The Environment, Health and Safety manual provides University employees with written health and safety policies and procedures for promoting a safe and healthy work environment. If any employee has questions regarding these policies, please contact Environment, Health and Safety at 962-5507 or email.

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• Chapter One
  • Purpose and Responsibility - Show Subtopics
  • Environment, Health and Safety Program: Goals and Objectives - Show Subtopics (Under Revision)
  • Environment, Health and Safety Program - Show Subtopics (Under Revision)
  • UNC-Chapel Hill Environment, Health and Safety Committees - Show Subtopics
  • Work Units - Show Subtopics
  • Funding of Safety Deficiencies - Show Subtopics
  • Environment, Health and Safety Communications - Show Subtopics
  • Workplace Inspections - Show Subtopics
  • Environment, Health and Safety Self-Inspection Checklists - Show Subtopics
    • Office Environment Checklist
    • Laboratory Environment Checklist
    • Clinic Environment Checklist
    • Industrial, Maintenance and Construction Environment Checklist
    • Support Services Environment Checklist
  • Training Requirements - Show Subtopics
  • Enforcement of Training and Medical Surveillance - Show Subtopics
    • Training and Medical Surveillance Appendix A
• Chapter Two
  • University Employee Occupational Health Clinic - Show Subtopics
  • Reporting Incidents, Personal Injuries, and Near Misses - Show Subtopics
  • Workers' Compensation Benefits - Show Subtopics
  • Lost-Time Injuries and Illnesses - Show Subtopics
  • Permanent Disabilities
  • First Aid - Show Subtopics
  • Personal Security and Crime Prevention Awareness - Show Subtopics
  • Disciplinary Policy - Show Subtopics
  • Construction and Renovation Project Review - Show Subtopics
  • Contractor Employer/Employee Requirements
  • Sanitation - Show Subtopics
  • Purchase Review by Health and Safety - Show Subtopics
  • Ergonomic Program - Show Subtopics
  • Office Safety and Health - Show Subtopics
  • Animals on Campus - Show Subtopics
  • Environmental Compliance - Show Subtopics
  • Expenditure of Contract and Grant Funds - Show Subtopics
  • Inspection Plan - Show Subtopics
  • Clearance of Laboratories Where Hazardous Materials Have Been Used - Show Subtopics
  • Computer (Visual Display Terminal) Workstation Ergonomics - Show Subtopics
  • Assignment of Responsibilities During Principal Investigator Leaves
• Chapter Three
  • Emergency Planning and Evacuation - Show Subtopics
    • Fire Emergency Procedure
    • Locations With Building-Specific Evacuation Procedures
    • Protecting the Physically Impaired During an Evacuation Notice
    • UNC-CH Emergency Plan
  • Reporting Fires - Show Subtopics
  • Life Safety - Exitways - Show Subtopics
  • Egress Safety Policy - Show Subtopics
  • Life Safety - Public Assemblies - Show Subtopics
  • Portable Fire Extinguishers - Show Subtopics
  • Storage and Use of Flammable and Combustible Liquids - Show Subtopics
  • Sign and Tag Requirements for Accident Prevention - Show Subtopics
  • Fire and Life Safety Coordination - Show Subtopics
  • Obtaining Approval of the Use of Pyrotechnics - Show Subtopics
  • Managing Fire Alarms - Show Subtopics
  • Life Safety - Electrical Equipment - Show Subtopics
  • Automated External Defibrillator Policy - Show Subtopics
• Chapter Four
  • Industrial Hygiene Program Requirements - Show Subtopics
  • Medical Surveillance - Show Subtopics
  • Hearing Conservation Program - Show Subtopics
  • Asbestos Control Program - Show Subtopics
  • NC Hazardous Chemicals Right to Know Act - Show Subtopics
  • Use of Chemical Carcinogens - Show Subtopics
  • Chemical Waste Disposal - Show Subtopics
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - Show Subtopics
  • OSHA Laboratory Standard - Show Subtopics
  • Use of Biohazardous Agents - Show Subtopics
  • Product or Device Alert/Recall - Show Subtopics
  • Personal Protective Equipment - Show Subtopics
  • Eye and Face Protection - Show Subtopics
  • Obtaining Fitted Safety Glasses - Show Subtopics
  • Eye Protection for Labs - Show Subtopics
  • Foot Protection - Show Subtopics
  • Compliance With Laboratory Safety Standards - Show Subtopics
  • Respiratory Protection Program - Show Subtopics
    • OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire
    • Medical Evaluation for Respirator Use
    • Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard
  • Laboratory Hood Policy
• Chapter Five
  • Occupational Health Requirements for University Employees Located in Healthcare Facilities - Show Subtopics
    • Appendix A: Immunization Guidelines for UNC Chapel Hill
  • Electromagnetic Interference - Show Subtopics
  • Glutaraldehyde Control - Show Subtopics
  • Latex Allergy - Show Subtopics
  • Waste Anesthetic Gas - Show Subtopics