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  • Good Catch Program

    July 8, 2021
    In autumn 2020, Environmental Health and Safety launched the Good Catch Program to help prevent injuries or property damage and improve the safety culture in the university. The program provides a new avenue for anyone in the university community to report unsafe acts, conditions, or equipment.EHS has been pleased to see how the Good Catch Program has continued to gain traction since it was first...
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  • Good Catch Spotlight - Ladder Misuse

    April 5, 2021
    Incident Type - Unsafe Act and Unsafe Use of EquipmentIncident Summary - A renovation project was being completed, when it was noticed that a ladder was being used in an unsafe manner. The 10-foot step ladder had been placed on top of an old laboratory counter to provide access above the ceiling. The counter that the ladder was on did not have a countertop surface, so two discarded shelves were p...
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  • Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

    April 1, 2021
    Supervisors develop a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) to properly identify hazards and protect employees. A proper JHA involves reviewing each job task to determine where hazards exist and providing recommendations for hazard elimination or reduction.Include the following information in a JHA:1. Job task description2. Identified hazards3. Recommended control methods4. Training requirements5. Additional...
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  • EHS Launches Good Catch Program

    November 9, 2020
    FOD’s Environmental Health and Safety team is excited to announce that the Good Catch program, which has a goal to reduce accidents in the workplace and classroom environments, is launching this week. The program was initially piloted with select campus users, including representatives from Athletics, Facilities Operations and Development, Office of Compliance, Office of Research, Office of Stude...
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  • The Chemistry of EHS Mentoring

    December 2, 2019
    As a child, Scott Kelsey never missed an episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy. The Research Associate loved the half-hour action science program on PBS.“It was really funny, but you learned a lot of interesting things, too,” Kelsey said. “I remember we would record episodes, and it was a really good science communication show for kids.”Scott has been hooked on science ever since and has made his p...
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