Program Services

Environmental Health & Safety Programs

Environmental Health & Safety maintains regulatory compliance requirements through the use of written policies, programs, and procedures.

Compliance

Our written programs are established and published in order to comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations related to safety.

Working Environment

Not only do our programs and services allow us to comply with regulatory requirements, but they also assist departments in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for the entire campus community.

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Accident Injury & Incident Investigations and Reporting

Procedures in place to contribute to a safe and healthy work environment, which increase awareness of potentially unsafe acts and conditions, and ensure timely investigations and fact-finding to minimize the potential for future incidents.

Incident Reporting

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Asbestos Management Program

This plan is intended to maintain a safe work environment for all maintenance & construction workers, and the PSU community. By complying with OR-OSHA and OR-DEQ regulations we minimize the potential for exposure during maintenance & construction activities, and removal & disposal of material.

Asbestos Management

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)

Committed to the entire PSU community, this program is intended to increase the rate of survival of people who have sudden cardiac arrests. This is accomplished through availability of equipment and training to enhance life safety response measures.

AED Program

Bloodborne Pathogens

The purpose of the exposure control plan is to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens through contact with blood, other bodily fluids, or other potentially infectious material (OPIM).

Bloodborne Pathogens

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Building Assessments

Members of EHS perform periodic safety assessments of PSU-owned buildings to ensure the safety of all occupants. These assessments often include, but are not limited to, mechanical, electrical, & janitorial spaces.

Building Assessments

Cold Weather

There are a variety of health conditions that can be caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. EHS provides students, staff, and faculty with resources & information on staying safe in cold weather.

Cold Weather

Confined Spaces

This program protects employees and contractors through ensuring a safe work environment by identifying all confined spaces on campus.

Confined Spaces

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Electrical Safety

EHS, along with PSU’s Signing Electrical Supervisor, maintains this written program which is designed to protect employees and critical infrastructure from the various electrical hazards.

Electrical Safety

Ergonomics

EHS is committed to ensuring all employees remain healthy throughout their day-to-day job tasks and activities. This program applies to both office employees and staff primarily based in the field.

Ergonomics

Eyewash Safety Shower Testing

Eyewash and safety shower stations are routinely tested by EHS staff to ensure functionality.

Eyewash Safety Shower Testing

Fall Protection

This program is implemented in order to prevent injuries from falls from elevated locations with the intent to identify and address all fall hazards present to workers.

Fall Protection

Fire Prevention Programs

For information and guidance on fire prevention building inspections, hot work permitting, fire system impairments, and fire extinguishers.

Fire Prevention Programs

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Hazard Communication

This program was established to provide communication and training associated with the use of or exposure to hazardous materials in the workplace.

Hazard Communication

Hearing Conservation

A robust program overseen by EHS which includes identifying hazardous noise and implementing controls to reduce employee exposure, such as hearing protection.

Hearing Conservation

Heat Illness Prevention

This program outlines University procedures and practices aiming to limit heat illness, from individual responsibility to department-wide safety.

Heat Illness Prevention

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Indoor Air Quality

EHS works closely with Facilities & Property Management (FPM) staff to address indoor air quality concerns throughout the entire PSU campus.

Indoor Air Quality

Job Hazard Analysis

To assist with identifying and either eliminating or reducing hazards associated with routine jobs/activities, PSU employees should conduct a Job Hazard Analysis for specific tasks.

Job Hazard Analysis

Lead Exposure Control Program

This program includes the EHS Lead Management Plan, established for employees who may disrupt lead-containing materials during construction or maintenance activities.

Lead Exposure Control

Lockout / Tagout

Committed to protecting employees and contractors to hazardous energy, EHS maintains this program in accordance with all applicable regulatory standards.

Lockout / Tagout

Personal Protective Equipment

To ensure the safety of all employees who work with or around hazards, EHS has established a program to identify those hazards and reduce the likelihood of related injuries and illnesses through the use of PPE.

Personal Protective Equipment

Respiratory Protection

EHS ensures PSU employees are protected from airborne hazards during their work by implementing this program, which includes procedures for identifying and controlling those hazards.

Respiratory Protection

Safe Driving

This program was implemented by PSU Risk Management and EHS departments to ensure the safety of university authorized drivers (faculty, staff, students, and/or volunteers) and bystanders.

Safe Driving

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Silica Exposure Control

This program outlines steps to ensure employees and contractors are not exposed to hazardous levels of respirable silica during work activities.

Silica Exposure Control

Specialized Mobile Equipment Vehicle Program

Vehicles in this program include Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), such as forklifts, and Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP), such as aerial lifts. EHS ensures the safety of operators and bystanders through special procedures and training.

Specialized Mobile Equipment

Water Quality

EHS staff monitor campus building water systems for common contaminants, such as Legionella bacteria and lead. Protocols are maintained for remediation of those sources if results determine levels approaching the maximum contaminant levels are reached.

Water Quality

Wildfire Smoke Protection

This program reviews the dangers of wildfire smoke, appropriate procedures to follow in case of emergency, how to measure air quality, and more.

Wildfire Smoke Protection