OSHA/Safety Standards Questionnaire
- ALL administrative units are required to keep track of employee accidents and post an annual PERRP300A form in their department for public viewing. If the administrative unit has employees, this standard applies (even if no employees were injured during a given year).
See Employee Injury and Illness Recordkeeping
- ALL administrative units must ensure the buildings they occupy have a completed Building Emergency Action Plan (BEAP).
See Building Emergency Action Plan
- ALL administrative units must develop and maintain a Hazard Communication Program even in a non-laboratory setting.
See Hazard Communication Program
- Does the administrative unit contain laboratories that use hazardous chemicals?
If yes, see Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
- Are employees subject to exposure to human blood or other potentially infectious materials?
If yes, see Blood Borne Pathogens
- Are hazards present or likely to be present which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (i.e., gloves, safety glasses/goggles, steel toe shoes/rubber boots, hard hats, etc.)?
If yes, see Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Do employees use respiratory protection?
If yes, see Respiratory Protection Program
- Are employees exposed to elevated working surfaces (includes walking/working surfaces, aerial lifts, ladders, scaffolding, etc.)?
If yes, see Elevated Work
- Are employees required to work on rooftops or other areas where falls could occur and would require fall protection?
If yes, see Fall Protection Program
- Are employees required to enter confined spaces?
If yes, see Confined Space Entry
- Do employees service or maintain equipment or machinery that possesses energy that could injure employees during these activities (requires Lockout/Tagout)?
If yes, see Lockout/Tagout Program
- Are employees exposed to sustained loud noises?
If yes, see Noise/Hearing Conservation Program
- Do employees conduct Hot Work (welding/cutting/brazing) operations?
If yes, see Hot Work Permitting
- Do employees work in Shops (maintenance, woodworking, machine)?
If yes, see Shop Safety
- Are contractors used or managed by the administrative unit?
If yes, see Construction/Contractor Safety
- Do employees operate powered industrial trucks (forklifts)?
If yes, see Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
- Does the administrative unit use or conduct research on nanoparticles?
If yes, see Nanoparticles
- Are lasers used?
If yes, see Lasers
- Does the administrative unit have areas that require safety or accident prevention signage?
If yes, see Accident Prevention Signs
- Does the administrative unit have employees who are required to attend safety training?
If yes, see Training
- Does the administrative unit engage in scientific diving?
If yes, see Scientific Diving
- Does the administrative unit have minors working in environments that pose chemical, physical, biological, or radiological hazards?
If yes, see Minors in University Occupancies
- Does the administrative unit have employees working alone?
If yes, see Working Alone
- Does the administrative unit have employees who need employment medical surveillance because of exposures or regulatory requirements?
If yes, see Medical Surveillance
- Does the administrative unit have employees who have exposures to animals?
If yes, see Animal Exposure
- Does the administrative unit supply employees with basic first aid kits?
If yes, see First Aid Kit
- Does the administrative unit own any automatic external defibrillators (AEDs)?
If yes, see Automatic External Defibrillators (AED)
- Does the administrative unit engage in activities that expose employees to Legionella (i.e., cooling tower maintenance, etc.)?
If yes, see Legionella