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Environmental Health & Safety

Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Accidents and Injuries SOPs

First Aid Kits (5/08)
On-the-Job Injuries (2/11)

Ag Safety SOPs

All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) (12/08)
Animal Feeding Operations - Documentation and Recordkeeping Requirements (6/09)
Grain Bin Safety (1/09)
Harvest Safety (1/09)
Outdoor Power Equipment Safety (12/08)
Skid Steer Loaders (1/09)
Tractor Safety (12/08)
Working With Animal SOPs

Biosafety SOPs

Autoclave Operation and Performance Testing (5/10)
Avoiding the Production of Biological Aerosols (5/08)
Biohazard Door Postings (6/10)
Biosafety Cabinets (2/10)
Biosafety Containment Levels (8/09)
Biosafety Training (1/12)
Cell and Tissue Cultures (1/09)
Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (9/09)
Disposing of Biohazardous Materials Including Recombinant Nucleic Acids (12/11)
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Pandemic Influenza Exposure Control (12/07)
Incident Reporting - National Institute of Health (NIH) Guidance (8/09)
Lentiviral Vectors (1/09)
Necropsy Biosafety (7/11)
NUgrant IBC Protocol Form Instructions (2/10)
NUgrant IBC Protocol Form Instructions for Field Collection & Wild Animal Sampling Procedures (6/10)
Preparing a Laboratory Biosafety Manual (12/11)
Recombinant DNA - IBC and Other Review Requirements (7/11)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Biosafety Level 1 Laboratories
Safety Audit Guidelines for Biosafety Level 2 Laboratories
Security Advice for Biosafety Laboratories (6/08)
Select Agents (11/08)
Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (12/08)
Sharps - Handling and Disposing (8/09)
Spill and Exposure Response for Biohazardous Materials (including Recombinant Nucleic Acids) (12/11)
Standard and Special Microbiological Practices (2/09)
Transport of Biohazardous Materials (Including Research and Clinical Specimens/Materials) (8/09)

Bloodborne Pathogens SOPs

Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens (8/10)
Handling Laundry Potentially Contaminated with Bloodborne Pathogens (5/08)
HIV and HBV Research Laboratories/Production Facilities (1/09)

Chemical Safety SOPs

Chemical Container Labeling 7/08)
Chemical Security (5/08)
Chemicals of Concern - United States Department of Homeland Security Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (2/08)
Cryogenic Material (7/11)
Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (4/11)
General Guidance for Chemical Ordering, Receipt, Distribution, Use & Storage (11/11)
Hydrofluoric Acid (7/09)
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Portable Cylinders (7/09)
Nanoparticle Safety (6/11)
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical Exposures (9/08)
Preplanning for and Responding to Hazardous Chemical Spills (1/08)
Pyrophoric Chemicals (11/09)
Storage and Use of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (3/08)
Use and Storage of Peroxide-Forming Chemicals (1/09)

Combustion Sources SOPs
(Generators, Boilers, Incinerators, etc.)

Limitations on Fuel Consumption in Stationary Combustion Air Emission Sources (11/11)
Opacity of Emissions From Combustion Sources (11/11)
Pathological Incinerator Operator - Environmental Compliance Responsibilities (12/11)
Pathological Waste Incinerators – Operating Permit Requirements (12/11)
Power Generators - Stationary Emergency Generator Operations and Maintenance Log (8/11)
Power Stationary Emergency Generators - Permits and Compliance Requirements (7/10)

Emergency Preparedness SOPs

Automatic External Defibrillators (1/12)
Emergency Planning (6/10)
Fire Safety - General Prevention and Extinguishers (1/09)
Metallic Mercury Spill Procedures (8/09)
Minimizing Potential Employee Exposures During a Pandemic Influenza Event (4/08)
Radiation Accidents (7/09)

Ergonomics SOPs

Ergonomics and Back Safety for Custodial Workers (7/09)
Ergonomics Considerations for Offices (5/08)
General Material Handling / Safe Lifting (5/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics (7/09)

Facilities and Maintenance SOPs

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (12/11)
Construction Activities Environmental Protection & Compliance (3/11)
Ladder Safety (12/10)

Fall Protection SOPs

Aerial Lift Safety (9/10)
Fall Arrest Systems (2/08)
Elevated Work Surfaces and Fall Protection (2/08)

Forklift Safety SOPs

Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Safety (2/10)

General / Other Safety SOPs

Cart and Hand Truck Safety (7/09)
Chancellor's University Safety Committee (CUSC) (9/08)
Communication of Work Area Safety Information (6/09)
Excavations (7/09)
Food Event Safety (4/09)
Foot Protection PPE - Evaluation and Checklist (5/11)
General Electrical Safety (12/10)
Job Safety Assessment (11/11)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Eyes and Face (6/10)
Safety Training for Employees Who Are Assigned to Alternate Work Sites (5/08)
Slips, Trips, Falls - Reducing Risk and Avoiding Injury (5/08)

Hearing Conservation SOPs

Hearing Conservation (8/11)
Personal Hearing Protection Devices (7/10)

Heat Stress SOPs

Heat Stress (12/08)
Protect Your Skin (from skin cancer) (12/08)

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) SOPs

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (5/08)

Kitchen SOPs

Safety Audit Guidelines for Kitchens

Laboratory SOPs

Acrylamide (7/09)
Centrifuge Safety (7/09)
Compressed Gas Cylinders in Laboratories (11/11)
Electrophoresis Safety (5/08)
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (7/09)
Exposure Control for Chemical Reproductive Hazards (7/09)
Ground Glass and Glassware Safety (7/09)
Hot Plates, Drying Ovens, and Other Heating Devices (7/09)
Laboratory Decommissioning (2/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics
Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (9/10)
Metallic Mercury Spill Procedures (8/09)
Microtome Safety (8/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Chemical Laboratories

