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Cathrin Guldager Sørensen

Title

Laboratory Technician

Primary affiliation

Cathrin Guldager Sørensen

Areas of expertise

  • Safety Adviser Dangerous Goods
  • Chemical Consultant
  • Hazardous Waste Coordinator
  • Chemical safety
  • Dangerous Goods

Contact information

Telephone number
Email address

Profile

Ever since I entered a labaortory for the first time in the 90s, I have been impressed by the many exciting analysis that are carried out in a laboratory and I have always had great respect for safety in a lab.
Important parameters such as organization/planning of an experiment help to ensure safetyand enable you to work with very hazardous chemicals without being exposed. It is exactly this message that I am passionate about passing on through my job as adviser/teacher.

Teaching activities

My teaching philosophy is based on dialogue rather than monologue.

I teach in dangerous goods by road (ADR 1.3) for packers of chemical and clinical waste, for packers and drivers who transport dangerous goods in connection with e.g. field work, moving chemicals.

Dangerous goods by air (IATA) for packers of biological sampels, dru ice, refrigerated nitrogen and excepted quantities.

Chemical safety, chemical risk assesement and classification/labelling of chemicals.

 

Collaborations

Participate and collaborates with:

AU's chemical Network
Suppliers and incinators for hazardous waste
AU's hazardous waste managers, to ensure high safety in this area
AU Procurement - tenderes relating to dangerous goods, hazardous waste and chemical safety
AU's CO2-reduction in laboratories, published AUs green lab guide
Observer at Health occupational health and safety organisation (Helath FAMU).
Safety adviser network for th regions in Denmark and
DLF´s Advisory board regarding chemical safety .

Consultancy

I advise on safety in the laboratory, hazardous waste and dangerous goods.

Job responsibilities

Safety Adviser for dangerous godds, ensure dangerous goods rules are complied and prepares annual report for AU management. Trains staff in dangerous goods.

Coordinator for hazardous waste, prepares sorting instructions, trains chemical waste managers and ensures thta the rules for hazardous waste are complied.

Chemical consultant, advises and teaches about chemical safety.