HEALTH AND SAFETY HANDBOOK
SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT
Spring 2012
Circulated 5/1/2012
Quick Numbers
Fire or Medical Emergency (if in doubt call anyway)
911
Campus Police
232-2222
Director of Safety & Risk Management – Dean Sankey
232-2258
Hazardous Waste Coordinator – Dean Sankey
232-2258
Chemical Spills
232-2258
Safety and Risk Management
232-1793
Environmental Health & Safety Specialist – Dean Sankey
232-2258
Emergencies
Fire
At first sign of smoke or fire PULL ALARM and call 911. This
building is not wired to fire department, you must call.
Building should be evacuated according to the published
evacuation routes for Applied Arts and Micheels Hall. Move
across the street or 150 feet from the building. Do not reenter until instructed to do so by emergency personnel.
Some alarms will sound only for a few minutes and quit. This
information is circulated in the department every fall.
Disabilities - anyone who cannot make it down the stairs
should wait in a stairwell; fire department will evacuate them
(someone should wait with them, and someone should
inform the fire department of their location).
Injuries
Attend to the injured person and send someone to call 911.
Do not move or attempt to transport the individual. When in
doubt call 9-911. There is no charge for having them to come
over and take a look.
Take names of any witness to the accident. Fill out an injury
report within 24 hours of accident (Appendix 1) and turn the
report into the department office. The department chair will
forward the report to Risk Management, 130 University
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Services. Call 232-2258 or 232-1793 for blood spills during
business hours. Call 232-2222 during non-business hours.
Band-aids are the only justifiable medical treatment.
Natural Disasters
During power outages the emergency fire doors and fire
curtains in Applied Arts and Micheels Hall automatically close.
During severe weather emergencies the local emergency
weather sirens will sound. Seek shelter every time a siren
sounds in the lowest level, avoid windows, go to interior
rooms or corridors. All clear will be announced on the local
radio station
Personnel Conduct and Safety Concerns
1.
It is expected of faculty and students to behave in a
professional manner enforcing and abiding by departmental
safety polices and procedures.
2.
Properly trained faculty, students and employees are the best
safeguards to avoiding and minimizing hazards.
Department Safety Procedures and Policies
1.
All faculty, staff, student employees and student volunteers
must complete health and safety training provided by UWStout Risk Management
2.
All eye wash stations, first aid kits, safety cabinets, spray
booths, spill-kits and hazardous material disposal is
monitored on a weekly basis by the Health and Safety student
employee. He/She is under the direct supervision of the
Health and Safety Committee Chairperson. It is the
responsibility of the Health and Safety Committee
Chairperson to promptly notify the area supervisor of
recorded violations relative to the function of the above
mentioned equipment.
3.
Each studio/lab area will designate a contact person who will
be responsible for responding to issues related to health and
safety. The department Health and Safety Committee will
request and establish this contact list immediately in the Fall
semester.
4. Dispose of waste substances properly; consult hazardous
waste coordinator, Dean Sankey, 232-2258.
5.
Hazardous spill- kits for acids and solvents must be available
and accessible in locations where these items are used.
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Notify Safety and Risk Management at 232-1793 for refills or
replacement.
6.
The department Health and Safety Committee is responsible for
maintaining the Material Safety Data System throughout the department.
Each instructor is responsible for verifying and providing new MSDS sheets
relative to their classroom and must forward any new MSDS sheets to
artdesign@uwstout.edu to add to the database. Copies of the MSDS sheets
must be readily available and accessible for all hazardous chemicals and
materials recommended for the class or furnished for student use and can be
found at: http://www3.uwstout.edu/artdes/msds/
“(Electronic access, microfiche, and other alternatives to
maintaining paper copies of the material safety data sheets
are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate
employee/student access in each classroom is created by
such options.)" It is also required that students do not bring
to class hazardous chemicals or materials that are not
approved by the instructor. MSDS sheets must be kept for 30
years after the chemical is no longer used.
In your syllabus please add:
Material Safety Data Sheets are available in this
classroom for each hazardous chemical or material used
in this class or recommended by the instructor for the
completion of this course. It is required that students
do not bring to class hazardous chemicals or materials
not recommended by the instructor.
7.
Keep materials and chemicals in their original container
whenever possible to ensure proper labeling and
containment.
In the event materials or chemicals are transferred to other
containers, proper labeling is required. Do not use food
containers for storage that may be misleading. Always cover
volatile material when not in use.
8.
No smoking, eating, or drinking is permitted in any classroom.
Food and beverages can be consumed in student and faculty
lounges, offices, hallways, and the atrium.
9.
No food preparation device or food preparation is allowed in
any lab or classroom.
