Safety Manual
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Section 1 - Health and Safety Manual
Injury and Illness Prevention Plan.................................................................... Authority............................................................................................................... Policy.................................................................................................................... Compliance........................................................................................................... Safety Roles and Responsibilities........................................................................... Communication..................................................................................................... Workplace Hazard Evaluation and Abatement....................................................... Accident/Incident Investigations and Reporting....................................................... Employee Training Program................................................................................... Record Keeping.................................................................................................... Appendix A.......................................................................................................... Appendix B.......................................................................................................... Appendix C.......................................................................................................... Appendix D.......................................................................................................... Appendix E...........................................................................................................	1 2 3 3 4 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 18 20 39
Safe Working Practices General Safety Guidelines....................................................................................... Housekeeping........................................................................................................ Protecting the Public............................................................................................... Back Injury Prevention........................................................................................... Material Handling................................................................................................... Fire Prevention and Emergency Procedures............................................................ Electrical Safety..................................................................................................... Welding and Flame Cutting..................................................................................... Soldering and Brazing............................................................................................. Confined Spaces and Steam Tunnels....................................................................... Trenches/Excavations............................................................................................. Office Safety.......................................................................................................... Tools..................................................................................................................... Machinery.............................................................................................................. Lock Out/Tag Out and Block Out.......................................................................... Ladder Safety........................................................................................................ Scaffolds................................................................................................................ Elevated Work....................................................................................................... Vehicles.................................................................................................................	42 42 43 44 45 47 49 52 53 55 56 58 60 62 66 66 68 72 73 74
Hazard Communication........................................................................................... Policy Statement........................................................................................................ Access to the Written Program................................................................................... Hazard Recognition/Determination.............................................................................. Material Safety Data Sheets....................................................................................... Container Labeling..................................................................................................... Employee Information and Training............................................................................. Informing Contractors/Contract Workers................................................................... Hazardous Non-Routine Tasks.................................................................................. Hazardous Substance in Unlabeled Pipes...................................................................	76 76 77 77 77 78 79 80 80 80
General Guidelines For Working with Hazardous Substances............................. Emergency Procedures............................................................................................... Flammable and Combustible Liquids........................................................................... Asbestos.................................................................................................................... Compressed Gas Cylinders........................................................................................ Cleaning Agents......................................................................................................... Safety in the Laboratory.............................................................................................	82 82 83 84 87 89 90
Respiratory Protective Equipment.........................................................................	94
Reporting Injuries and Accidents............................................................................. Workers' Compensation...............................................................................................	97 97
First Aid and Medical Care......................................................................................	98
Hazardous Waste Disposal........................................................................................	99
The Office of Environmental Health and Safety........................................................	101