Minutes of the
UW-Stout Research Safety Committee
May 10th, 2014
10:10 to 11:05a
102A Jarvis Hall Science Wing
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Called to order at 10:10am
Present: Yu Wang, Connie Galleup, Jane Hoyt, Josiah Ray, Jim Uhlir, Julie Berglund, Jim Burritt
Guests: Steve Nold and Haley Frater
Report:
1. Chemical safety:
(Per Uhlir) Human Resources has approved Rebecca Hoeft as the new campus Chemical Hygiene
Officer (CHO). Jim Uhlir will make a formal announcement to the University. CHO will take over a
number of duties including management of the Chemical Hygiene Plan, oversight of chemical ordering,
lab audits, and other functions that support the RSC.
2. Discussion was devoted to new fall and winterm courses for Environmental Science Program:
a. Chainsaw training,
b. Wildland Fire Suppression training,
Training is provided by FISTA Inc. for chainsaw course, and Ken Terrill is doing the fire safety course. Both
courses will be held (for classroom content) on campus, and the field work off campus. The committee
considered necessary waiver forms, equipment (the University will not provide equipment such as saws),
location of classes, and PPE. These courses have been approved by the Biology Department. Safety and Risk
Management will cooperate and support these course offerings. Jane Hoyt made motion to approve courses
(summaries provided to committee by Frater), Josiah Ray second, all approve (none negative or in abstention).
3. Review of involvement forms: Safety and Risk Management has a list of forms needed for university
activities and risk assessment, but this requires logging into the intranet . Some redundancies for forms
exist, and these should be reviewed in upcoming meeting. Steve Nold mentioned that all forms
eventually need to be in a format that can be filled in and uploaded to ImageNow system.
4. Positive report (Nold) from 2014 State WSO event. Two new Science Olympiad meetings are in
planning for UW-Stout: 2016 WI state meet, and 2016 National meet.
5. After hours student research policy (Dean Sankey, Forrest Schultz, Julie Berglund investigating; a
Biology member will be requested) in progress.
6. Biological safety:
a. Cadaver area: discussion: should cadaver area be placed on BSL-2 space roster? Ann Parsons
and Alex Hall to be contacted for more information.
b. Biosafety manual needs review and continued alignment with our activities, CHO to assist.
c. Lab coats, laundering, other courses: (Per Nold) Bio 136 would also use coats, requests color
coding.
7. Safety culture, Chemical Engineering Safety course, alignment with Risk Control, examine further next
meeting.
Adjournment at 11:05a