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1 SECTION I GENERAL SAFETY EOHS Introduction (HRMD 1,2,3) EOHS Responsibilities (HRMD 4) EOHS Emergency Information (HRMD 34) EOHS Incidents and Injuries (HRMD 10) EOHS Office & Classroom Safety (HRMD 30) EOHS Industrial Hygiene (HRMD 18) EOHS Smoking, Alcohol & Other Drugs (HRMD 38) EOHS Asbestos (HRMD 29) EOHS Ergonomics (HRMD 17, 31) EOHS Halls of Residence EOHS Access to Restricted Areas EOHS Personal Protective Equipment (HRMD 15, 17) EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 1 of 9

2 EOHS Procurement/Purchasing EOHS Performing Arts and Events EOHS Electrical Safety (HRMD 24) EOHS Risk Management (HRMD 11, 12) EOHS Housekeeping (HRMD 26) EOHS Tools and Equipment (HRMD 22) EOHS Walking and Working Surfaces (HRMD 25) SECTION II FIRE SAFETY (HRMD 27) EOHS Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Procedures EOHS Flammable and Combustible Liquids EOHS Flammable Gases EOHS Combustible Metals EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 2 of 9

3 EOHS Fire and Emergency Evacuation SECTION III GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY EOHS Laboratory Attire EOHS Signage EOHS Safety Equipment EOHS Shipping EOHS Magnetic Safety EOHS Cryogens EOHS Lab Inspections EOHS Dry Sink Traps EOHS Moving Lab Equipment EOHS Compressed Gas Cylinders EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 3 of 9

4 EOHS Chemotherapeutic-Antineoplastic Waste Disposal EOHS Mercury Handling and Spill Clean Up EOHS Guidelines for Safe Use of Chemical Syringes EOHS Laboratory Safety Survey Program EOHS Chemical Relocation Guidelines EOHS Disposal of Empty Chemical Containers EOHS Chemical Waste Disposal Guidelines EOHS Guidelines for Flammable Liquid Disposal EOHS Laboratory Electrical Equipment EOHS Photographic Chemicals and Equipment EOHS Food Handling EOHS Glassware EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 4 of 9

5 EOHS Working Alone EOHS Accident Reporting EOHS Unattended Operations EOHS Fire Emergency and Protection EOHS Housekeeping EOHS Health and Hygiene EOHS Flammability Hazards EOHS Fume Hoods SECTION IV CHEMICAL SAFETY (HRMD 13) EOHS Chemical Hygiene Plan EOHS Hazard Communication Programme EOHS MSDS/Sample/Glossary EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 5 of 9

6 EOHS Hazardous Waste EOHS Chemical Fume Hoods EOHS Peroxide Formers EOHS Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde EOHS Carcinogens EOHS Reproductive Hazards EOHS Hydrofluoric Acid EOHS Picric Acid SECTION V BIOSAFETY (HRMD 14) EOHS Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan EOHS Responsibility and Resources for Biosafety EOHS Biosafety Guidelines and Biosafety Levels EOHS Biological Safety Cabinets EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 6 of 9

7 EOHS Incidents Involving Biohazards EOHS Infectious and Biohazardous Waste Disposal EOHS Sharps Disposal Guidelines EOHS Safety Engineered Sharps Device Initiative EOHS EOHS Select Agent Programme EOHS Serum Surveillance Programme EOHS Measles Protection EOHS Anesthetic Gas EOHS Biohazardous Spill Cleanup EOHS Animal Exposure Surveillance Program EOHS Health and Safety Information for Animal Users EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 7 of 9

8 SECTION VI LASER SAFETY EOHS Laser Safety Program \SECTION VII RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EOHS Respiratory Protection Program SECTION VIII DISASTER MANAGEMENT (excluding Fire Safety) (HRMD 34) EOHS SECTION IX CONTRACTOR SAFETY GUIDE EOHS Contractor Safety SECTION X VEHICLE SAFETY EOHS SECTION XI RADIATION SAFETY (HRMD 32) EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 8 of 9

9 EOHS SECTION XII SCIENTIFIC DIVING (HRMD 33) EOHS SECTION XIII ENVIRONMENTAL /PUBLIC HEALTH (HRMD 35) EOHS SECTION XIV WELLNESS (HRMD 36) EOHS SECTION XV OFF CAMPUS & FIELD WORK RISK (HRMD 37) EOHS SECTION XVI CONSTRUCTION SAFETY GUIDE SECTION XVII - APPENDICES EOHS00-002:UWI Mona EOHS Policy Manual TOC Page 9 of 9

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