In this issue of the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Listserv, May 25, 2005: 1. June is National Safety Month 2. New and Revised Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) 3. Revised Program Documents and Forms ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. June is National Safety Month Safety: Where We Live, Work and Play Each year more than 20 million Americans suffer disabling injuries. Another 100,000 die from their injuries. Nearly two-thirds of those who die are workers or their family members. For more information, visit the Nebraska Safety Council web site at http://www.nesafetycouncil.org/ . Sign up to receive National Safety Month information as it comes out at www.nsc.org/nsm. 2. New and Revised Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) EHS has posted new SOP's on the web site: Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Checklist http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-construction_checklist.pdf Management of Construction and Demolition Waste http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-construction_waste.pdf EHS has revised several SOPs on the web site: Chemical Container Labeling http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-chemlabelguideline.pdf Fire Prevention http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-fire_prevention.pdf Flammable Liquids - Storage and Use http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-flamliq.pdf Housekeeping in Labs http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-houselab.pdf Medical Surveillance Exams http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-medical_surv_exams.pdf On-the-Job Injuries http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/s-injury.pdf SOPs can be found on the EHS web site at <http://ehs.unl.edu/SOP/index.cfm >. 3. Revised Program Document and Forms EHS has revised two program documents and two forms. Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) http://ehs.unl.edu/ProgramDocuments/iipp.pdf Respiratory Protection Program http://ehs.unl.edu/ProgramDocuments/respiratory_protection.pdf Hazard Assessment Form http://ehs.unl.edu/Forms/ehs-rpp-01.pdf Emergency Response/IDLH Assessment Form http://ehs.unl.edu/Forms/ehs-rpp-02.pdf
