Annual Report: FY 2019-2020 Environmental Health and Safety Phone: 319-335-8501 ehs.research.uiowa.edu 1 Table of Contents Mission Statement ............................................................................................................................ 4 Responsibility Statement ................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 4 Biological Safety Section ................................................................................................................... 5 Biological Safety Program ...........................................................................................................................5 Bloodborne Pathogens Program .................................................................................................................6 DOT Transportation Compliance Program ...................................................................................................6 Recombinant DNA Program ........................................................................................................................6 Select Agent Program .................................................................................................................................7 Chemical Safety Section .................................................................................................................... 7 Laboratory Chemical Safety and Chemical Hygiene Program .......................................................................7 Chemical Inventory System ........................................................................................................................7 Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Program ................................................................................................................8 Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment (PPE) Program for Laboratories ..............................................8 Ventilation and Fume Hood Program ..........................................................................................................9 Materials Management - Regulatory Reporting ..........................................................................................9 Emergency Response Right-To-Know (ER-RTK) .................................................................................................................. 9 Tier II ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) ................................................................................................ 10 Emergency Preparedness ......................................................................................................................... 10 Spill Resource Group (SRG) ....................................................................................................................... 10 Environmental Programs Section ..................................................................................................... 11 Operational Programs .............................................................................................................................. 11 Hazardous, Radioactive, and Biohazardous Waste Management Programs ................................................................... 11 Waste Processing, Contractor Shipment and Disposal Activities ..................................................................................... 12 Monitoring Activities ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Quality Assurance Activities ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Regulatory Compliance Programs ............................................................................................................. 14 Environmental Reporting/Permit Management .............................................................................................................. 14 EPA Compliance ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Laboratory Review Program ............................................................................................................ 15 Laboratory Close-Out Program ................................................................................................................. 16 Occupational Safety Section ............................................................................................................ 16 Safety Reviews .........................................................................................................................................16 Work-Related Injury and Illness Investigation Program ............................................................................. 16 2 Lockout/Tagout Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 18 Industrial Hygiene ....................................................................................................................................18 COVID-19 Response.......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Chemical Sampling, Respirators, and Engineering Controls ............................................................................................. 19 Hearing Conservation Program ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Indoor Air Quality Assessments ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Confined Spaces ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 Radiation Safety Section ................................................................................................................. 19 Administrative Programs .......................................................................................................................... 19 Radioactive Materials License Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 20 Radiation Safety Committees ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Operational Safety and Compliance Programs .......................................................................................... 21 University Audit Program ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Dosimetry Program .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 ALARA Program ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Airborne Radioactive Material Emissions ........................................................................................................................ 23 Emergency Response and Preparedness ......................................................................................................................... 24 Health Physics Monitoring Support .................................................................................................................................. 24 Instrument Calibration Program ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Machine-Produced Ionizing Radiation Safety Program.................................................................................................... 26 Radiation Shielding Design and Construction Analysis .................................................................................................... 26 Radioactive Materials Procurement and Shipping Program ............................................................................................ 27 UIHC Therapy Patient Monitoring Program ..................................................................................................................... 27 Laser Safety Program ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 Radioactive Waste Management Program ...................................................................................................................... 28 Administrative Services Section ....................................................................................................... 28 3 Environmental Health & Safety Office Mission Statement The mission of the 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