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The Ohio State University Office of Environmental Health and Safety created a Nanoparticle Safety Program to minimize the risk associated with the hazards known when handling nanoparticles.

The EHS Shop Safety Program provides inspections and recommendations to shops for the hazards present. EHS will work with shop personnel to help ensure appropriate Safety programs and training are in place to protect workers from hazards they could encounter as part of their work assignments.

The OSU LOTO Program establishes requirements for the lockout of energy-isolating devices. The intent is to ensure that equipment is de-energized and isolated from all potentially hazardous energy sources and locked out (and tagged) before employees perform service or maintenance tasks where the unexpected energizing, start-up or release of stored energy could cause injury.

It is the policy of The Ohio State University (OSU) to take precautions to eliminate potential hazards in the workplace. The purpose of the Lead Safety Program is to provide the hazards associated with lead and lead-containing materials; outline the steps to take to ensure employees who work with, or around lead are not exposed to hazardous levels of lead; and to provide procedures for common lead related work duties to minimize exposure in accordance with the OSHA Lead Standard (29 CFR 1910.1025).

Safety hazards are present in every workplace. To properly identify hazards and protect workers from them, a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) should be performed. A proper JHA involves reviewing each task performed to determine where hazards exist; providing recommendations for hazard elimination/protection; and identifying appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and training to inform employees of appropriate safety standards and precautions.

The purpose for the hot work permit program is to ensure that spark and flame producing construction and maintenance activities do not present an undue fire hazard to the people and property of OSU. Hot work includes any operation producing flame, sparks or heat. Examples of hot work include, but are not limited to, torch cutting, welding, brazing, grinding, sawing, torch soldering, thawing frozen pipes and applying roofing.

The OSU Hearing Conservation Program outlines responsibilities for employees exposed to excessive noise; supervisors of those employees; administrative and engineering controls for noise exposures; and all other required elements of a hearing conservation program.

The Ohio State University Forklift and Powered Industrial Truck Safety Program applies to all OSU staff members who operate and/or are responsible for powered industrial trucks.

The OSU Fall Protection Program outlines responsibilities for employees involved in elevated work; supervisors of employees involved in elevated work; elimination of fall hazards; and protection against fall hazards when they are present.

The preeminent safety standard for elevators (mechanical and hydraulic) has been developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME A17.3-2011) and has been adopted by The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Contractors perform all maintenance and service work on university elevators; OSU employees are not permitted to conduct maintenance or service. Contractors preforming maintenance or service work on any of OSU’s elevators are expected to know and follow all of the applications and practices contained in ASME A17.3-2011.