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Department/Unit Safety Coordinator Seminar

Department/Unit Safety Coordinator Seminar. Wednesday, April 14, 2010. OSU Safety Training Review and Update. Dan Harlan, Radiation Safety. Training Responsibilities. Supervisor/Principal Investigator Employee Environmental Health and Safety. Supervisor definition.

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Department/Unit Safety Coordinator Seminar

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  1. Department/Unit Safety Coordinator Seminar Wednesday, April 14, 2010 DUSC Seminar

  2. OSU Safety Training Review and Update Dan Harlan, Radiation Safety DUSC Seminar

  3. Training Responsibilities • Supervisor/Principal Investigator • Employee • Environmental Health and Safety DUSC Seminar

  4. Supervisor definition • “A supervisor may be a dean, department head, director, manager, administrator or any other faculty or staff person who is in charge of one or more employees. • Supervisors are directly responsible and accountable for the welfare of employees and students assigned to them… one of the criteria for evaluation of administrative personnel shall be their administration of safety procedures and accident prevention efforts.” (OSU Safety Policy and Procedures Manual SAF 103) DUSC Seminar

  5. Supervisor Responsibilities • Principal investigators/supervisors are responsible for determining job hazards; communicating safety requirements; and for training lab personnel in safe conduct of specific tasks, safe use of specific equipment, and for ensuring compliance with rules. DUSC Seminar

  6. Employee Responsibilities • Follow safety protocols • Identify hazards • Get the required training DUSC Seminar

  7. Environmental Health and Safety Responsibilities • Provide guidance, support and assistance for lab safety and regulatory compliance DUSC Seminar

  8. Training Programs at OSU • EH&S tracks training for: • Respirator fit testing • Animal handlers • Lab Hazard Awareness for Ancillary Personnel • Radioactive materials and x-ray machine training • HazMat Shipping • Carcinogen Safety Training • Lock-out/tag-out • Many others DUSC Seminar

  9. Occupational Medicine • Medical screenings • Hearing protection program • Respirator fitness • Hepatitis protection program • Animal handlers • Exposure to lead, asbestos, pesticides DUSC Seminar

  10. EH&S Database • Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA) • Training records are available (requires ONID log-in) on-line for individuals and forsupervisors for review only (no input) • Departments are required to keep safety training records on file. EHSA is one possible methodto manage the information (search, report, etc.) DUSC Seminar

  11. Looking Ahead • Required Laboratory Worker Safety Training • In progress, to be offered/implemented Fall, 2010 • Will run 1½ to 2 hours • Will be made up of 7-8 modules, including • Chemical use • Best work practices • Waste processing • Emergency response DUSC Seminar

  12. Looking Ahead • More on-line training options • Blackboard • Via EH&S website • Video-taped presentations • Other preferences? • Options for training records • EHSA (university-wide) • Departmental databases • Combination? DUSC Seminar

  13. Blackboard • Material can be presented in many different formats (Powerpoint, Word, video, etc.) • ONID authentication required • Web links can be embedded • Testing is available • Multiple test formats • Requirements can be customized (e.g. passing grade required, acknowledgement only, etc.) • Grades available for user review • Grade information/course completion may be downloaded (via an intermediate program) to EHSA DUSC Seminar

  14. EH&S Website • Using Drupal makes editing faster, easier • ONID log-in would not always be required • Testing is possible; a grade center/completion record would need to be devised • Automation of completion/testing records would need to be developed DUSC Seminar

  15. Videotaped Presentations • Training sessions provided in person by EH&S could be recorded for posting on the web or through Blackboard • The written material (e.g. Powerpoint) would be included with the video • Viewers could rewind and repeat sections as needed DUSC Seminar

  16. Options for Training Records • Environmental Health and Safety Assistant, via EH&S • The information needs to get to EH&S somehow • The department or business center still needs to keep a record of the training • EHSA records are university-wide; convenient for individuals who change departments • EHSA is already set up to track program-specific training requirements and completions (animal handler, bloodborne pathogen, radioactive materials, etc.) DUSC Seminar

  17. Options for Training Records • Departmental/Business Center databases • Format could be based on EHSA fields (with EH&S’s assistance) • Portability issues between Business Centers/departments • Could include non-safety-related training, or department-specific training • Reports could be customized • Access to information could be limited according to department’s preferences DUSC Seminar

  18. Options for Training Records • Other considerations • Paper acknowledgement forms and/or tests • Generating certificates upon completion of on-line training • A grade or just completion of training can be recorded • EH&S can consolidate all safety training records into EHSA, with viewing available to individuals and supervisors • Limitations on access to information DUSC Seminar

  19. Time for Your Input (Training) • Do you use Blackboard? • Do you like it? • Do you know of more/better ways we could employ it? • What are its drawbacks? • Would you prefer a different format? • Is web-based training desirable? Effective? • Do you know of more/better ways we could employ it? • What are the drawbacks? DUSC Seminar

