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
- Fall Protection Decision Tree
- Electrical Safety Program
- Excavation and Trenching Procedures
- General Workplace Health and Safety Inspection Program
- Hazard Communication Program
- Hearing Conservation
- 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
- Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Employees
Forms
Confined Spaces
Electrical and Equipment Safety
- Electrical Research SOP Worksheet
- Energized Electrical Permit
- Lockout/Tagout Inspection Form
- Lockout/Tagout Machine Specific Procedure Form
General Health and Safety
Hazard Communication
Personal Protective Equipment
- Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire (Faculty and Staff)
- Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire (Student Employees)
- Voluntary Respirator Use Training Form
- Annual PAPR Familiarization Form
- Work Hazard Assessment Form (WHA)
Powered Industrial Trucks (Lift Trucks)
- Evaluation for Lift Truck Operators
- Lift Truck Operator's Pre-Operation Checklist - Electrical Pallet Jack
- Lift Truck Operator's Pre-Operation Checklist - Electrical Truck
- Lift Truck Operator's Pre-Operation Checklist - Gas/LPG/Diesel Truck
- Lift Truck Refresher Training Form
- Elevating Personnel with a Lift Truck
Regulated Building Materials
Other Resources
- 3-D Printing Guide
- Approach Boundaries to Energized Conductors Table
- Air Purifier Purchase and Use Guidance
- Asbestos: A Concern of the Past?
- Asbestos in UConn Buildings
- Asbestos Procedures for Carpet Removal and Installation
- Cleaners, Sanitizers, and Disinfectants
- CTDPH's "Should I Test My Indoor Air?"
- Dorm Room Indoor Air Quality Brochure
- Electrical Safety Fact Sheet
- Facts About DIY Mold Test Kits
- Floor Tile Management
- Heat Stress Prevention Tool
- Heat Stress Training Guide
- Mold Cleanup Guidelines
- Mold in the Indoor Environment: General Information
- NEMA Guide to Evaluating Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment
- Notice to Respirator Purchasers and Users
- Selection of Electrical PPE Tables
- Work Rules - Contractor Confined Space