The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Section provides services covering a broad range of worker safety issues that affect the health and well-being of University faculty, staff, and student employees. Occupational areas covered include the maintenance, custodial, and construction trades; technical fields; shops and art studios; dining, farm, animal care, and protective services; and office and administrative areas. The OHS section promotes safe work practices and compliance with worker safety regulations. It develops policies and programs, conducts training, responds to complaints and referrals, and performs workplace consultations, audits, indoor air quality assessments, and accident investigations.
Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
- Asbestos Management Plan
- Arboriculture Operations Procedures
- Confined Space Program
- Fall Protection Program
- Electrical Safety Program
- Excavation and Trenching Procedures
- General Workplace Health and Safety Inspection Program
- Hazard Communication Program
- Hearing Conservation
- Heat Stress Training Guide
- Lockout/Tagout
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- PCB Management Plan
- Respirator Program
- Rooftop Laboratory Exhaust Systems Maintenance Procedure
- Silica in Construction Exposure Control Plan
- Silica in General Industry Exposure Control Plan
- Space Heaters Policy
- Approved Space Heaters
Other Resources
- 3-D Printing Guide
- Approach Boundaries to Energized Conductors Table
- Asbestos: A Concern of the Past?
- Asbestos in UConn Buildings
- Asbestos Procedures for Carpet Removal and Installation
- Electrical Safety Fact Sheet
- Floor Tile Management
- General Mold Information Sheet
- Mold Cleanup Guidelines
- NEMA Guide to Evaluating Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment
- Notice to Respirator Purchasers and Users
- Selection of Electrical PPE Tables
Forms
Confined Spaces
- Confined Space Entry Permit
- Confined Space Pre- and Post-Entry Review Checklist
- Confined Space Waiver Release
Electrical and Equipment Safety
- Electrical Research SOP Worksheet
- Energized Electrical Permit
- Lockout/Tagout Inspection Form
- Lockout/Tagout Machine Specific Procedure Form