1. Environmental Health & Safety
Don Abramowitz
Environmental Health & Safety Officer
extension 5166

2. Welcome to Bryn Mawr

3. Environmental Health & Safety
How to Find Me:
Ward Building
Telephone ext. 5166

4. Injury and Illness Prevention

5. Safety Education

6. Encourage “Best Practices” for Working Safely

7. Laboratory Safety

8. Hazard Communication/ Right to Know

9. Hazardous Waste Disposal

10. Hazardous Material Spill Response

11. Air/Environmental Quality

12. Ergonomics
Computer workstations
Material handling

13. Recycling “Single Stream” Recycling:
Paper
Cardboard
Glass
Plastic Containers #1- #7
Cans
It all goes in the same receptacle.

14. We Also Recycle: Rechargeable batteries Lithium batteries Computers
Televisions
Electronics
Fluorescent lamps
Scrap metal

15. It’s OK to Throw Alkaline Batteries in the Trash.
It really is. Don’t feel bad about it.

16. If You Are Hurt at Work: Call Campus Safety for emergency assistance.
Notify your supervisor,
if it’s not an emergency.
Obtain treatment at any Emergency Room or a
“Panel Physician.”
Info available at

17. Workers Compensation:
• Pays for all medical care for work-related injuries.
(Don’t use your health insurance.)
• Replaces wages (not quite 100%) when you are out for more than a week.
• Requires you to treat with our
panel doctor(s) for the first 90 days.

18. #1 Injury: Slips and Falls

19. Emergencies on Campus

20. What’s an Emergency? Fire or Smoke. Serious Injury or Illness
Crime in Progress.

21. Reporting an Emergency…
ALWAYS CALL CAMPUS SAFETY!
Dial 7911 from a campus phone.
Dial (610) from cell phone.

22. Other Reasons To Call Campus Safety:
Smells like gas leak.
Smells like something’s burning.
Suspicious person or circumstance.
Water leak (a big one).
Locked out of building.
Hazardous condition.

23. Reporting a Hazard (Non-Emergency)
Contact Environmental Health & Safety
Phone x 5166
Contact Facilities Services
Phone x 7930

24. The Difference Between a Hazard and an Emergency:

25. Sometimes, we’ll contact you about an emergency:
Severe weather
“Upset Condition” on campus:
Gas leak
Power Failure
Emergency elsewhere on campus.

26. Getting Information During an Emergency
“Hotline:” extension 7310
• Text and Voice Messaging.
• Public Alert System.

27. Fire Safety

28. What Trips a Fire Alarm? Manual pull station. Smoke detector.
Flow of sprinkler.

29. Sprinkler Systems Shatters Glass Bulb Temp. of 1680 F
= 30 gallons per minute.

30. What does the fire alarm do?
Rings throughout the building.
Alerts Campus Safety.

31. If you know there’s a fire…
… Call Campus Safety from a safe location.

32. When the Fire Alarm Rings:
Encourage others to leave the building.
Leave!

33. Exiting the Building There’s more than one way out.
Do not use elevators.
Stay in the area, account for others.
Do not re-enter the building until authorized.

34. Once you are outside: Stay in the area, try to account for everyone.
- Stay clear of fire truck route.
Do not re-enter the building until authorized.
Find out what happened from Campus Safety.

35. Fire Extinguishers? Only for small, confined fires.
Never use a water extinguisher on live electrical items or flammable liquids/oil.
Call Campus Safety after use.
Pressurized
water
Dry
chemical

36. Thank you for your attention.