Food Handling at Campus Events

    Food Handling at Campus Events Requirements and responsibilities for serving food at public events on campus. Overview Food handling at public events is extremely serious business. The Department of Health has requirements that the University is obligated to follow. Temporary Food Event Permit & Food Handler’s Permit If an event is accessible to […]

Fume Hoods

A laboratory can be a hazardous place to work. A fume hood is an engineering control that can help mitigate the hazards associated with use of chemicals in the laboratory.  It is important that workers using a fume hood are aware of good practices so they do not compromise fume hood performance. To ensure safety, […]

General/Occupational Safety

  Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, is the last line of defense to protect workers from workplace hazards.  Use of PPE should only be considered when other, more effective, engineering and/or administrative controls are in place.  The University has established a basic minimum PPE rule that applies to all university operations.   […]

Hazard Communication

Hazard Communication In accordance with OSHA’s Communication Standard, the University has established a written hazard communication program to ensure that employees with exposure or potential exposure to hazardous chemicals are provided with appropriate health and safety information. The program requirements dictate that an updated chemical inventory be completed annually, a personal protective equipment (PPE) assessment […]

Hearing Conservation

A hearing conservation program is designed to reduce, or eliminate hearing loss due to workplace noise exposures. Regulations dictate that whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 85 dBA, a continuing, effective hearing conservation program shall be instituted. When the sound levels listed above are exceeded, reasonable administrative or […]

Hot Work Rule – Main Campus

Hot Work Rule Main Campus  Hot work includes welding, cutting torches, brazing, open flame soldering, grinding that produces sparks, torch-applied roofing or the use of open-flame heaters. Contact EHS at [email protected] for clarification or confirmation that your activity is considered hot work. This does not include common laboratory operations such as the use of a […]

Minors Working in Labs

Mobile Elevated Work Platforms

The University of Utah Mobile Elevated Work Platform safe use program applies to all University owned or operated mobile elevated work platforms as well as University staff working as operators, occupants and direct supervisors of operators and occupants.   Required Elements Development of a written MEWP safe use program (link to template – mobile-elevated-work-platform-safe-use-program_rev_a_2020.pdf (d2vxd53ymoe6ju.cloudfront.net)) […]

Occupational Injury / Illness

  Injury or Illness Get Medical Attention Do not disturb the accident site until it has been investigated and released. Tools, equipment, materials or other evidence that might pertain to the cause of such accident may not be removed or destroyed until so authorized by the Labor Commission or one of its Compliance Officers. Do […]