STEM SAFETY DAY 2024
MORNING
SAFETY DAY OPENING CEREMONIES - Location: Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House
7:45AM Check-in Opens
8:15AM Breakfast Buffet Opens
8:45AM Welcome and Overview/Logistics for the Day - David Thomas – Director of Safety, COS
8:50AM Intro of VPR, Dr. Erin Rothwell - Fred Monette, Exec. Director of Environmental Health & Safety
8:55AM Opening Remarks - Dr. Erin Rothwell - Vice President for Research
9:00 - 9:50AM Perspectives on Safety from Upper Administration (Q&A)
Panelists:
DR. MITZI MONTOYA - Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost
DR. ERIN ROTHWELL – Vice President for Research
DR. PETER TRAPA – Dean, College of Science
DR. SAMUEL FINLAYSON – Dean, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine (Interim)
DR. CHARLES MUSGRAVE – Dean, Price College of Engineering
Moderator:
CHRIS NELSON - Chief University Relations Officer and Secretary to the University
SAFETY SEMINARS SESSION 1
10:00 -10:50AM Basic First Aid, Including AED Use: Shelly Beck – Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, The Center for Emergency Programs
Location: Dumke Reception Room
Creating Field Safety Plans - Hands On Creation Of Field Safety Plan For Your Work Using The New Field Safety Module In SAM: Brandon Newell, Occupational Safety Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Patel Conference Room
Chemical and Biological Storage and Disposal Guidelines: Ricardo Rodrigues, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Beehive Conference Room
Walk-In Help with the Safety Administrative Management (SAM) System: Christin Torres, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety and Max Cooper, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Pugh Business Center/Lounge
Hazard Communication/Recognition and PPE Training for Custodial and Facilities Team Members: Dr. Jim Muller - Executive Director of Facilities Management for the College of Science
Location: Henriksen Conference Room For Custodial and Facilities Team Members Only
Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training: Clint Haymond, University Fire Marshall, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Sorenson Boardroom
SAFETY SEMINARS SESSION 2
11:00 – 11:50AM Basic First Aid, Including AED Use: Shelly Beck – Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, The Center for Emergency Programs
Location: Dumke Reception Room
Creating Field Safety Plans - Hands On Creation Of Field Safety Plan For Your Work Using The New Field Safety Module In SAM: Brandon Newell, Occupational Safety Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Patel Conference Room
Chemical and Biological Storage and Disposal Guidelines: Ricardo Rodrigues, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety Location: Beehive Conference Room
Walk-In Help with the Safety Administrative Management (SAM) System: Christin Torres, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety and Max Cooper, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety Location: Pugh Business Center/Lounge
Hazard Communication/Recognition and PPE Training for Custodial and Facilities Team Members: Dr. Jim Muller - Executive Director of Facilities Management for the College of Science Location: Henriksen Conference Room For Custodial and Facilities Team Members Only
Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training: Clint Haymond, University Fire Marshall, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Sorenson Boardroom
Overview of Resources for Students: Know What To Do When Students Need Help: Dr. Melanie Lee, Associate Dean of Students
Location: Boyer Conference Room
LUNCH - Learning from the Past to Improve Future Outcomes – Location: OC Tanner Ballroom
12:00 – 1:20PM Buffet
12:30 How Chemistry Catalyzed Positive Change After a Department Shutdown: Dr. Matt Sigman, Distinguished Professor and Immediate Past-Chair of Chemistry
12:50 How are We Doing? Data on Injuries and Incidents: Darrell Fowles, Associate Director of Occupational Health, Environmental Health and Safety
1:00 Presentation of Safety Awards
AFTERNOON
SAFETY SEMINARS SESSION 3
1:30 – 2:20PM
Basic First Aid, Including AED Use: Shelly Beck – Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, The Center for Emergency Programs
Location: Dumke Reception Room
Ergonomics - Adding a Tool To Promote Health and Wellness at Work: Steve Lee, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Pugh Business Center/Lounge
Personal Protective Equipment - When, Where & What: Nathan Watchman, Senior Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Beehive Conference Room
Safety Structure in Your Unit(s) - Comparing and Contrasting Safety Structure in Different Colleges, Departments and Units Around the U of U: Fred Monette, Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety and James Stubbs, Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Patel Conference Room
Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training: Clint Haymond, University Fire Marshall, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Sorenson Boardroom
SAFETY SEMINARS SESSION 4
2:30 – 3:20PM
Basic First Aid, Including AED Use: Shelly Beck – Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, The Center for Emergency Programs
Location: Dumke Reception Room
Ergonomics - Adding a Tool To Promote Health and Wellness at Work: Steve Lee, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Pugh Business Center/Lounge
Drop-in Consultation
Personal Protective Equipment - When, Where & What: Nathan Watchman, Senior Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Beehive Conference Room
Mental Health Self-Care, A Critical Component of your Wellbeing: OSHER Center for Integrative Health
Location: Henriksen Conference Room
Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training: Clint Haymond, University Fire Marshall, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Sorenson Boardroom
How to Correctly Perform a Canula Transfer when Using Pyrophorics or Air Sensitive Chemicals: Dr. Andrew Roberts, Asst. Professor of Chemistry
Location: Andrew Roberts Lab
Overview of Lab Inspection Process and the Role of SAM: Alicia Duprey-Gatrell, Compliance Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Remote Session on Zoom
SEMINARS/TRAINING SESSIONS WITH IRREGULAR MEETING TIMES
10:00 – 11:45AM Tour of Regulated Waste Facility and Chemical/Biological Spill Cleanup Training: Steve Natrop, Regulated Waste Manager, Environmental Health and Safety and Emily O’Hagan, Deputy Regulated Waste Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Waste Management Facility (Bldg 590), 2205 Red Butte Canyon Rd
Shuttle Departs Alumni House at 10:00 AM and will Return to the Alumni House at 11:45 AM
1:30 – 3:15PM Tour of Regulated Waste Facility and Chemical/Biological Spill Cleanup Training: Steve Natrop, Regulated Waste Manager, Environmental Health and Safety and Emily O’Hagan, Deputy Regulated Waste Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Waste Management Facility (Bldg 590), 2205 Red Butte Canyon Rd
Shuttle Departs Alumni House at 1:30 PM and will Return to the Alumni House at 3:15 PM
1:30 – 3:30PM Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Chris Hunter - Assistant Biosafety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
Location: Boyer Conference Room
2:45 – 4:00PM Preparing for the Move into the New Applied Science Building: Dr. Jim Muller - Executive Director of Facilities Management for the College of Science - Includes a tour of the new building for the first 16 registrants. Future tours will be made available at a later date.
Location: Crocker Science Center, Rm 330
TABLING
9:30AM – 4:00PM Fisher Scientific
1st Floor Lobby Environmental Health & Safety Meet and Greet & Communities of Practice Sign-Up Flu and COVID Vaccinations - Please register ahead of time
Department of Public Safety Meet and Greet
Mine Emergency Training Utilizing Virtual Reality – Dept. Of Mining Engineering
SEMINAR/TRAINING DESCRIPTIONS
(Listed Alphabetically)
*For those activities below with a “Training” designation, certificates of completion will be emailed out to participants so that they can be included in Chemical Hygiene Plans (if applicable) as part of your group’s safety training documentation.
Basic First Aid, Including AED Use *Training
This course will cover how to recognize when to call 911, what to do until an ambulance arrives and how to treat basic injuries and illnesses. This includes AED and compressions-only CPR training, but will not include a certification.
Instructor: Shelly Beck – Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology, The Center for Emergency Programs
Bloodborne Pathogens *Training
Yes, this is that training! You have to do it every year anyway if you work with human cell lines or potentially infectious materials. Why not get it done during STEM Safety Day?
Instructor: Chris Hunter - Assistant Biosafety Officer, Environmental Health and Safety
Creating Field Safety Plans – Hands on creation of field safety plan for your work with the new Field Safety Module in SAM
Participants will have the opportunity to sit down with EHS team members to work through the new Field Safety Module in SAM, learn the system and potentially complete a field safety plan for a field work site of their choice. Participants should bring a laptop if possible.
Instructor: Brandon Newell, Occupational Safety Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Chemical and Biological Storage and Disposal Guidelines *Training
Knowing how to properly store, segregate and dispose of chemicals by hazard classes is critical to safe management of chemical and/or biological inventories. This course will go over best practices for the above, plus address difficult or often overlooked situations such as how to handle disposal of very small volumes but large variations of waste, how to properly store and maintain peroxide forming reagents, what can and can’t go down the drain and more!
Instructor: Ricardo Rodrigues, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Ergonomics – Adding a tool to promote health and wellness at work
How many hours do you spend at your desk each day? How much time do you spend doing repetitive motion tasks such as pipetting, etc. Focusing on length of activity, posture and positioning can all lead to a decreased risk for injuries. This session will go over best practices to keep you healthy and well in the above situations.
Instructor: Steve Lee, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Hands-On Fire Extinguisher Training *Training
Want to practice putting out an actual fire with a fire extinguisher? This is your chance! Stop by to get training on how and when to use a fire extinguisher and then put your knowledge to the test in a hands-on fire extinguishing experience!
Instructor: Clint Haymond, University Fire Marshall, Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard Communication/Recognition and PPE Training for Custodial and Facilities Team Members *Training
Both custodial and facilities’ team members working in the College of Science face unique challenges associated with working in laboratory environments. This training will focus on identification of hazards in lab spaces through interpretation of posted signage, what to do when unsure of the hazards in a space, and what personal protective equipment (PPE) is expected when work is required in a laboratory. This training is intended for custodial and facilities’ team members only.
