TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION ONE: SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND REQUIREMENTS

1.Purpose...... 1-1

Safety Program...... 1-1

Safety Manual...... 1-1

2.Objectives...... 1-1

3.Scope...... 1-2

4.Responsibilities...... 1-2

President...... 1-2

Safety Director...... 1-2

Occupational Safety and Environmental department...... 1-3

Division Chairmen and Department Head...... 1-4

Immediate Supervisors...... 1-4

Employees...... 1-5

5.Applicable Health and Safety Standards...... 1-6

6.Public Safety...... 1-6

SECTION TWO: ACCIDENT PREVENTION

1.Safety Management...... 2-1

Accident Investigation...... 2-1

Employee Feedback...... 2-1

Employment Standards...... 2-1

Inspections...... 2-2

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Job Safety Analysis...... 2-3

Medical Attention...... 2-5

Personal Protective Equipment...... 2-6

Safety Committees...... 2-6

Safety Monitoring...... 2-8

Selection of Driving Employees...... 2-8

2.Safety Training...... 2-9

New Employee Safety Indoctrination...... 2-10

Driving Improvement Training...... 2-10

First Aid Training...... 2-10

Posters, Publications, and Displays...... 2-11

Safety Meetings...... 2-11

SECTION THREE: ACCIDENT REPORTING

1.Accident Reporting...... 3-1

Accident/Illness Reports...... 3-1

Employer's First Report of Injury or Illness...... 3-1

2.Accident Responses...... 3-2

Personal Injury Accidents...... 3-2

Other Accidents and Claims...... 3-2

SECTION FOUR: ACCIDENT REVIEW PROCEDURES

1.Occupational Safety and Environmental Department...... 4-1

2.Safety Committees...... 4-1

3.Division Chairmen and Department Heads...... 4-1

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SECTION FIVE: SAFETY AWARDS...... 5-1

SECTION SIX: SAFETY RESOURCES

1.American National Standards Institute...... 6-1

2.American Society of Safety Engineers...... 6-1

3.American Water Works Association...... 6-1

4.National Electrical Code...... 6-1

5.National Fire Protection Association...... 6-1

6.National Safety Council...... 6-1

7.Texas Safety Association...... 6-2

8.Texas State Department of Health...... 6-2

9.U.S. Department of Labor...... 6-2

SECTION SEVEN: SAFETY ISSUES AND TOPICS

1.Confined Space Entry...... 7-1

2.Electrical Safety...... 7-2

Office Employees...... 7-2

Field Employees...... 7-3

General Safety Principles for Use of

Electrical Equipment...... 7-3

3.Extreme Weather Conditions...... 7-5

Cold Weather...... 7-5

Hot Weather...... 7-5

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4.Fire Prevention and Extinguishment...... 7-6

Fire Prevention...... 7-6

Fire Extinguishment...... 7-7

5.Hand Tools...... 7-8

General Guidelines...... 7-9

Manual Tools...... 7-9

Electrical Tools...... 7-9

Air-Powered Tools...... 7-10

6.Hazards in the Office...... 7-11

7.Ladders, Scaffolds, and Work Platforms...... 7-12

Ladders...... 7-12

Scaffolding...... 7-12

Powered Work Platforms...... 7-13

8.Machine Guarding...... 7-13

Types of Guards...... 7-13

Locking Out...... 7-14

9.Material Handling...... 7-15

Lift Trucks...... 7-15

Cable and Chain Slings...... 7-15

Loading Docks and Storage Areas...... 7-15

Manual Lifting...... 7-16

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10.Use of Chemicals...... 7-16

Handling and Storage...... 7-16

Inhalation...... 7-16

Absorption...... 7-16

Ingestion...... 7-16

11.Traffic Barricades and Warning Devices...... 7-17

12.Vehicle Operation and Maintenance...... 7-17

Vehicle Operation...... 7-17

Vehicle Inspection...... 7-18

Vehicle Maintenance...... 7-19

SECTION EIGHT: BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS EXPOSURE CONTROL PROGRAM

1.Exposure Determination...... 8-1

2.Campus Safety Committee...... 8-2

3.Engineering and Work Practice Controls...... 8-2

4.Personal Protective Equipment...... 8-3

Gloves...... 8-3

Aprons...... 8-3

Disposable Resuscitators...... 8-3

Goggles...... 8-3

5.Housekeeping...... 8-3

6.Hepatitis Vaccine, Post Exposure

Evaluation, and Follow Up...... 8-4

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7.Communication of Hazards...... 8-5

8.Employee Training...... 8-6

9.Recordkeeping...... 8-7

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10.Effective Date...... 8-7

HEPATITIS B VACCINE DECLINATION...... 8-8

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