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Welcome to Safety & Health Services
If you observe an unsafe condition and
would like to report it, call the "ESH
HOTLINE" at ext. 8800. You can also report your safety
concern online using the
ES&H Concern and Suggestion Form. Observations will
be kept confidential by request.
Search Worker Safety and Health Program Areas
Index
SHSD Programs include Safety Engineering (SE), Industrial Hygiene (IH), Safety Management Systems Integration (SMSI), and
Chemical Management Systems (CMS). Contained in each Program Area are links to SBMS
Subject Areas, SHSD Standard Operating Procedures, Lessons Learned,
and relevant links to information provided by the program's subject matter
expert.
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Learning from UCLA - Details of the experiment that led
to a researcher’s death prompt evaluations of academic safety
practices.
On Jan. 16, a 23-year-old chemistry
research assistant died from injuries
sustained in a chemical fire on Dec. 29,
2008, in a laboratory at the University
of California, Los Angeles.
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Safety
Fact Sheets - Safety & Health Services creates safety fact
sheets containing helpful safety information for everyone to use at
work and at home. |
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Interested in the
Defensive Driving Course? Seating is limited to
40 people, and pre-registration is required for the six-hour
Defensive Driving (Point & Insurance Reduction) course. Organized by the ESH&Q Directorate,
sponsored by USA Training Inc. and delivered by EAS Associates, the
course is open to BNL, BSA and DOE employees, facility-users, and
their families. The cost is $38 per person. To register, please call
Edward Sierra at 821-1013 and leave a voicemail with your telephone
number. For further information, call Sarah Wiley at ext. 4207. |
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National
Safety Month Webinars - As part of National Safety Month,
the Safety & Health Services Division hosted a series of
web-based seminars ("webinars") throughout the month of June
focusing on the leading causes - and prevention - of unintentional
injuries and deaths. |
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Safe Lifting / Back Safety -
Make it a habit to follow the basic steps of lifting and moving -
even when the object is relatively light. Click on the link
and read about ways you can protect your back from injury when
lifting and moving. |
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Ticks and
Chigger Prevention -
Presentation by Robert Selvey (April 2006). What is the difference
between a Deer Tick, Dog Tick, and Lone Star Tick? Learn how to identify symptoms of
tick borne diseases using the
Tick Borne Disease Information Sheet.
What can you do to protect yourself?
Tick Disease
Prevention Strategies & Methods - A handout with information
on where ticks can be found, life stages, methods to reduce/prevent
tick bites, and much more.
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Bicycle Safety - Bike
injuries are common: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, every year about 800 Americans die because
of bicycle-related injuries. Think it won't happen to you? The odds
for danger are high: More than half a million Americans end up in
hospital emergency departments because of bicycle-related injuries.
So click on the link for tips and enjoy your ride.
Reminder: Riding on sidewalks and walkways
at BNL is strictly prohibited. |
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Ergonomics
- What is it? Ergonomics is the application of scientific
information concerning humans to the design of objects, systems and
environment for human use. Ergonomics is about the fit between
people, their work activities, sports and leisure, equipment, work
systems, and environment to ensure that workplaces and everyday life
are safe, comfortable, efficient, and that productivity is not
compromised. |
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Practice Safety In All You Do -
BNL DART (Days Away, Restricted, Transferred) and DOE Recordable Performance Goals for FY07.
How is a case determined to be a DART and when is a case Recordable?
How can you help the Lab achieve it's goal? Practice safety,
maintaining attention to detail, don't multitask. BNL's goal
is to have no more than 6 DART cases and no more than 16 Recordable
cases for FY07. |
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Safety & Health Services at Summer Sunday '06 - The Safety &
Health Services Division participated at Summer Sunday on August 6,
2006. The topic for this day was "Watch Us Go and Grow
Safely". |
Safety & Health Stewardship
Our internal and external customers recognize us as best-in-class
providers of environment, safety, health and quality services.
Our mission is to serve the environment, safety, health and quality needs
of our internal customers in an effective and efficient manner
and to meet or exceed the expectations of our external
customers.
Last Modified: August 7, 2009 Please forward all questions about this site to:
SHSD Admin
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