Steward Observatory Safety Manual
Environment, Health and Safety Manual
Introduction
CONTENTS
1. DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
100.0 Director's Statement
2. SAFETY ORGANIZATION
200.0 Safety Management System Members (updated 07/13/2022)
201.0 Safety Management System Mission and Responsibility
3. SAFETY POLICY
300.0 Accidents and Accident Reporting Procedure
301.0 Administrative Action
302.0 Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
303.0 Employee Work Injury Instructions
304.0 Inspections and Audits
305.0 Manual Update Procedure
306.0 Metrics for Safety Performance
307.0 Steward Observatory Safety Commitment
4. SAFETY FORMS
The forms in this section are only for example. To complete a form, please print it.
400.0 Aerial Lift Inspection
401.0 Emergency Status Report
402.0 Employee Career Conversations
403.0 Incident and Near-Miss (updated 02/28/2023)
Open the form in either an Adobe PDF or Word document
404.0 New Employee Training Requirements
405.0 Safety Eyewear Protection Authorization
406.0 Safety Footwear Protection Authorization (updated 12/14/2022)
407.0 Safety Manual Review
408.0 Safety Inspection Checklist (updated 10/12/2021)
5. SAFETY PROGRAMS AND REQUIREMENTS
500.0 Asbestos Management
501.0 Back Injury Prevention
502.0 Bloodborne Pathogens
503.0 Compressed Gases
504.0 Confined Space
505.0 Crane Safety
506.0 Cryogenic Liquids
507.0 Electrical Safety
508.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Incident Command System
509.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Action Plan
510.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures
511.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures ITL (Imaging Technology Lab)
512.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures MGIO (Mt. Graham International Observatory)
513.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Steward Observatory
514.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Biological Spill
515.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Chemical Spill
516.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Fire
517.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Medical and First Aid
518.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Radiation
519.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Suspicious or Threatening Parcels and Letters
520.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Threats: Verbal/Written
521.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Emergency Procedures Utility Failure
522.0 Emergency Response/Action Plan: Evacuation Procedures
523.0 Environmental Compliance
524.0 Ergonomics
525.0 Fire Prevention
526.0 Flammable and Combustible Liquids (updated 12/01/2022)
527.0 General and Interrelated Safety Requirements
528.0 Hazard Communication/Chemical Safety
529.0 Hearing Conservation
530.0 Housekeeping
531.0 Laser Safety
532.0 Lockout/Tagout
533.0 Machine Guarding/Tools
534.0 Medical Surveillance
535.0 Mountain Travel and Habitat (updated 11/09/2021)
536.0 Office Safety
537.0 Personal Protective Equipment
538.0 Respiratory Protection
539.0 Safety Equipment and Supplies
540.0 Safety Signs and Placards
541.0 Significant Lifts
542.0 Student Worker Safety
543.0 Tailgate Safety Meetings
544.0 Telescope/Antennae Safety
545.0 Transporting the Injured
546.0 Two-Person Work Rule
547.0 Used-Oil Management and Fluorescent Lamp Disposal
548.0 Vehicle and Fleet Safety
549.0 Visitors
550.0 Walking, Working Surfaces/Ladders/Scaffolds
551.0 Welding, Cutting, Hot Work
552.0 Wildfires at Telescope Sites
553.0 Working at Elevation: Fall Protection
6. SAFETY TRAINING
600.0 Forklift Safety
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