SAFETY & HEALTH DO'S & DON'TS
FOR FACULTY AND STAFF
DO
• Attend safety training for new, transferred employees.
Request and complete initial and refresher employee safety training
to comply with North Carolina Department of Labor and other regulatory
agency training requirements. Refer to the Employee Training Requirements
for Safety & Health Programs (available at www.safety.appstate.edu)
for a list of training requirements.
• Send documentation of completed safety and health
training to the Safety & Workers' Compensation Office, Business
Services Building, State Farm Road.
• Contact the Safety & Workers' Compensation
Office at Extension 4007 to discuss additional safety and health training
needs.
• Learn safety precautions and recommended safe
work practices for hazardous materials used in your area.
• Assign a staff member in your area to manage
your department's compliance with: pre-employment physical examinations;
hearing tests; purchase and use of safety shoes, safety glasses, and
other personal protective equipment; purchase and storage of chemicals;
and employee safety and health training.
• Immediately inform your supervisor if you become
injured/ill on the job. Report to Student Health Services for
medical treatment. If closed, or the injury is life threatening, seek
medical treatment at the Watauga Medical Center Emergency Room. Inform
the medical staff that you are seeking medical treatment for a job-related
injury. Supervisors must immediately report the incident to the Workers'
Compensation Administrator, Extension 4008.
• Call 9-911 and/or University Police at Extension
8000 to report emergencies or to arrange emergency transportation to
medical facilities.
• Promptly complete Workers' Compensation forms
to report workplace injuries and illnesses or the
single page ASU Accident Report Form to report non work-related incidents.
Forms are available on the Safety & Workers' Compensation web site
(www.safety.appstate.edu). Forward completed forms to the Safety & Workers'
Compensation Office within 24 hours of the incident.
• Report "close calls" or "near
misses" to your supervisor. A "close call" or "near
miss" is an incident that does not result in injury or illness,
but may indicate a hazard that requires corrective measures to prevent
incidents. The supervisor must investigate the incident and implement
proper controls to prevent an accident from occurring, or contact the
Safety & Workers' Compensation Office at Extension 4008 for assistance.
Some activities, such as confined space entry, require reporting "near
misses" to the Safety & Workers' Compensation Office as well.
• Report hazardous or unsafe conditions in your
area to your supervisor. Supervisors are responsible for prompt
correction or repair of hazards or unsafe conditions in their area.
Contact the Safety & Workers' Compensation Office at Extension
4007 for assistance. You may also report safety and health concerns
to a member of the University Safety and Health Committee. Refer to
www.safety.appstate.edu/committee.html for a list of committee members.
• Become familiar with your building's emergency
evacuation plan and the location of fire alarms, nearby fire exits,
and fire extinguishers. Report damaged fire alarm equipment and
problems with fire extinguishers to the Safety & Workers' Compensation
Office at Extension 4007.
• Keep hallways and exits clear at all times to
ensure access in the event of an emergency. The storage of materials
or equipment in corridors or stairwells is prohibited. Any items stored
in these areas will be reported to department officials for prompt
relocation.
• In case of fires, initiate the building's fire
alarm, evacuate the building, and report the incident to University
Police at Extension 8000. All fires, no matter how small, must be reported
to University Police immediately. Remain outside, away from the
building, until given the approval to re-enter the building.
• Supervisors must inform contractors and other
outside groups of hazards, chemicals, and emergency plans in the work
area so that contractors, others in charge may help ensure protection
for their workers, groups.
• Employees working with chemicals in laboratory
areas must comply with the University's Chemical Hygiene Plan (available
at www.resourcemanual.appstate.edu/safetyandcomp/policy.htm#pol8) and
conduct their operations accordingly.
• Keep all chemical containers labeled with chemical
ingredients and hazard warnings (e.g. flammable) at all times. Unless
commonly known, trade names are not acceptable for use in labeling
tasks. Employees must be trained in accordance with the ASU Hazard
Communication Program Policy (available at www.resourcemanual.appstate.edu/safetyandcomp/policy.htm#pol6).
• In the event of a chemical spill, follow the
procedures outlined in the ASU Hazardous Chemical Spill Response Policy
(available at www.safety.appstate.edu). Contact University Police,
Extension 8000, and the University Industrial Hygienist, Extension
6838.
• Promptly arrange for the movement and relocation
of surplus, unused equipment. Make sure surplus laboratory equipment
is decontaminated prior to movement.
• Contact the Physical Plant Recycling Coordinator
at 262-3190, Extension 108, to schedule the pickup and removal of hazardous
waste items in your area.
• Review safety and health information, policies,
and procedures posted on the Safety & Workers' Compensation Department
web site (www.safety.appstate.edu). Safety and health policies
and procedures that apply to all ASU employees are
also posted on the ASU online Resource Manual (available at www.resourcemanual.appstate.edu/safetyandcomp/policy.htm).
Check these sites periodically for new and updated information.
• Contact the Safety & Workers' Compensation
Office at Extension 4007 if you have questions or concerns about a
safety or health policy or procedure.
DON'TS:
• Wedge/prop open doors to stairways, landings,
and other fire evacuation doors.
• Dispose of chemicals, oil, or other hazardous
materials in the sewer or normal trash receptacles.
• Transport injured or ill persons to medical treatment
facilities in your private or state vehicle, unless you are specifically
authorized to do so (e.g. University Police).
NOTE: Failure to comply
with or enforce safety and health policies may result in disciplinary
action up to and including dismissal. Violation of work rules
is a job performance issue and shall be dealt with through the job
performance disciplinary process.
Revised 5/4/06
