What's new in UWF Safety
UW Facilities Chemical Inventory
For the past 14 years, Chris Pennington has managed the Facilities Chemical Inventory. With Chris’s upcoming retirement, responsibility for completing shop inventories is returning to each individual shop.
Please refer to the following SOPs for guidance on completing the required annual chemical inventory:
- How to Conduct a Chemical Inventory (pdf)
- How to Enter Shop Inventory Information into MyChem (pdf), the University’s official repository for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
Chris will be available to help shops with this process through December 1.
UW Facilities Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
The UWF Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan (UWF BBP ECP) is now available. All departments must complete a site-specific exposure control plan (SSECP) and train potentially exposed employees on their department’s SSECP. This training must be documented.
For some departments, the only potential exposure will be when providing First Aid (e.g., office workers). This unique SSECP template can be used if this is the only potential exposure. You can find this SSECP template in the Appendix of the main exposure control plan.
For all departments, print a copy of your SSECP and put the completed Plan in a location accessible to all employees who may need to administer first aid.
About UWF Safety
UWF Safety supports UW Facilities’ commitment to protecting human health, safety, and the environment. The team develops, implements, and updates Facilities safety policies and procedures and collaborates with campus partners, including Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), UW Medical Center (UWMC), and Housing & Food Services (HFS), to help Facilities meet applicable regulatory and UW policy requirements. This information supports Facilities employees, leads, supervisors, managers, and directors in understanding and applying safety policies and procedures and creating safe, compliant workplaces.
UWF Safety staff
- Ron Fouty, Director
- Chris Pennington, Program Operations Safety Specialist
- Alison Robinson, UWF Maintenance & Construction Safety Specialist
Department and unit safety staff
Facilities departments and units with higher risk work tasks have their own internal safety staff that report to the Senior Leader within the department or unit. These safety staff support their Senior Leaders in fulfilling their responsibilities for workplace safety.
- Building Services - Peter Bakkedahl
- Campus Energy, Utilities and Operations - Unit Managers
- Project Delivery Group - Greg Dufel
- Regulated Materials - William Russell Browne
- Transportation - Joles Tahara
- Fleet Services - Daniel Eden
UW Facilities Group 2 Health & Safety Committee
The UW Facilities Group 2 Health & Safety Committee meets monthly to review safety topics and issues for all UW Facilities. Each department or unit is represented along with members of UW EH&S. The committee also meets to review the status and resolution of the monthly OARS accident reports. This is the regulatory required Safety Committee