SAFETY MANUAL

GENERAL SAFETY

  1. Safety Policy
  2. Safety Committee Authority
  3. Raising Safety Concerns
  4. In Case of Emergency Notice with Emergency Numbers
  5. Fire Safety Policy
   
  • Fire Emergencies
  • Suggested Designated Areas
  • Shelter-in-Place Procedures
  • Fire Wardens
  • Fire Prevention (Smoking, Candles, Decorations, Storage)
  • Evacuation Procedures for Disabled Individuals
  6. Chemical Spills
  7. Personal Contamination
  8. Material Safety Data Sheet
  9. Warning Labels
  10. Accident Reporting
   
  • Reporting Hazards
  • Hazardous Substance Exposures
  • Employee Accidents/Hazardous Substance Exposures
  • Student Accidents/Hazardous Substance Exposures
  • Accident Investigations
  • Reporting of "Near Miss" Accidents
  11. Smoking Policy
  12. Waste Disposal
  13. Chemical/Hazardous Waste Checklist for EPA Compliance
  14. Laboratory Clean Out
  15. Chemical Storage and Transportation
  16. Personal Protective Equipment
   

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

  1. Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Program
  2. Asbestos Removal Policy
  3. Cart Policy
  4. Evacuation Procedures for Disabled Individuals
  5. Research Protocol Form
  6. Hazardous Materials Incident Policy
  7. Procedures for Safe Mail Handling
  8. Protective Footwear Policy
  9. Purchases, Donations and Transfers of Hazardous Materials
  10. Respiratory Protection Plan
  11. Shipment of Biological Materials  
  12. Unattended Experiment Policy
  13. Working in Laboratories after Regular Hours

   OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

  1. Electrical Hazards
  2. Portable Ladders
  3. Back Safety
  4. Computer Ergonomic Safety
  5. Computer Ergonomic Checklist
  6. First Aid
  7. Power Tools
  8. Hand Tools
  9. Motorized Cart Policy

 

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia • 600 South Forty-third Street • Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 • phone: 215-596-8800 • email: safety@usip.edu