Category: Health and Safety

As part of Clemson University Compliance and Ethics Week,  OES presented  “Hot topics in OES “ on Wednesday October 23, 2024 in the Cooper Library.

Jeff Anthony Occupational Safety Manager  presented on “Incident Reporting “ and Anne Kogut, Industrial Hygiene Manager presented on “Working Safely with 3D printers”.

In order to enhance safety for Clemson employees and local businesses at Clemson Centre, OES has installed an AED near the first floor elevator.  

Chris Weber, Chemical and Laboratory Safety Manager has conducted four training sessions in the last two weeks to certify Clemson employees operating from Clemson Centre in CPR and AED use (American Red Cross certification).  32 individuals attended these sessions and successfully completed the course requirements.  These individuals represented several Clemson organizations including OES, Business Intelligence, Office of the Board of Trustees, Research Compliance, Procurement and Business Services, Office of Internal Auditing, and Risk Services and Insurance.  2 individuals representing a private business at Clemson Centre also attended these sessions. All attendees were instructed on the location, features, and operation of the recently purchased and installed AED at Clemson Centre.

On August 1, 2024, OES hosted the 6^th annual DSC retreat.  With over 65 attendees, vendors and presentations on Hazardous Materials, Ergonomics, Hazard Communication, Safety of 3D Printers and Accident Reporting, the retreat was a huge success.  Special Thanks to Nicole Rudinsky for her presentation on the Safety Programs  for Campus Recreation.  Several awards were also presented to the following Departments and DSCs:

For Departments Outstanding Safety Performance and Promoting a Positive Safety Culture

Campus Recreation

University Facilities Life Safety

Godley-Snell Research Center

For Outstanding Department Safety Coordinator

Bradley Rauh – Genetics and Biochemistry

Rebecca Ackerman – Biology Department

Timothy Nix – University Facilities

Congratulations to all the award recipients.

Thank you to all the DSCs for your  unwavering support of safety throughout the CU Community!

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OES Encourages everyone to “BEAT THE HEAT”

As summer arrives and with the weather predictions for next week of extreme heat it is a great time to remind everyone of heat stress hazards.  OES has developed a Fact Sheet on Heat Stress that can be found at the following link Heat Stress Fact Sheet.pdf (clemson.edu). 

There is also a short online training available on SciShield at https://clemson.bioraft.com/node/1894633 .

OES encourage everyone to read the Fact Sheet and watch the training to be better prepared to “beat the heat.”

Have  a safe and healthy summer!

OES Industrial Hygiene Team members Tanner Finney, Blake Robinson, Andrea Conner and Anne Kogut coordinated annual audiometric testing with Workplace Integra. Annual Hearing tests are required for employees that work in high noise areas. A total of 79 employees participated from the following departments University Facilities Landscape Service, Campus Utilities, Maintenance Construction Mason Shop, Maintenance Carpentry Shop, Piedmont REC, Chemistry, Office of Animal Resources and Athletic Grounds and Fields. Thank you for all that participated in this program.

OES partnered with the ClemsonLIFE™ Hospitality Certificate Program to provide health and safety training to five Hospitality Certificate students.  The students attended nine classes on such topics as general safety, emergency plans, fire extinguishers, shop safety, Personal Protective Equipment, Hazard Communication, Bloodborne Pathogens, Ergonomics, and Hazardous Materials Spills. At the completion of their training, they received OSHA 10-hour cards and training certificates.  OES enjoyed developing the training programs that include many interactive activities for the students. 

Introduction to OSHA:  Jeff Anthony

Emergency Action Procedures/ Fire Extinguisher Training (hands on):  Jeff Anthony, Tony Winchester

Walking and Working Surfaces:  Jeff Anthony, Tony Winchester

Machine Guarding/Electrical Safety:  Jeff Anthony, Tony Winchester

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):  Anne Kogut, Andrea Conner

Hazard Communication:  Anne Kogut, Andrea Conner

Ergonomics:  Anne Kogut, Blake Robinson

Bloodborne Pathogens:  Kerri Kwist

Hazardous Spill Cleanup training:  June Brock Carroll, Tony Craig, O’bryan Machado, Drew Strickland

OES congratulates and thanks June Brock Carroll for 30 years of service to Clemson University.  June manages programs in Environmental Compliance including Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous Materials Shipping, Hazardous Materials Transport and SPCC/UST Compliance.  June also serves as a national Board Member on the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM).  Thank you June for all you do and all you have done for 30 years at Clemson University!

A safe St. Patrick’s day doesn’t need to be hard to find.  Contact OES for a risk assessment in your area.

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Clemson Occupational and Environmental Services visited Health 3250 Infectious Disease and Exposure Management to demonstrate how and why fit-testing for N95s is important in healthcare settings! The class also learned the correct way to put on and take off personal protective equipment.