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\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Chris Weber, Chemical & Lab Safety Manager, lead the annual CPR & AED training for the Clemson Centre this month. Even OES Director, Jim Grieger got in the mix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This training is a great way to ensure your building occupants are ready for an emergency. It could save a life. Do it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Chris Weber, Chemical & Lab Safety Manager, lead the annual CPR & AED training for the Clemson Centre this month. Even OES Director, Jim Grieger got in the mix. This training is a great way to ensure your building occupants are ready for an emergency. It could save a life. Do it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11970,102089,102098,105308,102085,102100,1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[105309],"class_list":["post-333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-hazardous-materials","category-health-and-safety","category-oes-main-page","category-research-safety","category-scishileld","category-uncategorized"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":330,"date":"2026-03-11T18:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/?p=330"},"modified":"2026-03-11T19:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:00:26","slug":"oes-presents-wilderness-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/2026\/03\/11\/oes-presents-wilderness-first-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"OES presents Wilderness First Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chris Weber hosted a training in the basics of Wilderness First Aid to groups from Clemson who plan to do field studies.\u00a0 Chris was able to focus this training specifically on the hazards they will encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a need for basics of Wilderness First Aid, contact OES to set up a training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Weber hosted a training in the basics of Wilderness First Aid to groups from Clemson who plan to do field studies.\u00a0 Chris was able to focus this training specifically on the hazards they will encounter.\u00a0 If you have a need for basics of Wilderness First Aid, contact OES to set up a training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11970,102089,102098,105308,102085,102100,1],"tags":[49],"coauthors":[105309],"class_list":["post-330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-hazardous-materials","category-health-and-safety","category-oes-main-page","category-research-safety","category-scishileld","category-uncategorized","tag-general"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":328,"date":"2026-03-06T18:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/?p=328"},"modified":"2026-03-06T18:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:51:23","slug":"oes-presents-at-dacusville-elementary-career-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/2026\/03\/06\/oes-presents-at-dacusville-elementary-career-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"OES Presents at Dacusville Elementary Career Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

OES recently participated in the Career Fair at Dacusville Elementary School, where they shared information about workplace health and safety with local students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerri Kwist, Biological Safety Officer, and Blake Robinson, Health and Safety Specialist, represented the department and introduced students to the role safety professionals play in helping keep people safe and healthy in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their presentation included a simple ventilation concept to show how moving air can help maintain a healthier indoor environment. Using a small fan and visible smoke to illustrate airflow, students were able to see how ventilation helps move air through the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clemson OES would like to thank Dacusville Elementary School for the opportunity to participate in this year’s career fair, and looks forward to supporting future events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OES recently participated in the Career Fair at Dacusville Elementary School, where they shared information about workplace health and safety with local students. Kerri Kwist, Biological Safety Officer, and Blake Robinson, Health and Safety Specialist, represented the department and introduced students to the role safety professionals play in helping keep people safe and healthy in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11970,102089,102098,105308,102085,102100,1],"tags":[49],"coauthors":[105309],"class_list":["post-328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-hazardous-materials","category-health-and-safety","category-oes-main-page","category-research-safety","category-scishileld","category-uncategorized","tag-general"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":325,"date":"2026-01-05T18:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/?p=325"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:21:04","slug":"new-asbestos-program-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/2026\/01\/05\/new-asbestos-program-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"New Asbestos Program Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

OES is excited to announce that Andrea Conner has accepted the position of Hazardous Materials Specialist \u2013 Asbestos Program Manager. Andrea has worked with OES for several years in the Industrial Hygiene Program. Prior to that she was a Teaching Assistant with the Department of Chemistry. She received her PhD in Chemistry from Clemson University last year. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with all our programs, OES is continuing to strive to improve our services within the asbestos program and is looking forward to offering more support to the University with projects that involve asbestos abatement. