Hazardous Research Showdown

A surprise OSHA inspection has uncovered multiple Category 1 violations in your experimental genetics lab. With millions in funding and years of breakthrough research at stake, you have 15 minutes to explain the unauthorized protocols before Inspector Reynolds shuts down your facility permanently. Your team's careers - and potentially lives - hang in the balance.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Dr. Alex Chen, Lead Research Director of Helix Dynamics

Conversation Partner

Inspector Sarah Reynolds, Senior OSHA Compliance Officer

Setting

Your glass-walled office overlooking the main laboratory floor, where hazmat teams are already conducting preliminary containment procedures

Location

Helix Dynamics Research Facility, Cambridge BioHub

Learning Objectives

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Justify the presence of unauthorized genetic experiments while acknowledging safety concerns

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Present detailed containment and safety protocols that exceed minimum requirements

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Negotiate a conditional continuation of research under enhanced monitoring

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Dr. Chen, I've just witnessed three separate Level 4 containment breaches in your southeast wing. You have precisely 15 minutes to explain why I shouldn't order an immediate facility shutdown and report your unauthorized genetic trials to the CDC.”

This is how Inspector Sarah Reynolds, Senior OSHA Compliance Officer's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#2398

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