The College of Sciences Safety Committee
NEXT SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING IS:April 7, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. in the Franceschi Microscopy and Imaging Center in Abelson Hall |
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The College of Sciences is committed to providing a safe working environment for all faculty, staff, and students. The COS Safety Committee addresses all aspects of and issues pertaining to health and safety as consistent with WSU Policies and Procedures. The Committee disseminates related information and provides assistance to the science community in developing plans, actions, and assessments to enhance occupational, student, public, and environmental health and safety.
Safety Committe Members
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Chris Davitt (Committee Chair)
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Trent Amonett (Chemistry)
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Prabha Dwivedi (Chemistry)
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Carolyn Emerson (CRB)
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Jean Grammer (SMB)
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Sheila Heyns (ISP)
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Ed Johnson (SBS)
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Laura Krueger (Physics)
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Tom Martin (COS)
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Kelly McGovern (SMB)
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Elaine O'Fallon (SEES - Troy)
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E. Kirsten Peters (COS)
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Ryan Rice (Chemistry)
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Steve Watson (Tech Services)
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Tatum Weed (Statistics)
Announcements:
1. Packaging, Labeling, Transport, Shipment, and Receipt of Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods requirements for training. Please note as of March 3, 2008 all Hazardous Materials shipments, including packages containing dry ice, must be reviewed and offered to the carrier by Central Receiving personnel. Effective with this date, individual carriers will no longer pick-up packages containing hazardous materials. Should you have questions or need clarification of this change in service, please contact Doug Cuellar @ 335-0177 or Brady Allen @ 335-4529. To schedule same day pick-up of packages that qualify, call 335-5575 or 335-0177 by 1:00 p.m. Addition: Doug Cuellar will be avialable for "lesser" training so each department can have someone trained for just their needs. Contact Doug for further information.
2. EH&S Statewide has developed Heat
Stress, Tractor Safety, and Respiratory Protection Power
Point Web-based training courses. WSU
employees can take these courses at anytime by accessing
the website
and clicking on training button and then the appropriate
course.
3. Per the findings for the Emergency Management Committee coinsiding with FCC requirements, FSR/GMRS radios are determined not legal for our business purposes. Full Policy here. MURS radios are legal, but not necessarily appropriate in heavily populated areas where the public line can be interferred with by constuction workers, etc. Some alternative recommndations are attached to the memo and other alternatives can be found with Grainger in the form of DTR550 Day-wireless radios.
Past Meeting Minutes
January 13, 2009
December 9, 2008
November 18, 2008
October 14, 2008
August 12, 2008
July 8, 2008
June 10, 2008
May 13, 2008
April 8, 2008
No meeting held in March 2008
February 12, 2008
January 8, 2008
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