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea started this new position on December 16, 2025. She will now report to June Brock-Carroll, OES Environmental Compliance Manager. Please help us congratulate Andrea in her new position and feel free to reach out to either Andrea or June with any questions, concerns or needs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OES is excited to announce that Andrea Conner has accepted the position of Hazardous Materials Specialist \u2013 Asbestos Program Manager. Andrea has worked with OES for several years in the Industrial Hygiene Program. Prior to that she was a Teaching Assistant with the Department of Chemistry. She received her PhD in Chemistry from Clemson University […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11970,102089,102098,105308,102085,102100,1],"tags":[49],"coauthors":[105309],"class_list":["post-325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-hazardous-materials","category-health-and-safety","category-oes-main-page","category-research-safety","category-scishileld","category-uncategorized","tag-general"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":322,"date":"2025-12-12T16:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/?p=322"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:09:44","slug":"industrial-hygiene-manager-anne-kogut-set-to-retire-january-6-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/2025\/12\/12\/industrial-hygiene-manager-anne-kogut-set-to-retire-january-6-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Hygiene Manager, Anne Kogut set to retire January 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For 10  years, Anne Kogut has been more than just a valuable member of our team, she\u2019s been a cornerstone of our department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her dedication and guidance have left a mark on our culture and each of our careers.  The knowledge, support and leadership she\u2019s shown will continue to guide us long after she\u2019s gone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Help us congratulate Anne on her well-deserved retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For 10  years, Anne Kogut has been more than just a valuable member of our team, she\u2019s been a cornerstone of our department.  Her dedication and guidance have left a mark on our culture and each of our careers.  The knowledge, support and leadership she\u2019s shown will continue to guide us long after she\u2019s gone.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11970,102089,102098,105308,102085,102100,1],"tags":[49],"coauthors":[105309],"class_list":["post-322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-hazardous-materials","category-health-and-safety","category-oes-main-page","category-research-safety","category-scishileld","category-uncategorized","tag-general"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":320,"date":"2025-12-10T16:03:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/?p=320"},"modified":"2025-12-10T16:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:03:58","slug":"national-ergonomics-month-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/2025\/12\/10\/national-ergonomics-month-review\/","title":{"rendered":"National Ergonomics Month Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Throughout October, Clemson Occupational and Environmental Safety celebrated National Ergonomics Month with a campus-wide outreach initiative aimed at promoting ergonomic safety across diverse professional fields. OES hosted several Ergo Info Booths on campus, highlighting topics such as Ergonomics in the Performing Arts, Nursing Ergonomics and Safe Patient Handling, and Ergonomic Lab Safety. OES staff also met with students during ethics and compliance week, where they discussed the importance of ergonomics and its relevance to various fields of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Ergonomic safety or assessment requests, please contact Blake Robinson at trobin5@clemson.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Throughout October, Clemson Occupational and Environmental Safety celebrated National Ergonomics Month with a campus-wide outreach initiative aimed at promoting ergonomic safety across diverse professional fields. OES hosted several Ergo Info Booths on campus, highlighting topics such as Ergonomics in the Performing Arts, Nursing Ergonomics and Safe Patient Handling, and Ergonomic Lab Safety. OES staff also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4069,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11970,102089,102098,105308,102085,102100,1],"tags":[49],"coauthors":[105309],"class_list":["post-320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction","category-hazardous-materials","category-health-and-safety","category-oes-main-page","category-research-safety","category-scishileld","category-uncategorized","tag-general"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4069"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":318,"date":"2025-11-19T17:59:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/?p=318"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:59:21","slug":"annual-asbestos-notification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/oes\/2025\/11\/19\/annual-asbestos-notification\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Asbestos Notification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This notice provides information about asbestos-containing materials at Clemson University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clemson University is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all. Some buildings at Clemson contain materials that were historically made with asbestos, a general name for a group of naturally occurring minerals composed of small fibers, because of their durability and heat resistance. These materials are safe as long as they remain intact and undisturbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) include spray-on fireproofing, floor tiles, ceiling tiles, insulation on pipes and ducts, acoustical and decorative coatings, and roofing materials. These types of building materials are presumed to contain asbestos unless testing has proven otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In accordance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, Clemson University\u2019s Asbestos Management Program sets procedures and protocols to identify existing asbestos and ensure it is maintained in place and in good condition. The mere presence of asbestos in a building does not mean that the health of the building occupants is endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asbestos is only a hazard when small particles become airborne and are inhaled or ingested. ACMs pose no risk to health unless the materials are disturbed and the asbestos fibers are released into the air. Intact, sealed and undisturbed materials are not a hazard. Unauthorized removal or disturbance of asbestos is not only dangerous, but also illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important that proper work practices be followed to minimize the potential for disturbing ACM. Unless authorized and properly trained, all University personnel should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n