Post on 18-Jul-2015
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Robin M. Izzo Associate Director
Environmental Health and Safety
• 12 Science and Engineering Departments in 16 lab buildings… and growing
• Population – 4600 undergraduates – 2000 graduate students – 1100 faculty – 11,500 staff (5500 FTE)
• ~150 Principal Investigators • ~500 Laboratories • 11.45 FTE EH&S
Literate Ape
Arch Sings Eating Clubs
Class Jackets FitzRandolph Gate Tradition
• Communicate • Set expectations • Lead by example • Base on good reasons • Provide the right tools • Reinforce – positive and negative • Incorporate into everything
– SOPs, assignments, performance appraisals
• President • Dean of Research • Grant Administration • Executive VP • VP for Facilities • Department Chairs • Department Managers
Pervasive and Persuasive
Shirley Tilghman President
Professor of Molecular Biology
• Departmental Level – Department Safety Manager – Chemical Hygiene Officer
• Differs for each department – based on their culture and traditions
• Included in all assessments and investigations
• Empowered to take action • Stakeholders for all new initiatives
• Safety Committees – For larger departments – Quarterly lunches – Representatives from each lab
• Usually graduate students
– Partners, Stakeholders • Safety Manager Breakfasts
– Chemical Hygiene Officers, Department Safety Managers, Safety Committee members
– EHS, Public Safety, Facilities
• Mandatory for all Principal Investigators and laboratory managers
• Meet individually, before the lab opens • Explain the Safety Culture and
expectations of Princeton University • Focus on role as supervisor • Begin the partnership
• Letter from President • Expectations from Dean of Research • Liability • Introduction to EHS • Raising Safety Concerns
– Escalation process – Their role
• Understanding Risk – Why their lab workers will take risks – What they can do to reduce it – Fixes vs. prevention – Deadlines/Fatigue vs safety
• Lab inspections – By EHS, Dept – Self-inspections – Interviews
• Training – The Matrix – The PI is responsible
for ensuring their students/worker attend
– Beyond EHS training – Scaling up
• Prior Approval – Particularly Hazardous
Substances
• Preparedness – Emergencies – Continuity of
Operations – Chemicals
• Spill kits • Calcium gluconate • Fire extinguishers • Phenol
• PPE • Hoods and Ventilation
• Special Materials and Protocols – DHS Chemicals of
Interest – Fire Code issues – Biological Materials – Radioactive Materials – Drug Enforcement
Agency chemicals – Select Agents
• Funding for Safety – Writing into grant proposals – Can’t afford to do it safely = Can’t afford to do it
• Waste Disposal • Shipping • Minors in the Lab • Power Outages • Lab Security • Regulatory Inspections and Fines
• University Commitment to Environmental Stewardship
• Pollution Prevention – Waste Minimization – Conservation – Incentives
• Lab Risk Assessment – High Value Materials – Mission-Critical Equipment – Potential for Use/Abuse by Terrorists
• Experimental Review – High/Unusual Hazard Experiments – Review Team
• Profile of the EHS issues in the lab – Ask series of questions
• Result – List of programs, concerns, risks – Identify for lab - contacts within University
• Put into database for EHS review • Use it for communications, focus,
assessments, training
– Do individuals work on or near exposed electrical circuits? – Do persons under the age of eighteen work in or observe
activities in your labs (excluding Princeton University students)? – Can you reasonably anticipate that individuals might have
exposure to human blood or other body fluids? – Do individuals work with ultraviolet (UV) light sources or high
intensity visible light (e.g., germicidal lights, UV wands, mineralights, etc.)?
– Do individuals use highly toxic metals (e.g., arsenic, lead, beryllium, chromium, mercury, vanadium, etc.)?
– Does your laboratory have processes, materials or equipment that require specialized controls to prevent access or theft?
• Laboratory Standard • Eyewash/Shower • Chemical Waste • Emerg. Info Posters • Minors in Workplace • Bloodborne Pathogens • Laser Safety • UV Light Safety • Spill Control Plans • Laboratory Security • Pressure Vessel Safety • Powder Actuated Tool Safety
• RAM – Open/Sealed • Electromagnetic Radiation • Live Virus Worker • Animal Worker • Select Agent • DEA Materials • Particularly Haz Substances • Business Continuity Plan • Hazardous Metal Program • Reactive Chemical Safety • Pollution Prevention/
Sustainability
• Injury/Illness Procedures • Accident Investigation • Emergency Action Plans • Required Postings • Computer Workstation • Electrical Safety • Lockout/Tagout • PPE • Hydrofluoric Acid Prep • High Hazard Gas
Requirements • Water Reactive Materials • High Magnetic Field Safety
• Noise Exposure • Fall Protection • Ladder Safety • Confined Space Entry • Cutting and Welding • Hoisting and Rigging • Temporary Employees • Respiratory Protection • Haz Mat Shipping • Silver Recovery • High Temp Equipment • Electromagnetic Radiation • Nanotechnology
• Mandatory Training – Regardless of previous training – Regardless of status – One-time 3 hour training
• Refresher Training – Every two years
• Hazard-Specific Training • In-Lab Training
• Plan – Set the expection – Provide the tools
• Do – Implement – Lead by example
• Check – Inspect, review – Feedback – Identify decision points
• Act
• Culture – 10 years old • Slowest to “grow”
– Chemistry! – Embarrassing Audit
• Current Status – Adolescent – Showing promise
• Communication is key
• Contact information Robin Izzo Princeton University 262 Alexander Street Princeton, NJ 08540
609-258-6259 rmizzo@princeton.edu