The College Of William And Mary Environmental Quality And Safety Goals Are:

HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS CALL EH&S FOR: The EH&S Office provides oversight of the College’s AED management.  Environmental and/or safety We develop medical monitoring concerns programs to include Hepatitis B  Safety and Health Training vaccinations, laser eye exams, respirator exams,  Fume hood safety checks tetanus shots, & pre- and post-exposure evaluations,  Laboratory inspections Environment, We also provide training on health effects of certain  Safety & Health information on specific hazards such as bloodborne pathogens, hydrofluoric chemicals Health, & Safety acid, and mercury.  Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) assistance Office RADIATION SAFETY  Personal protective equipment recommendations The EH&S Office assists the College’s  Respirator exams and fit testing Radiation Safety Officers with day-to-  Employee and area monitoring day radiation safety program  Confined space and hot work permit management functions such as area  Chemical, regulated medical and radioactive surveys, sealed source inventories, and radiological waste disposal waste disposal. For more information, go to: http://www.wm.edu/facman/safety/radiation.php  Tent inspection  Bonfire, campfire, or firework display permit  Laser eye exams  Spill response EH&S GOALS  Accident investigation assistance  Vehicle safety 204 South Boundary Street The College of William and Mary environmental  Mold assessments Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795 quality and safety goals are:  Indoor air quality concerns  Hazardous waste disposal  Demonstrate leadership in environmental  Fire drill scheduling protection and improvement.  Fire/trouble alarm investigation For additional information about The Minimize adverse environment, safety, and   Fire extinguisher needs College’s Environment, Health and health impacts while contributing to a fully  Carbon monoxide monitoring functional university. Safety Programs contact:  Animal bites/exposure  Incorporate the consideration for the environment as an integral part of the  Noise surveys Director, EH&S 221- institutional planning process. 2146  Initiate aggressive action to comply with all Safety Engineer 221- federal, state, and local occupational safety, 2288 health, and environmental quality Fire Safety Officer 221-1745 regulations.  Support programs to prevent pollution and The EH&S Office’s web page is at: minimize the generation of waste. http://www.wm.edu/facman/safety/  Maintain a safe work, living and academic environment for faculty, staff, students and visitors. Welcome to the Environment, Health, & Safety safety hazards. Specific program areas include: Office. I would like to take this opportunity to exposure monitoring, hearing conservation, introduce ourselves to you and let you know personal protective equipment, respiratory about our many services. The Environment, protection, indoor air quality, asbestos and lead management, food sanitation, thermal stress, Health, and Safety Office is dedicated to drinking water quality and ergonomics. ensuring the safety and well-being of the OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & TRAINING campus community as well as assisting the LABORTORY SAFETY University in maintaining compliance with Occupational Safety & Training health, safety, and environmental regulations Laboratory Safety provides provides guidance and assistance to and standards. We do this by anticipating, information on chemical safety, departments by developing and recognizing, evaluating, and controlling biological safety and implementing programs and training that recognize, evaluate, and prevent hazards that could potentially bring harm to general safety issues found in workplace hazards. Some program areas are: our faculty, staff, students, contractors, and laboratories. The program is designed to serve as a Right-to-Know/Hazard Communication, forklift visitors. resource for research and academic departments safety, confined space entry, heat/cold injury and also assist with regulatory compliance. This prevention, office safety, electrical safety, Our staff is comprised of specialists in outreach includes training, lab inspections, fume lockout/tagout, safety inspections and hazard occupational safety, industrial hygiene, hood checks, safety reviews for research assessments, and accident investigations. laboratory safety, fire safety, environmental protocols (IBC, IACUC, Grants), and assistance programs, hazardous waste management, and with selection of personal protective equipment. HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT emergency response. The College Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) covers core safety issues common to most labs. The EH&S Office manages the hazardous chemical waste, regulated Please take a moment to review this brochure The EH&S Office also provides information sheets and supplemental guides on specific medical waste and universal waste and get to know who we are and what we do. topics such as the disposal of broken lab programs, to ensure the safe We welcome your inquiries and hope that you glassware and how to select correct safety collection, storage and disposal of will utilize our resources to include our glasses. For more information, go to: these wastes. We actively seek consultation and training services. http://www.wm.edu/facman/safety/lab.php waste minimization options to reduce and reuse waste items to include recycling batteries, used Sincerely, FIRE SAFETY oil, and excess chemical stock. We also operate a mercury reduction program and reclamation of mercury from fluorescent light bulbs. For more Sandra L. Prior, CHMM, REM Fire Safety offers support to the College by providing fire safety information, go to: Director, Environment, Health, & Safety education, fire drills, http://www.wm.edu/facman/safety/hazwaste.php workplace and dormitory INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE inspections, reviewing ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS construction plans for Industrial Hygiene is the science devoted compliance with building Environmental Protection is the to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation codes, fire extinguisher maintenance, performance of inspections, audits, and control of workplace conditions that investigating fire alarm events, and issuing environmental monitoring, tracking, may cause worker injury or illness. permits for hot work, confined space, open reporting and permitting for air Hazard assessments, inspections, worker burning, and firework displays. Life safety, emission sources, storm water and and environmental monitoring and analytical particularly with regard to students and their sanitary sewer discharges, chemical and oil tank methods are used to determine the extent of worker residences, is the top priority of our fire safety storage, and oversees the pesticide exposure. Engineering controls, administrative program. For more information, go to: management program. The EH&S Office works controls, work practices and personal protective http://www.wm.edu/facman/safety/firesafety.php closely with Facilities Operations & Maintenance equipment are recommended to control health and staff on the management of these programs. The EH&S Office also administers a contract for asbestos & lead-based paint testing in campus buildings and for abatement monitoring services. For more information, go to: http://www.wm.edu/facman/safety/environment.php