2015 Safety Handbook 740 Highway 46 S Dickson, TN 37055 Satellite Campuses: 248 Beasley Drive, Dickson, TN 37055 135 International Blvd, Clarksville, TN 37040 110 Main Street, Clarksville, TN 37040 225 Noah Drive, Franklin, TN 37064 104 Elizabeth Street, Ashland City, TN 37015 Revised May 2015 TCAT Dickson/Clarksville Safety Handbook 1 Table of Contents GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 3 Safety and Health Protection on the Job ............................................................................................... 3 Job Safety and Health is Everybody’s Responsibility .......................................................................... 3 Compliance with Safety and Health Requirements .............................................................................. 3 The Five “Es” Relating to the Instructor’s Role in Safety Education and Accident Prevention .......... 4 Instructor Liability ................................................................................................................................ 5 Elements Necessary for Negligence ..................................................................................................... 6 Suggested Minimum Safety Regulations .............................................................................................. 7 Hazard Communication Program ......................................................................................................... 8 Procedure for Identifying Hazardous Chemicals .................................................................................. 8 Training for Employees ........................................................................................................................ 9 Chemical Lists ...................................................................................................................................... 9 PREVENTION .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Safety Inspections ............................................................................................................................... 10 Fire Extinguishers ............................................................................................................................... 10 Fire/Life Safety Review Checklist (International Fire Code 2003) .................................................... 11 Personal Protective Equipment ........................................................................................................... 11 Sample Safety Record Form ............................................................................................................... 13 Lockout/Tagout Procedures ................................................................................................................ 14 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Applying Lockout/Tagout Devices ..................................................................................................... 14 Removing Lockout/Tagout Devices ................................................................................................... 15 Lockout/Tagout Training .................................................................................................................... 16 Flammable Materials .......................................................................................................................... 18 Smoking Policy ................................................................................................................................... 18 Eye Safety ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Lifting Safety ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Prevention of Slips and Falls .............................................................................................................. 19 Office Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Tripping/Slipping Hazards .................................................................................................................. 19 INTERVENTION ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Hazardous Material Spill Responses .................................................................................................. 20 Infectious Material Spill Responses ................................................................................................... 20 2 TCAT Dickson/Clarksville Safety Handbook First Aid for Eye Injuries .................................................................................................................... 21 Fight Intervention ............................................................................................................................... 22 Severe Weather Watch or Warning .................................................................................................... 23 Tornado and Hazardous Weather Plan -- Dickson .............................................................................. 23 Indoor Safe Areas -- Dickson ............................................................................................................. 24 Tornado and Hazardous Weather Plan – Clarksville Extension Campus ........................................... 24 Indoor Safe Areas -- Clarksville ......................................................................................................... 25 Tornado and Hazardous Weather Plan – Satellite Campuses ............................................................. 25 Plan for Student Safety in the Event of Real, Threatened or Impending Danger ............................... 26 Emergency Action Plan — Dickson ................................................................................................... 28 Emergency Action Plan — Clarksville ............................................................................................... 30 Emergency Action Plan — Clarksville Nursing ................................. 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Emergency Action Plan — Franklin ................................................................................................... 32 Emergency Action Plan — Ashland City Nursing ............................................................................. 32 Emergency Action Plan — Advanced Manufacturing Center ............................................................ 32 Bomb Threats ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Bomb Threat Telephone Checklist ..................................................................................................... 35 Earthquakes ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Evacuation Plan for Disabled Students and Staff ............................................................................... 36 Criminal Activity ................................................................................................................................ 37 Actual Fire Situations ......................................................................................................................... 38 Serious Illness, Injury or Death of a Student or Employee While on a Field Trip or Extracurricular Activity ............................................................................................................................................... 38 FOLLOW-UP / INVESTIGATION ........................................................................................................ 39 How to Investigate Accidents ............................................................................................................. 39 Purpose of Accident Investigation ...................................................................................................... 39 Which Accidents Should be Investigated ........................................................................................... 39 When Should Accident Investigations be Made ................................................................................. 39 Six Questions to Answer as the Basis of Accident Investigation ....................................................... 39 Obtaining Information ........................................................................................................................ 40 Principles Which Should be Observed ............................................................................................... 40 Sample Accident Report Form ........................................................................................................... 42 TCAT Dickson/Clarksville Safety Handbook 3 GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION It is the policy of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Dickson (TCAT Dickson) to maintain an effective accident prevention program and the necessary personnel to assist the