning, adding extra challenges and considerations to the delivery methodology and measurement of learning effectiveness. This talk will showcase approaches taken at the UofT to enhance health and safety education in academia during the pandemic and moving forward.