Environmental Health & Safety

Committed to Excellence

Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Accidents and Injuries
Ag Safety
Arts
Biosafety
Bloodborne Pathogens
Chemical Safety
Combustion Sources (Generators, Boilers, Incinerators, etc.)
Custodial
Emergency Response
Ergonomics
Facilities and Maintenance
Fall Protection
Forklift Safety
Fuel
General / Other Safety
Hearing Conservation
Heat Stress
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Kitchen
Laboratory
Landscape
Laser Safety
Medical Surveillance/Guidance
Petroleum Storage Tanks (ASTs and USTs)
Radiation Safety
Respiratory Protection
Safety Audit Guidelines
Shipping
Shops
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Waste Management
Welding Safety
Working With Animals

Accidents and Injuries SOPs

First Aid Kits (5/08)
On-the-Job Injuries and Accident Investigations (5/08)

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

Arts SOPs

Biosafety SOPs

Autoclave Operation and Performance Testing (9/08)
Avoiding the Production of Biological Aerosols (5/08)
Biosafety Cabinets (5/08)
Biosafety Projects Registry - Instructions for IBC Members (5/08)
Biosafety Projects Registry - Instructions for PIs (5/08)
Biosafety Training (3/09)
Cell and Tissue Cultures (1/09)
Cleaning Up Spills of Biohazardous Material (5/08)
Disinfectants for Biohazardous Materials (5/08)
Disposing of Biohazardous Materials (5/08)
Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Pandemic Influenza Exposure Control (12/07)
Incident Reporting - National Institute of Health (NIH) Guidance (1/09)
Lentiviral Vectors (1/09)
Necropsy Biosafety (6/08)
Recombinant DNA - IBC and Other Review Requirements (1/09)
Security Advice for Biosafety Laboratories (6/08)
Select Agents (11/08)
Select Agents and Toxins - Clinical and/or Diagnostic Laboratory Activities (12/08)
Sharps (Potentially Infectious) - Handling and Disposing (5/08)
Standard and Special Microbiological Practices (2/09)

Bloodborne Pathogens SOPs

Cleaning Up Spills of Bloodborne Pathogens (5/08)
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)
Door Postings for Potentially Hazardous Locations (6/09)
General Guidance for Chemical Storage (12/06)
General Safety Tips for Working With Hazardous Chemicals (5/05)
Handling Cryogenic Material (8/05)
Hydrofluoric Acid (3/03)
Ordering, Receipt, and Distribution of Chemicals (2/08)
Oxidizers (5/03)
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical Exposures (9/08)
Preplanning for and Responding to Hazardous Chemical Spills (1/08)
Pyrophoric Chemicals (7/07)
Safe Storage and Handling of Water-Reactive Chemicals (5/03)
Storage and Use of Corrosives (3/04)
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 Fuels Consumption in Stationary Combustion Air Emission Sources (6/07)
Opacity of Emissions From Combustion Sources (4/08)
Pathological Incinerator Operator - Environmental Compliance Responsibilities (10/06)
Pathological Waste Incinerators – Operating Permit Requirements (6/09)
Power Generators - Emergency Generator Operations Log (6/07)
Power Generators - Non-Emergency Generator Operations Log (10/07)
Power Generators - Permits and Compliance Requirements (10/07)
Power Generators - UNL Generator List (8/08)

Custodial SOPs

Emergency Response SOPs

Accident Involving Radioactive Materials or Radiation Producing Devices (5/04)
Automatic External Defibrillators (5/08)
Emergency Evacuation Planning (5/08)
Fire Safety - General Prevention and Extinguishers (1/09)
Metallic Mercury Spills (7/06 )
Minimizing Potential Employee Exposures During a Pandemic Influenza Event (4/08)

Ergonomics SOPs

Ergonomics and Back Safety for Custodial Workers (4/07)
Ergonomics Considerations for Offices (5/08)
General Material Handling / Safe Lifting (5/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics (7/06)

Facilities and Maintenance SOPs

Construction, Demolition, and Renovation Checklist (5/05)
Ladder Safety (6/09)
Refrigerants (6/08)

Fall Protection SOPs

Fall Arrest Systems (2/08)
Elevated Work Surfaces and Fall Protection (2/08)

Forklift Safety SOPs

Forklift / Powered Industrial Truck Safety (1/08)

Fuel SOPs

Motor Vehicle Diesel Fuel (11/06)

General / Other Safety SOPs

Cart and Hand Truck Safety (6/04)
Chancellor's University Safety Committee (CUSC) (9/08)
Communication of Work Area Safety Information (6/09)
Excavation (8/02)
Food Event Safety (4/09)
General Electrical Safety (5/08)
Job Safety Assessment (6/08)
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinder Use and Storage (4/05)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Eyes and Face (9/08)
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 (7/08)
Personal Hearing Protection Devices (7/08)

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

Laboratory SOPs

Acrylamide (12/05)
Centrifuge Safety (4/07)
Compressed Gas Cylinders in Laboratories (7/08)
Defrosting Laboratory Refrigerators and Freezers (4/07)
Electrophoresis Safety (5/08)
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment (5/05)
Exposure Controls for Reproductive Hazards (3/06)
Ground Glass and Glassware Cleaning Safety (7/04)
Hot Plates, Drying Ovens, and other Heating Devices (7/04)
Laboratory Decommissioning (2/08)
Laboratory Ergonomics
Laboratory Hood/Cabinet Identification and Use (1/07)
Metallic Mercury Spills (2/03)
Microtome Safety (5/05)
Sharps (Non-Infectious) - Handling and Disposing (4/05)
Ultrasonicator Safety (4/07)

Landscape SOPs

Brown Recluse Spiders (5/05)
Insect Stings (12/08)
Tree Trimming (1/09)

Laser Safety SOPs

Laser Classification and General Safety Control Measures (5/03)

Medical Surveillance / Guidance SOPs

Medical Surveillance Exams (5/08)

Petroleum Storage Tanks SOPs

Aboveground Storage Tanks

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks (11/08)

Underground Storage Tanks

UST - Automatic Tank Gauging (3/06)
UST - Closure Requirements (3/06)
UST - Discovery of Previously Unknown Tanks (11/06)
UST - Installation Requirements and Summary of Recommended Design Features (3/06)
UST - Registrations, Permits, and Fees (6/06)
UST - Release of Requirements (3/06)
UST - Summary of Recordkeeping Requirements (6/06)
UST - Summary of Regulatory Requirements (6/06)