Academia–Industry Partnership for R&D Safety Culture: The Partners in Lab Safety (PALS) Initiative

The partnership of ExxonMobil and Georgia Tech via the initiative "Partnership in Academic Laboratory Safety", PALS, adopts an interdependent mindset of management of risks and safety for the permanent employees and an integral component of the student experience. In this Case Study, we report how the collaboration between academia and the private sector has mutually enhanced our safety programs and led to safety management being understood as a transferable skill for students. We also report on the specific tools that the program has developed to create, promote, and sustain a lived culture of safety to the benefit of all stakeholders.