Environmental Health and Safety

This Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Policy Manual is designed to provide a summary of the key elements of each EH&S program. It will serve as a practical guide to the Bridgewater State College community in understanding how EH&S programs are managed and how procedures are to be followed. It will be an easy-to-use reference tool that lists additional resources, including EH&S procedures, regulations, guidelines, and plans. The EH&S Officer will facilitate a process of continually improving and updating the College’s EH&S programs through regular revisions to the manual applies.

The mission of EH&S Office is to provide assistance, oversight, and technical consultation to the College community on all occupational and general health, environmental and safety issues with the goal of ensuring a safe and healthful environment for employees, students and the visiting public.

There are dozens of environmental health and safety regulations and codes at the federal, state, and local levels. It is essential that the College understand not only which regulations and codes apply to Bridgewater State College activities but also what these regulations specifically require. The EH& Safety Officer will maintain a comprehensive listing of applicable regulations and codes that includes a summary of the regulations, and relevant regulatory citation.

Changing activities and operations at the College over time will change how regulations and codes apply. Likewise, as new EH&S laws and local ordinances are adopted and new regulations are promulgated, regulatory applicability and impact on the College will change. The EH&S Office serves as a resource to track regulatory developments by subscribing to EH&S newsletters and regulatory bulletins, attending EH&S conferences and seminars, monitoring agency web sites, and participating in agency advisory committees. The EH&S Office will also coordinate programs to train College employees on regulatory requirements.

Environmental Health and Safety Policy Manual

Accident Reporting	Asbestos Management
Audits	Biohazardous and Special Waste
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard	Confined Space
Construction	Emergency Evacuation
Fall Protection	Hazardous Waste Management
Indoor Air Quality	Laboratory Inspection Form
Laboratory Chemical Hygiene Plan	Ladder Safety
Lockout/Tagout Safety	Manifest Requirements
Massachusetts Right-To-Know	Respirators
Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures Plan (pdf)	Spill Notification
Vapor Recovery Tank Inspection Form	Weekly Satellite Area Inspection Forms
Weekly Storage Area Inspection Forms

Safety Committee

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Last Modified: January 16, 2009