Landscape SOPs

Insect Stings (12/08)
Tree Trimming (1/09)

Laser Safety SOPs

Laser Classification and General Safety Control Measures (11/09)

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment

Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Program Overview (5/11)
Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Special Circumstances (5/11)
Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Training and Inspections (5/11)
Lockout/Tagout for Machines & Equipment: Written Procedures (5/11)

Medical Surveillance / Guidance SOPs

Medical Surveillance Exams (5/08)

Petroleum Storage Tanks SOPs

Aboveground Storage Tanks
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (10/11)

Underground Storage Tanks
UST - Automatic Tank Gauging (10/11)
UST - Closure Requirements (10/11)
UST - Installation Requirements and Summary of Recommended Design Features (10/11)
UST - Petroleum Release Requirements (10/11)
UST - Registrations, Permits, Notifications and Fees (10/11)
UST - Summary of Recordkeeping Requirements (10/11)
UST - Summary of Regulatory Requirements (10/11)

Radiation Safety SOPs

Analytical X-ray Equipment (7/09)
Contamination Surveys for Radioactive Material Laboratories (4/09)
Dosimetry Program (9/08)
Electron Microscopes and X-Ray Photo-Spectrometers (7/09)
Human-use Diagnostic X-Ray Machines (7/09)
Instructions for Personnel Entering Laboratories Containing Radioactive Materials (7/09)
Radioactive Material Inventory Tracking (3/11)
Radioactive Material Sewer Disposal (2/08)
Radioactive Material Spills (6/09)
Safety Protocol: 241 Am (Be) Neutron Probe (2/10)
Safety Protocol: Ca-45 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: C-14 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: Cl-36 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: Cr-51 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: Fe-55 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: Fe-59 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: H-3 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: I-125 (9/10)
Safety Protocol: Na-22 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: P-32 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: P-33 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: Rb-86 (2/10)
Safety Protocol: Se-75 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: S-35 (7/09)
Safety Protocol: Sealed Sources (4/11)
Safety Protocol: Uranium (5/09)
Security of Radioactive Materials at UNL (4/11)
Veterinary-Use X-ray Machines (7/09)

Respiratory Protection SOPs

Respiratory Protection - Air Purifying Respirators; Cartridge Change Schedules (3/11)
Respiratory Protection - Program Summary (4/10)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Full-Face Mask Respirators (4/10)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Air Purifying Half Mask Respirators (4/10)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Filtering Facepiece Respirators (2/10)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirators) (3/11)
Respiratory Protection - Use and Maintenance of Supplied Air Respirators (Air-Line) (3/11)
Respiratory Protection - Voluntary Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (4/10)

Safety Audit Guidelines SOPs

Safety Audit Guidelines for Biosafety Level 1 Laboratories (8/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Biosafety Level 2 Laboratories (8/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Chemical Laboratories (8/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Kitchens (8/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Offices, Conference Rooms and Similar Locations (8/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Shops (8/09)

Shipping SOPs

Import and Transfer of Etiologic Agents (3/10)
Importing Animals and Animal Products (11/08)
Non-Genetically Engineered Plant-Related Articles Requiring APHIS Transfer Permits (11/08)
Packaging and Shipping Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods (6/10)
Shipping Biological Substances (12/11)
Shipping Infectious Substances With or Without Dry Ice (12/11)
Shipping Items With Dry Ice That Are Not Otherwise Dangerous Goods (12/11)

Shops SOPs

Abrasive Wheels/Grinders - Bench, Floor, and Hand (7/09)
Explosive (Powder) Actuated Tool Safety (7/09)
Hand and Portable Power Tool Safety (10/11)
Hoists and Cranes (7/09)
Jack Tool Safety (7/09)
Safety Audit Guidelines for Shops
Woodworking Machine Safety (3/10)

Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) SOPs

Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) & Storm Water BMPs - Hazards of Oil (10/11)
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) - Inspections & Fuel Transfer Procedures (10/11)
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) & Storm Water BMPs - Spill/Release Preparation & Response (10/11)

Storm Water Pollution Prevention SOPs

Construction Site NPDES Permits (7/11)
Storm Water Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) (10/11)
Vehicle / Equipment Washing (10/11)

Waste Management SOPs

Aerosol Can Collection (5/08)
Battery Disposal (9/09)
Computers, Electronic Equipment, and Smoke Detectors (4/08)
Disposal of Chloroform Contaminated Materials (2/07)
Disposal of Office Items (5/08)
Empty Container Disposal (9/07)
Ethidium Bromide Disposal (7/09)
Fluorescent and Other Non-Incandescent Lamps, Light Bulbs, and Ballasts (3/10)
Hazardous/Radioactive Material Collection Procedures (4/08)
Items / Materials Prohibited from Trash Cans and Dumpsters (8/09)
Management of Construction and Demolition Waste (3/11)
Preserved Specimens Hazards, Storage, Labeling, and Disposal (8/09)
Sewer Disposal List (10/11)
Solvent Distillation (8/09)
State or Federal Hazardous Waste Inspections (8/09)
Used Motor Oil and Filter Management & Disposal (12/08)

Welding Safety SOPs

Hot Work Permit Operations (7/09)
Welding and Cutting Operations (6/10)
Welding Lens Shade and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection (7/09)

Working With Animals SOPs

Animal Safety (12/08)
Horse Safety (1/09)