Bentley New Employee Safety Orientation
Bentley employees have a crucial role in maintaining a safe work environment, including participating in safety training, reporting hazards, and following safety procedures. It is important to be aware of safety concerns such as electrical hazards, fire safety, and stormwater pollution prevention. Additionally, knowing where to find safety information and understanding the importance of personal protective equipment are key aspects of promoting safety on campus.
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New Employee Safety Orientation
Your Role in Safety All Bentley employees have a responsibility to maintain a safe environment, both for themselves and others. Your role in this includes: Participate in required safety training and fire drills; obey all warning signs and follow all safety procedures; don t take shortcuts and use common sense; respond safely to emergencies Report hazards, incidents, and near misses immediately to your supervisor Maintain a safety attitude and orderly work area Be aware of slip, trip and fall hazards and icy areas during inclement weather; use appropriate footwear Bentley s goal is an injury-free campus!
Your Role in Safety Remove electrical/fire hazards from your office: don t overload electrical circuits, don t use extension cords or plug one power strip into another power strip Call work order control (x2208) regarding heating/cooling issues in your office; Bentley doesn t allow space heaters for general use Know how to evacuate your work area to safety Ask for help
Where to Find Safety Information Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Christine Powers Oversees safety program campus-wide and provides information on: Hazardous chemicals Safety data sheets for chemicals Ergonomics Electrical safety or fire safety Other safety related issues Maintains Safety Office in Maintenance Bldg., Rm 204 Oversees campus- wide Safety Committee with one rep per building Maintains Bulletin Boards with Right to Know info Posts OSHA Safety Data Sheets and Reports
Additional Areas of Safety Concern Storm Water Pollution Prevention Nothing is to be poured down the storm drains Chemicals and Hazardous Waste SDS/MSDS sheets can be accessed through MSDSOnline for chemicals on campus; if you order additional chemicals, I need to know! All spent chemicals need to be properly managed; hazardous waste is sent offsite through our hazardous waste vendor (Clean Harbors)
Additional Areas of Safety Concern Personal Protective Equipment Wearing of PPE is a requirement of the job; if a hazard can t be engineered out or controlled through administrative controls, then you need to wear PPE PPE includes: safety glasses, safety shoes, gloves, hard hats, hearing protection, safety vests on roadways, fall protection Contractor Safety All contractors need to sign in at WOC daily so that we have a record of them being on campus They re required to wear PPE and abide by Bentley s safety policies and procedures We don t allow contractors to borrow safety equipment such as ladders or extension cords; they need to provide their own equipment and PPE Lastly, if it seems unsafe, it probably is so don t do it without asking someone about it! 90% of injuries are preventable!!!
Where to Find Fire Safety Information Where to Find Fire Safety Information Manager of Fire & Life Safety Brian J. Ingram Office of Fire & Life Safety Services Located in Facilities Building Rm 205 Oversees Fire & Life Safety Campus Wide. Provides information on: Fire Safety Fire Prevention Public Education Training Community Relations Fire Extinguisher Training & Emergency Evacuation Drill Programs Preventive Maintenance & Testing of all Fire & Life Safety Systems Building Code Enforcement Per N.F.P.A. Standards Monthly Fire & Life Safety Building Inspections
Life Safety Contacts Katherine Fondo Environmental Health &Safety Specialist 781-891-3448 kfonod@bentley.edu Brian Ingram Manager of Fire & Life Safety Operations 781-891-2459 bingram@bentley.edu When in doubt, ask!
