EHS performs noise assessments to determine sound exposures in loud environments.
Employee exposures to noise of sufficient intensity and duration can result in hearing damage.
Workers may be exposed to 90 decibels (dBA) for an 8-hour work day.
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Each year, EHS conducts a laboratory safety site visit of all campus research laboratories using hazardous chemicals and biological materials. The site visit focuses on appropriate facilities, protocols that minimize risks, and properly trained competent personnel. Achieving compliance is not a matter of chance but a matter of choice!
Approximately 8 percent of industrial incidents result from the improper use of hand tools. Always follow safety precautions, know the common risk factors, and operate all tools properly to avoid injuries ranging from simple cuts, contusions, and abrasions to amputations, fractures, and punctures.
Hand Tools
