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Dan Harlan, Radiation Safety
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Training Responsibilities
 Supervisor/Principal Investigator
 Employee
 Environmental Health and Safety
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Supervisor definition
 “A supervisor may be a dean, department head,
director, manager, administrator or any other faculty
or staff person who is in charge of one or more
employees.
 Supervisors are directly responsible and accountable
for the welfare of employees and students assigned to
them… one of the criteria for evaluation of
administrative personnel shall be their administration
of safety procedures and accident prevention efforts.”
(OSU Safety Policy and Procedures Manual SAF 103)
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Supervisor Responsibilities
 Principal investigators/supervisors are
responsible for determining job hazards;
communicating safety requirements;
and for training lab personnel in safe
conduct of specific tasks, safe use of
specific equipment, and for ensuring
compliance with rules.
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Employee Responsibilities
 Follow safety protocols
 Identify hazards
 Get the required training
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Environmental Health and Safety
Responsibilities
 Provide guidance, support and assistance for
lab safety and regulatory compliance
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Training Programs at OSU
 EH&S tracks training for:
 Respirator fit testing
 Animal handlers
 Lab Hazard Awareness for Ancillary Personnel
 Radioactive materials and x-ray machine training
 HazMat Shipping
 Carcinogen Safety Training
 Lock-out/tag-out
 Many others
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Occupational Medicine
 Medical screenings
 Hearing protection program
 Respirator fitness
 Hepatitis protection program
 Animal handlers
 Exposure to lead, asbestos, pesticides
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EH&S Database
 Environmental Health and Safety Assistant (EHSA)
 Training records are available (requires ONID log-in)
on-line for individuals and for supervisors for review
only (no input)
 Departments are required to keep safety training
records on file. EHSA is one possible method to
manage the information (search, report, etc.)
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Looking Ahead
 Required Laboratory Worker Safety Training
 In progress, to be offered/implemented Fall, 2010
 Will run 1½ to 2 hours
 Will be made up of 7-8 modules, including
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Chemical use
Best work practices
Waste processing
Emergency response
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Looking Ahead
 More on-line training options
 Blackboard
 Via EH&S website
 Video-taped presentations
 Other preferences?
 Options for training records
 EHSA (university-wide)
 Departmental databases
 Combination?
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Blackboard
 Material can be presented in many different formats
(Powerpoint, Word, video, etc.)
 ONID authentication required
 Web links can be embedded
 Testing is available
 Multiple test formats
 Requirements can be customized (e.g. passing grade required,
acknowledgement only, etc.)
 Grades available for user review
 Grade information/course completion may be
downloaded (via an intermediate program) to EHSA
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EH&S Website
 Using Drupal makes editing faster, easier
 ONID log-in would not always be required
 Testing is possible; a grade center/completion record
would need to be devised
 Automation of completion/testing records would need
to be developed
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Videotaped Presentations
 Training sessions provided in person by EH&S could
be recorded for posting on the web or through
Blackboard
 The written material (e.g. Powerpoint) would be
included with the video
 Viewers could rewind and repeat sections as needed
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Options for Training Records
 Environmental Health and Safety Assistant, via EH&S
 The information needs to get to EH&S somehow
 The department or business center still needs to keep a
record of the training
 EHSA records are university-wide; convenient for
individuals who change departments
 EHSA is already set up to track program-specific
training requirements and completions (animal handler,
bloodborne pathogen, radioactive materials, etc.)
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Options for Training Records
 Departmental/Business Center databases
 Format could be based on EHSA fields (with EH&S’s
assistance)
 Portability issues between Business
Centers/departments
 Could include non-safety-related training, or
department-specific training
 Reports could be customized
 Access to information could be limited according to
department’s preferences
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Options for Training Records
 Other considerations
 Paper acknowledgement forms and/or tests
 Generating certificates upon completion of on-line
training
 A grade or just completion of training can be recorded
 EH&S can consolidate all safety training records into
EHSA, with viewing available to individuals and
supervisors
 Limitations on access to information
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Time for Your Input (Training)
 Do you use Blackboard?
 Do you like it?
 Do you know of more/better ways we could employ it?
 What are its drawbacks?
 Would you prefer a different format?
 Is web-based training desirable? Effective?
 Do you know of more/better ways we could employ it?
 What are the drawbacks?