  20. Time for Your Input (Records) • Do you know what records are currently kept in your department? • What information do you want and/or need to keep? • Do you have a system that is working for you? • Are you interested in having EH&S assist you? DUSC Seminar

  21. Time for Your Input (Questions) • What questions do you have? DUSC Seminar

  22. Emergency Preparedness Matt Rodgers, Campus Emergency Coordinator Facilities Services DUSC Seminar

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  24. Fire and Life Safety Inspections Jim Patton, Fire Prevention Officer Corvallis Fire Department DUSC Seminar

  25. Fire Prevention Services • Fire Inspections • Public Education • New Construction • Fire Investigation • EMS DUSC Seminar

  26. Inspection Evolution • Inspection Scheduled • Inspection Conducted • Report Written & Distributed • Corrections Made • Reinspection DUSC Seminar

  27. What Can You Do? • Accompany Us During The Inspection • Forward the Report to Others • Initiate Corrections • Email EH&S or CFD if Any Questions • Follow-Up DUSC Seminar

  28. Typical Deficiencies (General) • Extension Cords • Chained Power Strips • Space Heaters • Stuff In Hallways (surplus, cardboard, appliances, tables/chairs) • Recycling Bags in Hallways • Fire Doors Held Open w/Door Stops DUSC Seminar

  29. Typical Deficiencies (Labs) • Secure High Pressure Cylinders • Label Containers (plain language) • Limit Quantities of Hazardous Materials • Update Placard Outside Room • Install Shelf Restraints on Shelves that contain Chemicals • Separate Incompatibles • Label Installed Gas Piping DUSC Seminar

  30. Local Limits – Drain Disposal Regulations Dan Kermoyan, Environmental Health and Safety DUSC Seminar

  31. Where does all the water go? • 20,000 students and 5,000 faculty/staff members, OSU generates over 1.1 million gallons of wastewater each day • Interior drains  City of Corvallis Waste Water Treatment Plant. • Exterior drains  Oak Creek or the Willamette River without pre-treatment. DUSC Seminar

  32. Regulatory Structure • Clean Water Act • State NPDES • City NPDES • City ordinances Civil and Criminal penalties can be incurred from improper drain disposal! Civil penalties of not less than $100 nor more than $20,000 per day for each offense. DUSC Seminar

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  40. Interior Drains • Must not be viscous or solid which may clog plumbing. • NO grease, garbage, animal tissue, manure, bones, hair, hides, lime, stone, marble dust, metal, glass, straw, grass clippings, rags, spent grains or hops, tar, or asphalt residues. DUSC Seminar

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  42. Interior Drains: Only wastes with the following criteria can go into interior drains: • Liquids less than 150° F. • Non-flammable liquids or gases; flash-point must be > 140° F. • Specifically prohibited materials: Organic solvents, naptha, alcohols, ketones, ethers, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides, sulfides, or any organic compounds (petroleum products, hydrocarbons, amines, nitrated and chlorinated hydrocarbons). DUSC Seminar

  43. Interior Drains • pH of all discharged liquids to be 6.0 – 9.5 • NO toxic, malodorous, or radioactive substances can be drained disposed. • Any wastes with color not removable by the treatment process (no dyes). DUSC Seminar

  44. Drain Disposal for Biological Materials • Liquid culture wastes, liquids generated during culturing, live or attenuated vaccines may not be disposed of via sanitary sewer prior to treatment with an approved method. • Approved method: autoclave treatment, incineration • Chemical treatment with disinfectant or bleach is not approved. DUSC Seminar

  45. Drain Disposal for Biological Materials • Blood, body fluids, blood products can be treated by autoclaving or incineration. • Liquid blood, body fluids, blood products, excretions or secretions can also be discarded to a sewage treatment system that provides secondary treatment. DUSC Seminar

  46. Exterior Drains: Only wastes with the following criteria can go into exterior drains: • Clean rain runoff. • De-chlorinated, potable water. • Certain Exemptions apply: • Potable water (< 500 gallons per event). • Footing drains/crawl space pumps. • Landscape irrigation. • Fire fighting. DUSC Seminar

  47. Illicit Discharge Ordinance • To prohibit non-stormwater discharges or pollutants to the storm drainage system. • “Non-stormwater discharges” = any discharge to the storm system that contains pollutants and is not composed entirely of stormwater. • Pollutant = contamination or alteration of storm-water physical, chemical, or bio properties. • $100 - $1,000 penalty per day per violation. DUSC Seminar

  48. Questions? DUSC Seminar

  49. Be sure to pick up a copy of the Laboratory Safety Quick-Reference Guide and the Emergency Procedures Manual DUSC Seminar

  50. Thank you. See you next time! DUSC Seminar

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