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. Security Department Telephones
  6. 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
  7. Chemical Spills
  8. Personal Contamination
  9. Material Safety Data Sheet
  10. Warning Labels
  11. Accident Reporting
   
  • Reporting Hazards
  • Hazardous Substance Exposures
  • Employee Accidents/Hazardous Substance Exposures
  • Student Accidents/Hazardous Substance Exposures
  • Reporting of "Near Miss" Accidents
  12. Smoking Policy
  13. Waste Disposal
  14. Chemical/Hazardous Waste Checklist for EPA Compliance
  15. Laboratory Clean Out
  16. Chemical Storage and Transportation
  17. 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. Experiment 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. Roof Policy
  12. Shipment of Biological Materials  
  13. Unattended Experiment Policy
  14. Working in Laboratories after Regular Hours

   OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

  1. Electrical Hazards
  2. Portable Ladders
  3. Back Safety
  4. First Aid
  5. Power Tools

 

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