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Time for Your Input (Records)
 Do you know what records are currently kept in your
department?
 What information do you want and/or need to keep?
 Do you have a system that is working for you?
 Are you interested in having EH&S assist you?
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Time for Your Input (Questions)
 What questions do you have?
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Matt Rodgers, Campus Emergency Coordinator
Facilities Services
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Jim Patton, Fire Prevention Officer
Corvallis Fire Department
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Fire Prevention Services
 Fire Inspections
 Public Education
 New Construction
 Fire Investigation
 EMS
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Inspection Evolution
 Inspection Scheduled
 Inspection Conducted
 Report Written & Distributed
 Corrections Made
 Reinspection
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What Can You Do?
 Accompany Us During The Inspection
 Forward the Report to Others
 Initiate Corrections
 Email EH&S or CFD if Any Questions
 Follow-Up
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Typical Deficiencies (General)
 Extension Cords
 Chained Power Strips
 Space Heaters
 Stuff In Hallways (surplus, cardboard,
appliances, tables/chairs)
 Recycling Bags in Hallways
 Fire Doors Held Open w/Door Stops
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Typical Deficiencies (Labs)
 Secure High Pressure Cylinders
 Label Containers (plain language)
 Limit Quantities of Hazardous Materials
 Update Placard Outside Room
 Install Shelf Restraints on Shelves that
contain Chemicals
 Separate Incompatibles
 Label Installed Gas Piping
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Dan Kermoyan, Environmental Health and Safety
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Where does all the water go?
 20,000 students and 5,000 faculty/staff
members, OSU generates over 1.1 million
gallons of wastewater each day
 Interior drains  City of Corvallis Waste
Water Treatment Plant.
 Exterior drains  Oak Creek or the
Willamette River without pre-treatment.
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Regulatory Structure
 Clean Water Act
 State NPDES
 City NPDES
 City ordinances
Civil and Criminal penalties can be incurred from
improper drain disposal!
Civil penalties of not less than $100 nor more than
$20,000 per day for each offense.
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Interior Drains
 Must not be viscous or
solid which may clog
plumbing.
 NO grease, garbage,
animal tissue, manure,
bones, hair, hides, lime,
stone, marble dust, metal,
glass, straw, grass
clippings, rags, spent
grains or hops, tar, or
asphalt residues.
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Interior Drains: Only wastes with the
following criteria can go into interior drains:
 Liquids less than 150° F.
 Non-flammable liquids or gases; flash-point must be >
140° F.
 Specifically prohibited materials: Organic solvents,
naptha, alcohols, ketones, ethers, aldehydes,
peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides,
hydrides, sulfides, or any organic compounds
(petroleum products, hydrocarbons, amines, nitrated
and chlorinated hydrocarbons).
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Interior Drains
 pH of all discharged liquids to be 6.0 – 9.5
 NO toxic, malodorous, or radioactive substances can
be drained disposed.
 Any wastes with color not removable by the treatment
process (no dyes).
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Drain Disposal for Biological Materials
 Liquid culture wastes, liquids
generated during culturing,
live or attenuated vaccines
may not be disposed of via
sanitary sewer prior to treatment
with an approved method.
 Approved method: autoclave
treatment, incineration
 Chemical treatment with
disinfectant or bleach is not
approved.
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Drain Disposal for Biological Materials
 Blood, body fluids, blood
products can be treated by
autoclaving or incineration.
 Liquid blood, body fluids, blood
products, excretions or
secretions can also be discarded
to a sewage treatment system
that provides secondary
treatment.
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Exterior Drains: Only wastes with the
following criteria can go into exterior drains:
 Clean rain runoff.
 De-chlorinated, potable water.
 Certain Exemptions apply:
 Potable water (< 500 gallons per event).
 Footing drains/crawl space pumps.
 Landscape irrigation.
 Fire fighting.
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Illicit Discharge Ordinance
 To prohibit non-stormwater discharges or pollutants to
the storm drainage system.
 “Non-stormwater discharges” = any discharge to the
storm system that contains pollutants and is not
composed entirely of stormwater.
 Pollutant = contamination or alteration of storm-water
physical, chemical, or bio properties.
 $100 - $1,000 penalty per day per violation.
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Questions?
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Be sure to pick up a copy of the
Laboratory Safety QuickReference Guide
and the
Emergency Procedures Manual
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Thank you.
See you next time!
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