PHYSICAL PLANT SAFETY MANUAL

Safety Manual
1st Page

Introduction to Safety

General Work Habits

Clothing & Personal Protective Equipment

Work Area Houskeeping

Asbestos

Hand & Power Tools

Equipment & Machinery

Tag-Out Procedure

Fire Protection

Welding

Compressed Gas Cylinders

Electrical

Construction

Ladders & Scaffolding

Back Safety

Lifting

Vehicle Safety

Work Area Safety Awareness

Emergency Procedures

Off-the-Job Safety

Safety Equipment

Employee Statement

Updated July 2002

Emergency Procedures

If an injury is minor, first aid equipment is available at several locations, including Physical Plant restrooms.

If an injury requires professional medical attention, you have the option of receiving medical care from the Student Health Center or a physician of your choice. In either case, you must notify your supervisor as soon as possible so the health provider can be assured of payment arrangements. Medical attention/medication is paid by the University if the injury is job-related.

Accidents involving * personal injury * or property damage must be reported to your supervisor as soon as possible because he/she is required to file an accident report within 24 hours.

FIRST AID OR AMBULANCE--CALL 911

Remain calm in any emergency.

In any accident where the person injured is unconscious, do not move the person unless it is absolutely necessary.

The following procedures are the most basic first aid steps that are vital to know. Study, understand, and remember these life-saving steps:

• Chemical Burns
• Bleeding
• Heart Attack
• Fire Procedures
• Tornado Procedures

"I never knew how fast an accident could happen," she said quickly.

CHEMICAL BURNS

Flush the affected area with water for 10 to 15 minutes and remove or cut away clothing. Get victim to medical help.
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BLEEDING

Proper steps are required to control excessive bleeding.
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1. Direct Pressure: Cover wound with clean cloth available or your bare hand and apply direct pressure on the wound. Add bandages (more cloth) if blood soaks through, but do not take off any of the blood-soaked bandages. Keep a firm pressure on the bandage(s) until the person is transferred to someone more qualified.
2. Elevation: If other emergency care is necessary, while still applying pressure to the wound, try to elevate wounded limbs above the heart if you are sure there is no bone fracture.

3. A tourniquet should be used only as a last resort for critical emergencies such as an amputation.

HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS

A person having a heart attack is often awake and can talk to you but feels chest pain or pressure.  The most common symptom of a heart attack is severe pain or pressure in the center of the chest.

• The pain or pressure has been described as a feeling of fullness, squeezing or heaviness.
• The pain usually lasts for several minutes.  Sharp, stabbing pain that lasts only a second or two is rarely heart attack pain.
• Other symptoms may include breathlessness, nausea, clammy perspiration, dizziness, or back pain between the shoulder blades.

FIRE PROCEDURES

	SMOKE ODOR - Call 911
	VISIBLE FIRE OR SMOKE INSIDE BUILDING - Pull nearest fire alarm pull box.

WHEN FIRE ALARM SOUNDS:

Evacuate the building immediately via nearest exit.
Do not use elevators, use building stairwells.
Close all doors as you leave - do not lock doors.
If fire is small, attempt to extinguish it - but don't take chances.

FIRE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING - Call 911

Give the following information:

1. Your name, and that you wish to report a fire
2. The exact location of the fire
3. What is burning

4. Do not hang up until released by the operator.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

Fire extinguishers are labeled as to the kind of fire they will be effective against. You must read the label to be sure you have the appropriate equipment to extinguish the fire. Labels will indicate:

Class A - wood, paper, grass, cloth
Class B - grease, oil, flammable liquids
Class C - energized electrical equipment

Extinguisher Use Instructions:

1. Check label and carry extinguisher to vicinity of fire
2. Remove the ring pin by pulling
3. Squeeze discharge lever
4. Direct discharge nozzle at base of fire
5. Be sure all fire is out before stopping discharge
6. Back away from extinguished fire
7. Report to Environmental Health & Safety as soon as possible about the fire and the need for extinguisher recharge. (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, call 4- 7241; after hours or weekends, call 744-6523)

TORNADO PROCEDURES

When the storm warning sirens are sounded (3 to 5-minute steady blast), you should immediately seek shelter.

Shelter in the Physical Plant is best in concrete-block walled offices or restrooms. On campus, shelter is best in basements or interior hallways in the lowest part of the building.

If time does not permit you to get to shelter, you should get under a heavy object, such as a desk, as far away from windows as possible.

If possible, sit on the floor, put head between knees with hands over back of neck. Always stay away from windows and never use elevators. Remain Calm.

If you are not in a shelter when tornados or severe storm dangers are present, you should quickly move to the inside of a nearby building or lay with your hands over your head and neck in a ground depression. (Example - ditch or culvert) Never stay inside a vehicle.

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