Opinions of the University Students towards Two Learning Object Modules (LOM) on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and Chemical Safety

Most of Thai people, particularly, consumers still have health risk from dangerous chemicals. One of the guidelines to prevent and reduce the risk is to promote awareness  on chemical safety among Thai children and adolescents. This target groups are potentially important human resources. Additionally, chemicals are extremely used in various occupations of agriculture, industry, and community enterprises. Therefore, the Office of Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Thailand collaborated with School of  Health Science, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) for developing on-line Learning Object Material (LOM). The objective of this research was to study opinions of the University Students towards 2 LOMs on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) (LOM 1) and Chemical Safety (LOM 2). This research supported by FDA (Thailand) was conducted by compiling and analyzing all needed contents for 2 LOMs from reference resources of relevant docu-ments, GHS manual, and internet in order to develop as learning content. The contents were first designed as 2 storyboards for 2 LOMs on 1) GHS and 2) Chemical Safety.  The storyboards were then submitted to International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS), FDA, Ministry of Public Health for consideration and suggestions. The revised storyboards were further revised and sent to E-Learning Center of STOU for developing LOMs with Adobe Flash cs6 Program. Moreover, the LOMs were resubmitted to IPCS for consideration and suggestions. The LOMs were further revised before practical trying-out on-line with 53 B.Sc. (Occupational Health and Safety) students and 44 M.Sc. (Industrial Environmental Management). The research findings were that most of the students had previous knowledge in LOMs, satisfaction of LOM presentation, understanding, presentation sequence, and making use of LOMs at the high level. These two LOMs has then been displaying on School’s and STOU’s websites and FDA would coordinate with Inter University Network (UniNet) of the Commission of Higher Education in order to disseminate the LOMs to central and regional universities in Thailand.