Safety Manual Table of Contents

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

• President's Letter
• TAMU Environmental Health & Safety Department
• Responsibilities
• TAMU Safety Manual

2. General Safety

• Accident Reporting
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Asbestos
• Dress Code
• Graphic Arts Media
• Hearing Conservation Program
• Heat Stress
• Housekeeping
• Indoor Air Quality
• Lead Paint
• Lifting
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
• Preventing Slips and Falls
• Smoking
• Visitor Safety

3. Office Safety

• General Office Safety
• Equipment Safety
• Work Station Arrangement

4. Shop Safety

• General Shop Safety
• Hand Tools
• Insulation
• Ladders
• Power Tools
• Spray Paint Booths
• Welding and Cutting

5. Electrical Safety

• General Electrical Safety
• Lockout/Tagout Procedures
• High-Voltage Procedures

6. Construction Safety

• General Construction Guidelines
• Barriers and Guards
• Heavy Equipment Safety
• Hoists
• Scaffolding

7. Confined Space Entry

• Types of Confined Spaces
• Employee Responsibilities
• Safety Procedures
• Trenching/Shoring

8. Fire/Life Safety

• General Fire/Life Safety
• Fire Response
• Combustible Storage
• Emergency Access and Egress
• Fire Detection and Notification
• Fire Suppression
• Open Burning
• Holiday Decorations

9. Emergency Preparedness

• Elements of Emergency Preparedness
• Handling Emergencies
• Bomb Threats
• Emergency Power
• Evacuation Plans
• First Aid
• Spill Response
• Weather Emergencies

10. Personal Protective Equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment Defined
• Arm and Hand Protection
• Body Protection
• Ear and Hearing Protection
• Eye and Face Protection
• Eye Wash Stations
• Foot Protection
• Head Protection
• Respiratory Protection Program
• Showers

11. Laboratory Safety

• General Safety Guidelines
• Aerosol Production
• Animals and Hazardous Materials
• Centrifuges
• Compressed Gases
• Cryogenic Liquids
• Electrophoresis
• Glassware
• Heating Systems
• Pressurized Systems
• Refrigerators/Freezers
• Vacuum Systems

12. Biological Safety

• Biosafety Principle
• General Biosafety Guidelines
• CDC and NIH Biosafety Levels
• Recombinant DNA Research
• Disinfection and Sterilization
• Biological Safety Cabinets
• Clean Benches
• Importing and Shipping Biological Materials
• Biological Spill Response
• Biological Waste Disposal
• Bloodborne Pathogens

13. Chemical Safety

• General Safety Guidelines
• Hazard Communication Program
• Corrosives
• Flammables
• Solvents
• Toxic Chemicals
• Reactives and Explosives
• Cleaning Agents
• Fume Hoods
• Spill Response
• Chemical Storage
• Shipping/Receiving

14. Hazardous Waste Disposal

• Hazardous Waste and Texas A&M
• Definitions
• Types of Hazardous Waste
• Containers, Tags, and Collection
• Minimization and Substitution
• Segregation
• Special Concerns
• Chemical Tables

15. Agriculture Safety

• Pesticide Chemical Safety
• Fertilizer Chemical Safety
• Farm Equipment Safety
• Fuel Storage
• Grain Storage
• Livestock Safety
• Manure Pits
• Towing Safety

16. Radiation Safety

• Radiological Safety at TAMU
• Radioactive Materials
• Lasers
• Magnets
• Microwaves
• Radiation-Producing Devices
• Ultraviolet Lamps

17. Vehicle Safety

• General Vehicle Safety
• Accidents
• Alternative Fueled Vehicles
• Railroad Crossings
• Bicycle Safety

18. Grounds Maintenance

• General Lawn Safety
• Hand Tools
• Mower Safety
• Chain Saw Safety
• Power Blowers
• Trimming Equipment
• Chemical Products

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