10. Use direct, local ventilation when working with substances
producing toxic fumes, toxic dust, or toxic vapors. Dusts and
fumes require the use of different types of exhaust
ventilation. Use the appropriate one.
11. Verify safe operating conditions prior to using electrical
equipment. If there is a problem with any equipment it must
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be locked down and tagged. Notify the area supervisor
immediately.
12. The department eye protection policy requires that all
faculty and students provide their own approved eye
protection (Appendix 2).
13. Gloves are needed for chemical use and hot work such as
welding. Area coordinators will be responsible for
determining and purchasing the proper gloves and training
for uses specific to their studios.
14. Footwear such as sandals, open-toed shoes and flip-flops are
prohibited in all laboratories and art studios. Steel-toed shoes
should be worn by anyone working with heavy objects such
as in: welding and woodworking.
15. Clothing worn in the shops should cover the body, arms and
legs to protect them from paint, and abrasions. During
welding or grinding of metals, the clothing must be of
material that does sustain a flame and/or will not melt (e.g.,
no polyester). Wool and tightly woven cotton are examples of
such materials. Students should be warned not to add liquid
fabric softeners to the water when these items are washed.
Clothing, jewelry, and hair should not be in any style that can
get caught in machinery or get in the way of the job. This
includes body-piercing jewelry.
16. Refer to electrical guidelines (Appendix 3): Electrical
Guidelines- Art Projects, for all projects using electrical
equipment in student projects, classrooms and gallery spaces.
17. Keep building corridors clear for emergency egress. Display
work in designated areas only.
18. Fire extinguishers and fire alarm pulls must remain visible and
accessible.
19. Electrical panels, spray booths, and eye wash stations must
remain clear of obstructions. Three feet in front must be
kept clear.
20. Christmas lights and other decorative string type lights are not
permitted in the building.
21. Extension cords and power strips must be of adequate
capacity to handle the electrical power specified on the tool
or item being used. Do not hang extension cords through
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ceiling panels, over beams or through doorways. Extension
cords are for temporary use only.
22. All containers containing chemicals must be labeled with the
product’s name. All containers must be capped.
23. All hazardous waste containers should be in secondary
containment.
24. Maintain good housekeeping practices; be neat!
Process Laboratory Safety Program
1.
Students using the Process Laboratory will be trained and
certified by the Process Lab supervisor. Students are required
to wear a badge indicating level of training. Safety glasses are
also required to be worn at all times.
2.
The Process Lab safety procedures are developed, written
and maintained by the Process Lab supervisor.
3.
It is the Process Lab supervisor’s responsibility to coordinate
and deliver instruction of tools and process lab procedures to
instructors and students.
4.
Instructors must be trained by the lab supervisor on a
specific level of training before the instructor can train
individual students.
5.
Process Lab training levels are located in Appendix 4.
General Studio Guidelines
1.
Please inform each class at the beginning of each semester of
the location of the nearest emergency exit, first aid kit, eye
wash station, fire extinguisher and fire alarm. In emergency
instruct students to call 9-911. Be prepared to identify room
number and building location.
2.
Warn students to consult a physician if they are pregnant or
have other medical condition, which might render them
susceptible to exposure to materials used in the studio.
3.
Post all power tool safety guidelines next to the power tool
according to the manufacturers published safety guidelines.
4.
Train students and employees of hazards and proper use of
equipment and attire for each studio area. For power tool
training, use the training model implemented in the Art
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Process Lab. Always use the manufacturers published safety
guidelines.
5.
Wash hands and exposed skin prior to leaving the studio.
6.
It is a responsibility of students and faculty to be sure that all
studio spaces are vacated of all personal materials and
projects at the end of each semester.
7.
Make sure students understand buildings hours and
operational guidelines. Make sure doors are not blocked
open.
Building Hours and Operational Guidelines
1.
Building hours are as posted. Refer to the normal building
hours. M-F 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., Sat 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and
Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
2.
Though the buildings are public buildings, the classrooms are
designated for enrolled students in Art and Design classes
only.
3.
Students must have an official building pass authorized
through the College of Arts and Sciences to work beyond the
normal building hours. If authorization is approved, students
must work with a partner in the same classroom and under
the Applied Arts Building Pass Guidelines (Appendix 5).
4.
Avoid working in the studio alone (even during regular
building hours.)
5.
It is a violation of university policy to render any building
safety device inoperable i.e. locks, doors, fire prevention or
emergency eye wash station. If outside doors are blocked
open after hours, all students will be removed from the entire
building for the remainder of the night and all future afterhour building access may be revoked for all students.
6.
No guns, firearms and/or explosive devices are allowed in the
building.
7.
No alcohol is allowed in the building.
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