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  • Good Catch Spotlight - Ladder Misuse

    April 5, 2021
    Incident Type - Unsafe Act and Unsafe Use of Equipment Incident 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...
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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 description 2. Identified hazards 3. Recommended control methods 4. Training requirements 5...
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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...
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