Instructor: Dr. Jim Muller – Exec. Director of Facilities Management, College of Science
How to Correctly Perform a Canula Transfer when Using Pyrophorics or Air Sensitive Chemicals *Training
Pyrophorics are an extremely hazardous class of reagents that can spontaneously combust upon exposure to air. Despite their hazards, they are critical to some reactions and process. In these use cases, knowing how to work with them safety is critical. In this session, participants will receive hands on training in a lab, working with pyrophorics and how to properly setup and perform a canula transfer (one of the safer ways to transfer these reagents). Participants MUST register ahead of time to participate in this training.
Instructor: Dr. Andrew Roberts, Asst. Professor of Chemistry
Mental Health Self-Care – A Critical Component of Your Wellbeing
The importance and benefits of focusing on mental health is becoming more and more widely embraced and understood. Join this session to learn about tools and resources that you can use to protect and foster your own mental health.
Instructor: OSHER Center for Integrative Health
Overview of Lab Inspection Process and the Role of SAM
The lab inspection process is becoming more and more user friendly and streamlined. However, it can still be confusing, especially since it only comes to our attention once a year. This session will be an overview and refresher on the inspection process and the steps involved in the SAM system. This will be an online only session and you must register ahead of time.
Instructor: Alicia Duprey-Gatrell, Compliance Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Overview of Resources for Students – Know What To Do When Students Need Help
The University has a lot of resources for students who need support. However, knowing which resources are available, how to access them, and when to recommend them can be a challenge for faculty, staff and even fellow students. This session will give an overview of the resources that are available so that you can best support your students and colleagues and is great for faculty, student facing staff and TAs.
Instructor: Dr. Melanie Lee, Associate Dean of Students
Personal Protective Equipment – When, Where and What
While PPE is our last line of defense based on the Hierarchy of Controls, choosing the correct PPE for each situation can make the difference between a near miss and an injury. Join us to learn more about choosing the correct PPE as well as minimum PPE expectations across the University for different work environments (labs, shops, etc.)
Instructor: Nathan Watchman, Senior Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
Preparing for the Move into the New Applied Science Building Includes a tour of the new building
The new applied science building will be opening soon! This session is for those researchers who will be moving into this great new space. The classroom portion of this training will cover logistical and safety considerations to keep in mind in preparation for the move. The end of the session will include a walkthrough of the almost finished new facility. Only those who will be working in the new Applied Science Building can attend this session.
Instructor: Dr. Jim Muller - Executive Director of Facilities Management for the College of Science
Safety Structure in Your Unit(s) Comparing and contrasting safety structure in different colleges, departments and units around the U of U
The last 20 years have seen a dramatic push to increase the level of safety at Academic Institutions. Of course, there are unique challenges to being safe in an R1 institution where every day brings new ideas, new research experiments and therefore, new hazards. Units across our campus are working to improve safety culture and there is a lot we can learn from each other. This small session (Capacity of 16) will be an open discussion, specifically for those tasked with improving safety in their respective units, about the different models and efforts that are underway around the University. Some examples of possible discussion topics include implementation and role of safety officers, levels of safety committees throughout a unit, self-Inspections, lab coat laundering and reducing administrative burden while still being compliant.
Instructors: Fred Monette, Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety and James Stubbs, Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Tour of Regulated Waste Facility and Chemical Spill Cleanup Training Includes Hands on Training with a Simulated Spill *Training Do you know where our “unwanted materials” go after EHS picks them up? Take this opportunity to tour the Regulated Waste Facility, meet the great team of people who handles the processing of all of our unwanted materials, and find out why it’s so important to properly label and submit pickup requests in a timely manner. Participants will also learn hands-on how to approach and clean up a general chemical and/or biological spill using the contents of a spill kit. Session capacity is limited and only those who’ve signed up ahead of time can participate in this training.
Host/Tour Leader: Steve Natrop – Regulated Waste Manager and Emily O’Hagan, Deputy Regulated Waste Manager, Environmental Health and Safety
Walk-In Help with the Safety Administrative Management (SAM) System
The SAM system is a powerful tool for documentation, tracking regulatory compliance and identifying areas of need related to safety. However, this same breadth of functionality can sometimes lead to confusion and frustration for the “casual” or “occasional” user. This walk-in session is designed for anyone with a question about SAM, but can be especially useful for those with an inspection coming up.
Bring any SAM questions or ideas that you have with you
Bring a laptop
Have your chemical inventory in an excel sheet if you would like to learn how to do a “bulk upload” into SAM
Bring detailed pictures of the specifications, serials numbers, etc. of any devices you would like to register.
*Please do NOT bring any actual devices or reagents to this session
Bring a list of unwanted materials and approximate amounts if you would like help submitting a pickup request in SAM (pictures help here too).
*Please do NOT bring any actual devices or reagents to this session
SAM Guides: Christin Torres, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety and Max Cooper, Occupational Safety Specialist, Environmental Health and Safety
