Safety Manager Breakfast

September 21, 2005

Agenda

Environmental Audit Building Emergency Planning Fire Safety and Security Plans Emergency Generators Roundtable

Environmental Audit

EPA Audit June and December 2001 Region 2 focus on academia continues Many audit agreements

– Rutgers– SUNY system– CUNY system– Taking years

Second round for some schools

Environmental Audit

What does the EPA want from us?– For us to do their job!– Self-audit and self-disclosure– Reduced or eliminated fines– Environmental Management Systems

Focus of most SEPs

– Sustainable Campus Planning New focus New SEPs?

Environmental Audit

RFP Process Selected Woodard and Curran

– Environmental audits for ~200 colleges and universities

– Audit agreements with EPA– Highly recommended– Focus on solutions

Brings the experience of many other academic institutions

Environmental Audit

Hazardous Waste Management Universal Waste

– Mercury– Fluorescent Bulbs– Computer and Electronic Equipment– Batteries

Water – drain disposal Air, SPCC Plans PCBs Asbestos Pesticides Right to Know

Environmental Audit

Chemical Waste Management

– Chemicals labeled– Wastes labeled with

Hazardous Waste and constituents

No diagrams

– Used oil labeled Used Oil

Environmental Audit

Environmental Audit

Chemical Waste Management– Containers sealed

No funnels in open containers Funnel caps closed

– Secondary containment Near drains or sinks Floors

– Separate incompatible waste Physically Secondary containment

Environmental Audit

Waste Management– No more than 55 gallons waste in any lab– Containers in good condition– Spill control materials nearby– Trained laboratory workers

How to dispose waste How to control spills What are the most hazardous materials?

Environmental Audit

Good ideas that could endear the inspectors– Good housekeeping– Containment under vacuum pumps– Fix problems immediately– Be inviting and cooperative– Talk about pollution prevention and conservation

Audit Preparation

Review chemical use and storage areas– EHS will conduct pre-audit– Results e-mailed to Department Manager and

Chemical Hygiene Officer

Ensure PIs and lab workers are aware of the upcoming audit

Ensure everyone has been through training

After the Audit

Closing conference at end of the week Final report within a month of the audit Decision about self-disclosure

– Fines– Distribution of fines

Best Practices Report to safety managers

Building Emergency Planning

Michael Fredericks

Emergency Preparedness

Hurricane Katrina– Tracking how universities respond– Following Tulane’s website

Reaching out to departments and groups regarding business continuity planning

Fire Safety and Security Plans

Updates due this Fall Will send out in early October Review and add any new ideas

Emergency Generators

What does the generator for your building cover?

New maps Additional needs UPS vs. Generator

Roundtable