Environmental, Health & Safety Office

MERCER UNIVERSITY
 

EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION

The Environmental, Health & Safety Office (EHSO) offers programs and management assistance focused primarily on faculty, staff, and student worker occupational health concerns for conducting activities in University science laboratory facilities.  Also, the EHSO manages or provides assistance for programs enacted to comply with State and Federal regulations concerning Environmental Protection, which have applicability to the daily operations of Mercer University.  Training opportunities, management, and support services are available which have the goal of reducing and/or eliminating exposure of Mercer University faculty, staff, and student workers to occupational, chemical, biological, and radiological hazards.

The programs and assistance available address issues related to:


1.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
      A.  The Hazard Communication Standard (also known as   the "Right-to-Know" Law or "RTK")
      B.  The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard

2.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
      A.  Hazardous Chemical Waste Disposal Regulations
      B.  Universal Waste Disposal Regulations
      C.  Recycling of Hazardous Chemical Waste

3.  Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) & the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
      A.  Biosafety regulations
      B.  Public Health response plans

4.  State of Georgia - Department of Natural Resources - Environmental Protection Division - Radioactive Materials Program
      A.  Radioactive Materials License requirements
      B.  Radiation Safety Program

NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION

If you were not able to attend new employee orientation, the EHSO package and survey form
is available electronically.  Please review the prepared materials, print the one-page survey form,
complete and campus mail the survey form to the EHSO.

New Employee Orientation Package
Adobe PDF format

New Faculty Orientation Package
Adobe PDF format

For information concerning training options and management assistance services,
contact the EHSO at:

Environmental, Health & Safety Office
Patterson Building
Macon Campus
(478) 301-2544

For complete contact information, GO TO:
About the EHSO

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HAZARD COMMUNICATION INFORMATION

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication page
 

 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal
public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted
health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.

State of Georgia
Hazard Communication Program
("Right-to-Know"or RTK)
for
Mercer Faculty, Staff, and Students:

University System of Georgia / Board of Regents / Environmental Health & Safety Program

University of Georgia RTK Program

University of Georgia / MSDS Links
Links to several Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) databases
 

GO TOHAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

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BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS INFORMATION

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens page

For complete information about the Mercer University Bloodborne Pathogens Program, please:

GO TO:  BIOSAFETY
 

The Health and Safety Office would like to assist MERCER Employees, Students, and Visitors
by providing helpful links to additional information concerning a wide variety of
topics in Environmental, Health & Safety:
 

UNIVERSITY Environmental Health & Safety Websites:

Medical College of Georgia - Environmental Health & Safety Division
 

Florida State University - Department of Environmental Health & Safety
 

Vanderbilt Environmental Health & Safety
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT Environmental Health & Safety Websites:

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) - Office of Health & Safety
 

NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
 

CANADA'S National Occupational Health and Safety Resource:

CCOHS - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety

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EHSO MU Homepage

Environmental, Health & Safety Office
Patterson Building
1508 College Street
Macon, GA  31207
(478) 301-2544